It's the employers' turn to take the reins of Unédic, the joint body in charge of steering and managing unemployment insurance.
The Board of Directors has appointed Jean-Eudes Tesson, 67, as president for two years.
The Vendée engineer, member of Medef, former president of the Tesson group, specialist in logistics, chaired the Central Agency for Social Security Organizations (Acoss) from 2011 to 2022.
He succeeds Patricia Ferrand (CFDT), president of Unédic from 2022 to 2024, who becomes vice-president.
Like many joint organizations, Unédic has a rotating presidency, chosen in turn from the college of employees and employers.
“
The next two years will be filled with uncertainty but we have our roadmap.
We will have to defend our place and stay the course
,” declared Jean-Eudes Tesson.
The next two years will be filled with uncertainty but we have our roadmap.
We will have to defend our place and stay the course
Jean-Eudes Tesson
This appointment comes at a key moment for Unédic, which should generate a surplus of 4.4 billion in 2023 but carries a debt of 56 billion, while Gabriel Attal has demonstrated his desire to go further in the reform of the unemployment insurance.
During his general policy speech on Tuesday, the Prime Minister affirmed that he was “
extremely attentive to the evolution of the financial trajectory of unemployment insurance
”.
Although employers and certain unions signed a new agreement in November, its approval by the executive remains pending ongoing negotiations on the employment of seniors.
The government demands that this agreement generate at least 440 million euros in savings over the period 2024-2027, thanks in particular to raising the age limits for compensation for the unemployed.