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The affair is embarrassing for a government which claims to be respectful of intermediary bodies. Monday, December 2, almost all civil servant unions – eight out of nine organizations – sent a joint letter to the Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, to denounce a ” decision “ public authorities that they judge “unacceptable” : the change in governance of Ircantec, the supplementary pension fund for public contract agents. To come to fruition, the choice of the executive requires a decree which has not yet been taken, but if the text is published, it “weakens” parity, according to the signatories of the letter to the tenant of Matignon.
Ircantec is a compulsory scheme which pays a supplementary pension to former staff “non-holders” of the State, local authorities and public hospitals. Local elected officials and certain categories of workers carrying out activities of general interest are also affiliated to it. At the end of 2023, there were some 2.33 million beneficiaries, while the number of contributors stood at just over three million.
Currently, this fund is managed by a board of directors on which, for the most part, representatives of beneficiaries and employers sit. The presidency is alternately held by a trade unionist and by a personality embodying the “employers” of the public. A position occupied today by Christophe Iacobbi, mayor of Allons (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), the vice-presidency being ensured by a member of the CFE-CGC. At the start of 2025, the positions were to be swapped (with the position of president given to a union official and that of vice-president given to a representative of public employers).
“It’s a real provocation”
It is this order which is now being called into question by the government. His plan would consist of appointing a qualified personality to chair the board of directors. A “passage by force”for the unions, who ask the Prime Minister to “to reverse the brutal decision to impose a modification (…) on the governance of Ircantec ».
The executive’s intentions are not the result of chance. They are a continuation of a vitriolic report from the General Inspectorate of Social Affairs (IGAS) and the General Economic and Financial Control (CGEFI). Made public in July 2022, this ” assessment “ resulted in very severe findings: “Failing governance that would benefit from profound reform”, “lack of long-term financial viability”, “insufficiently transparent administrative management whose costs remain high”etc. To resolve the difficulties, the IGAS and the CGEFI formulated 57 recommendations, one of which seems to have inspired the power in place: “Appoint by decree, as chairman of the board of directors, an independent personality. »
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The affair is embarrassing for a government which claims to be respectful of intermediary bodies. Monday, December 2, almost all civil servant unions – eight out of nine organizations – sent a joint letter to the Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, to denounce a ” decision “ public authorities that they judge “unacceptable” : the change in governance of Ircantec, the supplementary pension fund for public contract agents. To come to fruition, the choice of the executive requires a decree which has not yet been taken, but if the text is published, it “weakens” parity, according to the signatories of the letter to the tenant of Matignon.
Ircantec is a compulsory scheme which pays a supplementary pension to former staff “non-holders” of the State, local authorities and public hospitals. Local elected officials and certain categories of workers carrying out activities of general interest are also affiliated to it. At the end of 2023, there were some 2.33 million beneficiaries, while the number of contributors stood at just over three million.
Currently, this fund is managed by a board of directors on which, for the most part, representatives of beneficiaries and employers sit. The presidency is alternately held by a trade unionist and by a personality embodying the “employers” of the public. A position occupied today by Christophe Iacobbi, mayor of Allons (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), the vice-presidency being ensured by a member of the CFE-CGC. At the start of 2025, the positions were to be swapped (with the position of president given to a union official and that of vice-president given to a representative of public employers).
“It’s a real provocation”
It is this order which is now being called into question by the government. His plan would consist of appointing a qualified personality to chair the board of directors. A “passage by force”for the unions, who ask the Prime Minister to “to reverse the brutal decision to impose a modification (…) on the governance of Ircantec ».
