This morning, the Deputy Prime Minister and Federal Minister for Employment, David Clarinval, presented the G10 agreement to the federal government. The Council of Ministers approved this agreement. An agreement was also reached on its financing.
The G10 agreement of 17 March 2025 covered four points:
- The social partners requested that applications for unemployment with company supplement schemes be allowed until 30/06/2025. As a result, there will be no new entrants under this scheme from 30 June 2025 onwards, except for medical cases.
- They also requested that the temporary “end-of-career employment” agreements also be respected until 30/06/2025, so that workers dismissed before that date can claim unemployment benefits.
- Since 2008, employers have been able to pay their employees salary bonuses linked to non-recurring results. This gives employers a tool to further motivate their staff. For reasons of legal certainty, the Minister of Employment was asked to inform the administration that this tool can serve as a guideline.
- Federal Learning Account (FLA): pending its abolition, the social partners requested that the suspension of its entry into force already be extended until 1 July 2025, for the sake of legal certainty.
David Clarinval, Minister of Employment: “The federal government has decided to approve the G10 agreement. I am delighted about this. This approval clearly shows that social dialogue in our country still works and that the social partners are reaching an agreement with the Arizona government. The texts will therefore be adapted accordingly. As Minister of Employment, I will continue social dialogue as part of the reforms provided for in the government agreement.”