“Macron” bonus, fuel bonus… Apart from the minimum wage, what can we remember from the other announcements made by Sébastien Lecornu?

“With the government and the employers, it’s 5 bucks and not even a Mars. » At the end of the social conference bringing together the government, trade unions and employers' organizations, this Monday, November 9, Sophie Binet, general secretary of the CGT, did not hide her anger after the announcements made by Sébastien Lecornu. An attempt to calm the social climate which did not really convince

The Prime Minister thus confirmed an increase in the minimum wage to 1,502 euros, effective December 1, one month earlier than expected. This 1.6% increase includes a mechanical revaluation of around 1% intended to keep up with inflation, as well as a 0.6% boost granted by the government, the first since 2012.

An increase which could pose a problem in sectors where salary scales have not been adapted and where the lowest remuneration is lower than the minimum wage. If no employee can be paid below this amount, this poses salary development problems.

The government would therefore like to force the hand of companies so that the grids are reviewed. To do this, the Élysée asked these branches to open negotiations “from next week” in order to raise these conventional minimums taking into account the new SMIC.

According to the General Directorate of Labor, 30 branches out of the 179 in the general sector showed last May at least one coefficient lower than the minimum wage applicable on January 1, 2026.

Problem: increases are conditional on the goodwill of employers. In order to force his hand, a decree should be published this week. It would condition access to certain aid on the opening of negotiations on minimum wages. This decree will “condition the payment of general reductions on the effective level of the conventional minimums” and could be reinforced if necessary after a few weeks of observation, explained Jean-Pierre Farandou, the Minister of Labor and Solidarity.

Sophie Binet believes that the government is “rolling out the red carpet for corporate greed” and that “the agitated threats will not scare anyone”.

The government also intends to act on the Mandatory Annual Negotiations (NAO) via the establishment, “by the end of the year at the latest”, of another decree which will make it possible to inform the CSEs (social and economic committees) “of all the public aid that a company receives”. The Minister of Labor thus hopes to “stimulate discussion in companies”.

The executive intends to propose “opening up to companies with more than 50 employees” the CSG exemption for the value sharing bonus (PPV), a profit-sharing scheme intended for employees. “That’s a million and a half additional people affected, so almost four million in total,” explained Serge Papin, Minister of SMEs and Trade. For the moment, this is only an announcement, the measure being conditional on the parliamentary debate on the finance bill for 2027, rejected by the Assembly on November 4.

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