The plan for the independents unveiled. Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday the widening of the criteria for access to unemployment insurance for the self-employed. Present at the Meetings of the Union of Local Businesses (U2P), the professional organization bringing together artisans, traders and liberal professions, the president announced a series of measures to improve the status of self-employed workers.
He also assured that all the personal assets of these workers “will be elusive by operation of the law […] in the event of failure ”. “Only the elements essential to professional activity can be entered,” added the president. Until now, only the main residence of the self-employed was protected in the event of a professional blow. From now on, this protection will be extended to other elements of the heritage. This measure was a long-standing request of professionals, anxious to protect their personal property in the event of difficulties.