This Friday, October 1, the modification of the calculation of daily reference wage (SJR) comes into effect as part of the unemployment insurance reform. The SJR was previously obtained by dividing the gross wages received during the last 12 months by the number of days worked during this “reference period”. Pôle Emploi then applied a coefficient to determine the monthly allowance of the job seeker.
With the new reform – which could be suspended by the Council of State – part of the days not worked in the “reference period” will now be counted. This means two things: on the one hand, the more periods of inactivity you have had, the lower your allowance will be. On the other hand, the compensation period will be extended.
In other words, if you chain short contracts and you find yourself unemployed, you will receive less monthly benefits, but for a longer period. Knowing that job seekers rarely go to the end of their rights, some unions believe that this reform serves above all to save money.