A line has changed on the employees' payroll on 1 January 2026: the gross hourly SMIC has increased to €12.02, or about €1,823 gross per month for full time. This increase improves the daily lives of the active population, but it also plays indirectly on retirement, especially that of women with modest careers. Since the reform of 2023, the minimum contribution, this basic pension floor for small pensions, has been upgraded in order to better pr…
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A line has changed on the employees' payroll on 1 January 2026: the gross hourly SMIC has increased to €12.02, or about €1,823 gross per month for full time. This increase improves the daily lives of the active population, but it also plays indirectly on retirement, especially that of women with modest careers. Since the reform of 2023, the minimum contribution, this basic pension floor for small pensions, has been upgraded in order to better pr…