Aid increaseEndedEmployment and contributionsNational

Increase in the specific partial unemployment allowance

Decree No. 2009-110 of 29 January 2009 sets the hourly rate of the State's specific partial unemployment allowance at €3.84 in businesses with one to 250 employees and €3.33 above that, and raises to €6.84 per hour the maximum State contribution to supplementary partial unemployment compensation. Decree No. 2009-324 of 25 March 2009 applies these rates to hours not worked since 1 January 2009, by recalculating hours from 1 January to 2 February 2009.

Measure originators

InitiatorGVT

Christine Lagarde

Gouvernement

Amount

3.84 €/hour

Impact on public finances

Costs 20 m €/yr2009 estimate · State

Source of the estimate: Sénat, rapport n° 162 (2008-2009) sur le projet de loi de finances rectificative pour 2009 (Rough estimate)

A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.

Effective date

1 January 2009

Measure impact

Businesses using partial unemployment receive a higher State allowance per hour not worked, reducing the remaining cost of compensating employees. The 2009 Finance Act provides €20 million for the State's contribution to improved compensation.