The law transposing amendment no. 3 of 25 february 2026 to the memorandum of understanding of 10 november 2023 on unemployment insurance amends various provisions relating to compensation for employees who have concluded an individual contractual break.

Conventional termination is a way of terminating the employment contract of an employee in CDI. The employer and the employee agree by mutual agreement the conditions of the termination of the employment contract. This is not a dismissal, nor is it a resignation.

The law transposing amendment No. 3 of February 25, 2026 modifies the maximum duration of payment of unemployment benefits to employees in the event of a contractual breakdown.

Since 1^er in september 2026, the maximum duration of compensation for employees leaving their position in the context of a contractual break is as follows:

• for persons under the age of 55, the duration of the compensation shall be reduced to 15 months (from 18 months ago);
• for persons aged 55 and over, the duration of the compensation shall be reduced to 20.5 months (compared to 22.5 months for recipients aged 55 to 56 and 27 months for recipients aged 57 or over, previously);

Residents of Overseas Territories, outside Mayotte, shall be entitled to compensation for:

• 20 months for persons under 55 years of age (24 months previously);
• and 30 months for persons aged 55 and over (this period was already 30 months for recipients aged 55 and 56, and it was before 36 months for recipients aged 57 and over).

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The new maximum duration of unemployment benefit for conventional breaks

• Workers under 55 – currently: 18 months; from 1 September: 15 months.
• Workers aged 55 or 56 – currently: 22.5 months; from 1 September: 20.5 months.
• Workers at least 57 years old – currently: 27 months; from 1 September: 20.5 months.

Overseas

• Workers under 55 – currently: 24 months; from 1 September: 20 months.
• Workers aged 55 and over – currently: 30 months; from 1 September: 30 months.
• Workers aged 57 and over – currently: 36 months; from 1 September: 30 months.

Workers in Mayotte are not affected by this development.