Question 20616 — professions and social activities

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Mr. Loïc Prud'homme alerts the Minister of Labor to the legitimate concern of childminders regarding the Government's intention to review the method of calculating the return to work allowance (ARE) as part of its unemployment insurance reform. The Government's stated objective of making more than 3 billion euros in savings over the next three years by “increasingly encouraging people receiving compensation to find work” will directly impact the most precarious employees in multiple employment situations. The 327,000 childminders employed by private employers in France combine several contracts in order to achieve a decent level of monthly remuneration; the loss of one of the contracts is completely random and independent of the will of the professionals; the resumption of an activity is dependent on the demand of private employers. This professional activity marked by precariousness and flexibility cannot therefore be envisaged without the return to work allowance which guarantees childminders to maintain an income despite a temporary drop in activity while waiting for a new contract. The new methods of calculating the ARE would directly threaten the profession. In the event of a reduction or even elimination of this allowance for many assistants nursery schools will see their income drop and will sometimes be forced to cease their activities. This situation will have consequences for parents, 86% of whom choose this type of care, and will have to find other solutions for their young children in an already complicated context. Faced with the legitimate concerns of childminders about the future of their profession, he asks them to keep a calculation of the childcare allowance return to employment which allows them to calmly continue their activity protected from precariousness.

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