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Nuñez proposes 33.5% police risk bonus; unions demand 35%

Laurent Nuñez proposes gradually raising police officers' risk bonus from 28.5 percent to 33.5 percent by 2029, while unions are demanding 35 percent.

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Key facts

  • After a meeting with representative organizations, the Interior Ministry said the minister had been keen to set out this plan for them. The allowance…
  • Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez proposed on Friday to gradually raise police officers' risk bonus to 33.5%, from 28.5% currently.
  • This increase in the special constraint allowance (ISSP), known as the risk bonus, does not satisfy the unions. They have been demanding a rate of…

After a meeting with representative organizations, the Interior Ministry said the minister had been keen to set out this plan for them. The allowance had not been increased since 2019.

Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez proposed on Friday to gradually raise police officers' risk bonus to 33.5%, from 28.5% currently.

This increase in the special constraint allowance (ISSP), known as the risk bonus, does not satisfy the unions. They have been demanding a rate of 35% for several months and denounce a timetable that is too slow given the risks.

According to the plan presented, the increase would take place over three years, until 2029, with a first step in April 2027.

Created in 1958, the ISSP is the result of the merger of the risk and danger bonuses.

Raising the rate to 35% has been demanded by all police unions for several months.

The day of mobilization on October 17, presented as a climax, descended into chaos, with violence, vandalism and looting.

Dig deeper

Who is Laurent Nuñez?

Laurent Nuñez is the interior minister, responsible for the national police and public order. A former Paris police prefect, he is carrying the plan to increase the risk bonus.

What is the Ministry of the Interior?

It is the ministry in charge of internal security and the national police. It presented the unions with the timetable for raising the allowance.

What is the ISSP?

The special police hardship allowance, known as the risk bonus, compensates for the constraints and dangers of the job. Created in 1958 by merging the risk and danger bonuses, its rate had not changed since 2019.

Why does the disagreement with the unions matter?

All police unions are demanding 35% in view of the risks, while the minister is proposing 33.5% spread over three years, through 2029, with a first step in April 2027.

What happened during the mobilization on October 17?

That day, presented as a high point of the movement, descended into violence, damage and looting.

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