The executive’s intentions are not the result of chance. They are a continuation of a vitriolic report from the General Inspectorate of Social Affairs (IGAS) and the General Economic and Financial Control (CGEFI). Made public in July 2022, this ” assessment “ resulted in very severe findings: “Failing governance that would benefit from profound reform”, “lack of long-term financial viability”, “insufficiently transparent administrative management whose costs remain high”etc. To resolve the difficulties, the IGAS and the CGEFI formulated 57 recommendations, one of which seems to have inspired the power in place: “Appoint by decree, as chairman of the board of directors, an independent personality. »
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The affair is embarrassing for a government which claims to be respectful of intermediary bodies. Monday, December 2, almost all civil servant unions – eight out of nine organizations – sent a joint letter to the Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, to denounce a ” decision “ public authorities that they judge “unacceptable” : the change in governance of Ircantec, the supplementary pension fund for public contract agents. To come to fruition, the choice of the executive requires a decree which has not yet been taken, but if the text is published, it “weakens” parity, according to the signatories of the letter to the tenant of Matignon.
Ircantec is a compulsory scheme which pays a supplementary pension to former staff “non-holders” of the State, local authorities and public hospitals. Local elected officials and certain categories of workers carrying out activities of general interest are also affiliated to it. At the end of 2023, there were some 2.33 million beneficiaries, while the number of contributors stood at just over three million.
Currently, this fund is managed by a board of directors on which, for the most part, representatives of beneficiaries and employers sit. The presidency is alternately held by a trade unionist and by a personality embodying the “employers” of the public. A position occupied today by Christophe Iacobbi, mayor of Allons (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), the vice-presidency being ensured by a member of the CFE-CGC. At the start of 2025, the positions were to be swapped (with the position of president given to a union official and that of vice-president given to a representative of public employers).
“It’s a real provocation”
It is this order which is now being called into question by the government. His plan would consist of appointing a qualified personality to chair the board of directors. A “passage by force”for the unions, who ask the Prime Minister to “to reverse the brutal decision to impose a modification (…) on the governance of Ircantec ».
The executive’s intentions are not the result of chance. They are a continuation of a vitriolic report from the General Inspectorate of Social Affairs (IGAS) and the General Economic and Financial Control (CGEFI). Made public in July 2022, this ” assessment “ resulted in very severe findings: “Failing governance that would benefit from profound reform”, “lack of long-term financial viability”, “insufficiently transparent administrative management whose costs remain high”etc. To resolve the difficulties, the IGAS and the CGEFI formulated 57 recommendations, one of which seems to have inspired the power in place: “Appoint by decree, as chairman of the board of directors, an independent personality. »
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The affair is embarrassing for a government which claims to be respectful of intermediary bodies. Monday, December 2, almost all civil servant unions – eight out of nine organizations – sent a joint letter to the Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, to denounce a ” decision “ public authorities that they judge “unacceptable” : the change in governance of Ircantec, the supplementary pension fund for public contract agents. To come to fruition, the choice of the executive requires a decree which has not yet been taken, but if the text is published, it “weakens” parity, according to the signatories of the letter to the tenant of Matignon.
Ircantec is a compulsory scheme which pays a supplementary pension to former staff “non-holders” of the State, local authorities and public hospitals. Local elected officials and certain categories of workers carrying out activities of general interest are also affiliated to it. At the end of 2023, there were some 2.33 million beneficiaries, while the number of contributors stood at just over three million.
Currently, this fund is managed by a board of directors on which, for the most part, representatives of beneficiaries and employers sit. The presidency is alternately held by a trade unionist and by a personality embodying the “employers” of the public. A position occupied today by Christophe Iacobbi, mayor of Allons (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), the vice-presidency being ensured by a member of the CFE-CGC. At the start of 2025, the positions were to be swapped (with the position of president given to a union official and that of vice-president given to a representative of public employers).
“It’s a real provocation”
It is this order which is now being called into question by the government. His plan would consist of appointing a qualified personality to chair the board of directors. A “passage by force”for the unions, who ask the Prime Minister to “to reverse the brutal decision to impose a modification (…) on the governance of Ircantec ».
