What does URSSAF mean?

The French URSSAF (Unions de Recouvrement des Cotisations de Sécurité Sociale et d’Allocations Familiales, meaning the Organizations for the Collection of Social Security and Family Benefit Contributions) is a network of private organizations created in 1960 whose main task is to collect employee and employer social security contributions that

Who is in charge of URSSAF?

Since May 18, 2007, management of the URSSAF network has been supervised by Xavier Bertrand, the Minister of Labor, Social Affairs and Solidarity, while Eric Woerth, minister for the Budget, Public Accounts and Civil Service, is the acting supervisor for the collection of contributions and other taxes.

Are ururssaf employees public or private sector?

URSSAF employees are not, as commonly assumed, civil servants, and thus they are covered by the same employment agreements as other social security employees. Each organization is a private entity responsible for a particular public service and is headed by a Director.

What is the chart of the URSSAF?

Chart of the Urssaf (the French social welfare collection agencies) incomes and exemptions for the 1998-2007 period, based on Urssaf-Acoss statistics published in Acoss Stat n°78. They also manage two other salary deductions for the French Ministry of Public Action and Accounts: