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Proposal presented on Nov. 13 after representative meeting

Laurent Nuñez proposes raising police officers' risk bonus to 33.5% until 2029, over three years, but the unions consider the offer insufficient.

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Key facts

  • It would raise the rate of this bonus to 33.5%. The increase would be spread over three years, until 2029, with a first step in April 2027.
  • The proposal is presented on Friday, November 13, after a meeting with representative organizations.
  • According to the Interior Ministry, this allowance had not been increased since 2019.

It would raise the rate of this bonus to 33.5%. The increase would be spread over three years, until 2029, with a first step in April 2027.

The proposal is presented on Friday, November 13, after a meeting with representative organizations.

According to the Interior Ministry, this allowance had not been increased since 2019.

The offer comes after more than a month of high school and university blockades, as well as demonstrations. These movements have mobilized substantial deployments of law enforcement.

The climax remains the day of October 17, which descended into chaos, with violence, vandalism and looting.

Created in 1958, the ISSP results from the merger of the risk and danger bonuses. It compensates for the constraints specific to the profession.

For law enforcement, it is not enough. The union response is immediate and severe.

Dig deeper

What is the ISSP?

The special police hardship allowance, created in 1958 by the merger of the risk and danger bonuses, compensates for constraints specific to the job: danger, irregular hours and availability.

What is the role of the Ministry of the Interior in this matter?

It has oversight of the National Police and public order, and it is the one presenting this proposal to raise the bonus to the representative organizations.

Why is this increase under debate now?

It comes after more than a month of blockades of high schools and universities and of demonstrations, which required substantial deployments of law enforcement, with a peak of violence on October 17.

What are the representative organizations contesting?

For law enforcement, raising the bonus to 33.5% by 2029, with a first step in April 2027, is not enough: the union response was immediate and severe.

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