#TRST2612768ACollective Retirement Savings Plan Extended Across the French Metalworking Sector
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This order makes the February 2026 agreement on a shared company retirement savings plan mandatory across the French metalworking sector. Employers and employees covered by the national metalworking collective agreement now fall under the extended PERECOI framework. For businesses, the key point is that the plan applies sector-wide, but employer top-ups and unilateral employer payments remain optional for participating companies. HR and payroll teams should check whether their company joins the plan and how any voluntary contributions will be handled.
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Key Changes
- Extends the February 2026 PERECOI retirement savings agreement to all employers and employees covered by the French metalworking collective agreement
- Confirms that employer top-up contributions are optional for participating companies
- Confirms that unilateral employer payments into the plan are optional for participating companies
Obligations
What this law requires
Employers covered by the French national collective agreement for the metalworking sector must treat the 20 February 2026 agreement establishing the inter-company collective company retirement savings plan (PERECOI) as mandatory from the publication date of the order.
Employers that adhere to the sector PERECOI must ensure any employer top-up contribution arrangements remain optional for participating companies, consistent with article 16.1 of the plan.
Employers that adhere to the sector PERECOI must ensure any unilateral employer payments remain optional for participating companies, consistent with article 16.2 of the plan.