In a simplification bill, soon to be presented to the Council of Ministers, the government wants to make the pay slip simpler and readable by reducing the number of lines.
Few people can claim to be able to read and understand their pay slip in full. Between gross, net, health contributions, capped or uncapped pension contributions, unemployment contributions, transport allowances, statutory contributions or contributions provided for by the collective agreement and other mentions, it is not easy to see clearly.
And for good reason, according to RTLthe lines on pay slips are constantly increasing, with 55 lines on average, compared to 15 in Germany or Spain, and only 11 in Japan.
Reduce the number of lines
As part of a simplification bill for businesses, Bruno Le Maire will therefore present his ideas for simplifying to the Council of Ministers on April 24 “radically” this document whose current format he describes as “excessively complex in view of the uses made of it.
The Minister of the Economy and Finance proposes that the pay slip only indicates “the main aggregates making up remuneration” without detailing the social security contributions made. In doing so, it would go from 55 lines to only around thirty. If this law is adopted, companies would have until 2027 to comply, while software publishers adapt.
Not the first attempt at simplification
This is not the first time that the pay slip has been the subject of an attempt at simplification: since 1998, five laws or decrees have already fueled this ambition. “Despite these successive initiatives, the pay slip is still characterized by too much complexity”recognizes the executive.
A complexity of the tool justified by the complexity of the French tax system and the diversity of organizations collecting social contributions.