The executive’s intentions are not the result of chance. They are a continuation of a vitriolic report from the General Inspectorate of Social Affairs (IGAS) and the General Economic and Financial Control (CGEFI). Made public in July 2022, this ” assessment “ resulted in very severe findings: “Failing governance that would benefit from profound reform”, “lack of long-term financial viability”, “insufficiently transparent administrative management whose costs remain high”etc. To resolve the difficulties, the IGAS and the CGEFI formulated 57 recommendations, one of which seems to have inspired the power in place: “Appoint by decree, as chairman of the board of directors, an independent personality. »
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The affair is embarrassing for a government which claims to be respectful of intermediary bodies. Monday, December 2, almost all civil servant unions – eight out of nine organizations – sent a joint letter to the Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, to denounce a ” decision “ public authorities that they judge “unacceptable” : the change in governance of Ircantec, the supplementary pension fund for public contract agents. To come to fruition, the choice of the executive requires a decree which has not yet been taken, but if the text is published, it “weakens” parity, according to the signatories of the letter to the tenant of Matignon.
Ircantec is a compulsory scheme which pays a supplementary pension to former staff “non-holders” of the State, local authorities and public hospitals. Local elected officials and certain categories of workers carrying out activities of general interest are also affiliated to it. At the end of 2023, there were some 2.33 million beneficiaries, while the number of contributors stood at just over three million.
Currently, this fund is managed by a board of directors on which, for the most part, representatives of beneficiaries and employers sit. The presidency is alternately held by a trade unionist and by a personality embodying the “employers” of the public. A position occupied today by Christophe Iacobbi, mayor of Allons (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), the vice-presidency being ensured by a member of the CFE-CGC. At the start of 2025, the positions were to be swapped (with the position of president given to a union official and that of vice-president given to a representative of public employers).
“It’s a real provocation”
It is this order which is now being called into question by the government. His plan would consist of appointing a qualified personality to chair the board of directors. A “passage by force”for the unions, who ask the Prime Minister to “to reverse the brutal decision to impose a modification (…) on the governance of Ircantec ».
The executive’s intentions are not the result of chance. They are a continuation of a vitriolic report from the General Inspectorate of Social Affairs (IGAS) and the General Economic and Financial Control (CGEFI). Made public in July 2022, this ” assessment “ resulted in very severe findings: “Failing governance that would benefit from profound reform”, “lack of long-term financial viability”, “insufficiently transparent administrative management whose costs remain high”etc. To resolve the difficulties, the IGAS and the CGEFI formulated 57 recommendations, one of which seems to have inspired the power in place: “Appoint by decree, as chairman of the board of directors, an independent personality. »
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How has the government justified its proposed change to Ircantec’s governance?
## Government’s Proposed Change to Ircantec Governance Sparks Outrage
A proposed change to the governing structure of Ircantec, the supplementary pension fund for public contract agents, has sparked outrage among civil servant unions. The controversy centers around the government’s intention to appoint an independent personality as the chair of the board of directors, a move unions view as a “brutal decision” that undermines established parity.
Ircantec, a compulsory scheme providing supplementary pensions to around 2.33 million beneficiaries, is currently managed by a board of directors comprising representatives of beneficiaries and employers. The presidency alternates between a trade unionist and a person representing public employers. This established change-over is scheduled for early 2025.
The government’s plan disrupts this existing order, prompting eight out of nine civil servant unions to pen a joint letter to Prime Minister Michel Barnier demanding a reversal of the decision. They argue that the move weakens the established balance and constitutes a “real provocation.”
This controversial decision comes on the heels of a critical report from the General Inspectorate of Social Affairs (IGAS) and the General Economic and Financial Control (CGEFI).
Published in July 2022, the report found significant failings in Ircantec’s governance, questioning its long-term financial viability and criticizing the lack of transparency in its administrative management.
The government justifies its proposed change by citing one of the 57 recommendations made in the IGAS and CGEFI report – to appoint an independent individual to chair the board of directors.
This situation highlights the ongoing tension between the government and public sector unions regarding the management and oversight of pension funds.
