Time to finalize unemployment insurance reform, entered into force on February 1, 2023. In particular, it is planned, on a national level, a possibility of modulating the duration of compensation depending on the state of the economy. In Guadeloupe, in the meeting, in Martinique, in Mayotte (which is covered by another unemployment agreement), as well as in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint Martin and Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the reduction of a quarter of the duration of unemployment benefit does not apply. The government justifies this adaptation by the difficulties encountered in the overseas job market. The high level of unemployment in these territories and a less steep decline than in France require a differentiation of the rules, estimated Paris, in order to preserve the income of vulnerable households.
Unemployment insurance reform : Overseas excluded
