6 million people this means that almost 630

The error was discovered almost three months ago, but so far nothing had filtered. The national old-age insurance fund (CNAV) recorded by error of the quarters of activity in respect of unemployment to a population that can be estimated more than 1 million employees. The error would have already cost it 300 million euros in total since 1984, and would represent 0.04 of the cost of the pensions paid last year ($ 40 million).

The situation is as follows. Normally have a recorded quarter, should have been compensated at least 50 days in respect of unemployment. But automating the entry procedure in force in 1984, incorrect parameters were included in the computer program required by the non-compatibilité of the old-age insurance and unemployment insurance systems. This has led, since 1984, beginning a quarter from the first day of indemnification of unemployment instead of the 50th, 2 quarters on the 51st day of indemnification of unemployment instead of the 100th anniversary, 3 quarters as soon as the 101st of indemnification of unemployment rather than the 150th and a year from 151 indemnification of unemployment instead of the 200 day.

An explosive folder

The precise number of insured persons who have thus benefited from "free" quarters cannot be known in a comprehensive manner, as it requires reconstructing careers since 1985, however the Unedic does retain its files only ten years old. To assess the extent of the phenomenon, it reviewed the records of the 770.000 insured having contributed to the CNAV who left retirement last year. She found that the computer bug has benefited 29,000 people, or 3.8 of departures. And 5,000 of them, or 0.6, reportedly at the anticipated time their departure to the retirement of a quarter. For other 24,000, or 3.1, the error would have increased the amount of their pension because it is people having contributed also to other retirement plans than employees in the private sector, and who lived therefore different pension.

If one these proportions for the only field of the salaried workforce recorded by Unedic (a little more of 16.6 million people), this means that almost 630.000 persons still in activity would be concerned. But it is minimal. This calculation does not import the many retirees who benefited from erroneous postings of quarters of unemployment between 1984 and 2008. It is therefore very likely that more than 1 million people are concerned. Without knowing it.

The record is explosive. Seized of the problem by the CNAV, two Ministers of guardianship, Brice Hortefeux (Social Affairs) and Eric Woerth (Budget), preferred not to blow the flames. In a letter of March 5 by "Les echos" copy, they have entrusted to the Inspectorate of Social Affairs and the General Inspection of finance mission to estimate "the financial impact total, for the general scheme and where appropriate for other plans, the error". They also require them to "identify failures in control of the different agencies concerned procedures and of is decide on the follow-up to be their reserve. Their report is expected for the end of the month of June.

Any insured person "aggrieved".

In a further letter of 19 March addressed to the Director of the CNAV, they ask "conduct, for the periods of unemployment of date date that remain available to rectification of the account of all insured persons born after January 1, 1955," and "proceed without delay to the public information on the occurrence of the error and its correction terms.

Already liquidated pensions will not be recalculated, and "unfair" advantage of the employees more of 53 years will not be deleted on the winding-up of their retirement. Interviewed by "Les Echos", the President of the CNAV, Danièle Karniewicz (GSC), is indeed reassuring: "this error benefited to the insured." None will hurt since liquidated pensions will not be reviewed. From the generation born in 1955, if career survey has already been sent and must be correct, the CNAV will contact the person concerned. But there are only very few cases.