Retirements, revaluation of teachers, conventional breaks ... What changes on September 1

From September 1, the main measures of the pension reform come into force. The legal retirement age will be gradually raised from 62 today to 64 in 2030, at the rate of three months per year. The minimum pension will be revalued to be increased to 848 euros gross for a full career. The “long career” device will now be open to policyholders who started working before the age of 21 (against 20 years previously), and will now include four age limits for entry into the device. In addition, to limit the negative effects of the reform for mothers, a premium will be created for some of them. And the progressive retirement system will be extended on September 1 to civil servants, liberal professionals and lawyers, and its recourse will be facilitated.

In connection with the pension reform, the terms of conventional terminations are changing. Today, the termination of a CDI obliges the employer to pay a social package of 20%, within the limit of twice the annual ceiling of Social Security (approximately 88,000 euros). The indemnities amount to a quarter of salary per year of seniority up to 10 years, or a third of salary beyond 10 years. When the employee cannot benefit from a retirement pension, the allowances received are exempt from any social contribution. If he has reached the legal retirement age, the sums received are subject to contributions up to 50%. From September 1, 2023, social security contributions will disappear, but accepting a conventional termination request will be more expensive for employers - the social package increases by 10% to 30% of the sums paid to the employee.

"An improvement in the conditions for exercising the profession and a lasting strengthening of its attractiveness" is planned for the 850,000 teachers of education and guidance, according to the website of the Ministry of Education. “The amount of the student monitoring and support allowance and the fixed part of the student monitoring and guidance allowance will be doubled”. That is to say that all teachers will benefit from a salary increase of nearly €100 net per month.

Remuneration of more than 2,000 euros net per month from tenure is also guaranteed by the ministry. This concerns “teachers, principal educational advisers and national education psychologists”. The attractiveness bonus is now extended to trainee teachers, who will benefit from a total increase in remuneration of 160 euros per month.

The higher education bonus, awarded to teachers assigned to higher education, to teacher-researchers and hospital-university students, has been increased. This is one of the steps for "the recognition of the commitment of teachers assigned to higher education", according to the website of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research. This premium, on September 1, increases by 100 euros, to reach 2785 euros. Since 2020, “this represents an annual increase of 1,525 euros”, details the site. The premium is designed to maintain equality of increment levels between educators in all sectors.

Benchmark gas prices have been back since the beginning of July, after the end of regulated tariffs put in place by the government. These prices, published by the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE), are only a compass for the consumer, they are not binding on suppliers. In September, for hot water and cooking, the kWh is estimated at €0.10512. For heating, the estimate is €0.08218 per kWh. This is a slight drop from August, when the benchmark price was €0.10700 per kWh for hot water and cooking, and €0.084406 per kWh for heating. CRE sets its August reference price for annual subscriptions at €102.94 for hot water and cooking, and €257.18 for heating.