In response to the scale of the Covid-19 crisis, the government has strengthened the legal framework for partial activity compensation (commonly referred to as «partial unemployment» or «technical unemployment»).
The government has also transformed the tax-free purchasing power bonus, sometimes referred to as the «Macron bonus» or «Lemaire bonus».

The implementation of these two measures by a road haulage company (TRM) results in an increase in the hourly cost of a driver (salary + employer contributions).

Through a few specific examples, the CNR illustrates these additional costs for three driver profiles:

• long-distance lorry driver
• short-distance TRM
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