Ombudsman of Pôle emploi: How to use it?

Verified 30 July 2021 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

If you have problems with Pôle emploi services (removal from the list of jobseekers, overpayment of unemployment benefits, for example), you can enter the Pôle emploi mediator if you are:

  • Job-seeker
  • Employer
  • Pôle emploi partner in the implementation of the public employment service

Before contacting the Ombudsman, you must make a complaint to the relevant Pôle emploi department.

Who shall I contact

If the service's reply does not settle the dispute, the mediator may be seized.

By email

The application must describe the subject matter of the dispute and provide the necessary supporting documents.

You must contact the Ombudsman of your region or the National Ombudsman.

Who shall I contact
By postal mail

The application must describe the subject matter of the dispute and provide the necessary supporting documents.

You must contact the Ombudsman of your region or the National Ombudsman.

Who shall I contact

The Pôle emploi Ombudsman examines your request and seeks friendly solutions between users and Pôle emploi.

If your complaint is not accepted, the Pôle emploi Ombudsman must inform you of the reasons for its refusal.