PEPS - Syndicat du Portage Salarial

What PEPS - Syndicat du Portage Salarial does

PEPS - Syndicat du Portage Salarial (legal name: Professionnels de l'Emploi en Portage Salarial) is the primary patronale organization for the French portage salarial sector, representing 400+ member companies that collectively generate over €1 billion in revenue and account for 75% of the market. Founded in 2012 through the merger of SNEPS (formed 1998) and FNEPS (formed 2004), PEPS was built to unify the profession behind a single representative body and is now the signatory employer organization of the 2017 Convention Collective des Salariés en Portage Salarial, holding 82% representativeness in branch negotiations.

The syndicate's offering is structured around member services rather than a technology product. Core deliverables include the PEPS Label quality certification (developed and audited in partnership with AFNOR Certification), a member portal (Espace Adhérent), a searchable directory of member companies, sector publications (annual Rapport de branche and Livre Blanc), best-practice guides, and negotiated preferential rates on professional liability insurance, provident funds, mutuelle, and financial guarantee programs arranged with partners including AXA, MMA, Allianz, Zurich, Beazley, HISCOX, CEGC, and Atradius. PEPS also advocates for the sector with public authorities and collaborates with DGFiP to clamp down on abusive schemes that misuse portage salarial for tax evasion.

The business model is membership-driven: PEPS is a non-profit association (association déclarée) governed by a board of directors elected from member companies, with a Déléguée Générale (Hélène Fraysse) running day-to-day operations from a 7-person team headquartered at 15 rue Scribe, 75009 Paris. Revenue is generated exclusively through annual membership dues, the pricing of which is not publicly disclosed. PEPS is a member of MEDEF and participates in the OPPS (Observatoire Paritaire du Portage Salarial) for joint sector reporting.

Name

PEPS - Syndicat du Portage Salarial

Legal name

Professionnels de l'emploi en portage salarial

Website

https://peps-syndicat.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PEPS is the leading French patronale organization for the portage salarial sector, representing 400+ member companies that collectively generate over €1B in revenue and 75% of the national market. Founded in 2012, it provides collective bargaining, the PEPS Label certification with AFNOR, sector publications, and preferential member benefits.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: PEPS generates revenue through annual membership fees from affiliated portage salarial companies. The syndicate represents 400+ companies generating over 1 billion euros in combined revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PEPS is the leading professional syndicate for portage salarial companies in France, representing 400+ member firms generating over €1 billion in combined revenue. It provides collective representation, regulatory advocacy, and branch-level negotiation with public authorities, alongside member services including the PEPS Label certification (with AFNOR), a member portal, a directory, sector publications, and negotiated preferential rates on insurance and financial guarantees.

Product overview

PEPS (Professionnels de l'Emploi en Portage Salarial) is the leading patronale organization for the portage salarial sector in France, representing approximately 400 companies generating over €1 billion in revenue. Rather than offering a unified software platform, PEPS provides a portfolio of services including the Label PEPS certification program (developed with AFNOR Certification), a member portal (Espace Adhérent), a company directory (Annuaire), research publications, preferential partnership programs, and best practices resources. These offerings support portage salarial companies in maintaining compliance, quality standards, and professional development within the regulated framework of French labor law.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Label PEPS A certification program recognized by AFNOR Certification that labels portage salarial companies demonstrating ethical practices, financial security, legal compliance, and quality service delivery. Available to PEPS member companies and aimed at helping freelancers and clients identify trustworthy portage salarial providers.
• Espace Adhérent Online member portal providing member portage salarial companies with access to resources, legal documents, best practice guides, webinars, commission participation, and preferential rates negotiated through partnerships.
• Annuaire des Adhérents Searchable public directory of PEPS member portage salarial companies, filterable by region, with information on labeled companies and their specializations. Helps independent professionals and client enterprises find member providers.
• Publications (Rapports, Études, Communiqués) Collection of sector reports and research, including the Rapport de branche du portage salarial, white papers, APEC studies, barometers, and press releases covering industry trends and PEPS activities.
• Partenariats privilégiés Preferential partnership program offering PEPS members negotiated rates on professional liability insurance (RC Professionnelle), provident fund (Prévoyance), mutual insurance (Mutuelle), financial guarantees, digital meal vouchers, and electronic signature services through partner providers including AXA, MMA, Allianz, Zurich, Beazley, HISCOX, CEGC, and ATRADIUS.
• Bonnes Pratiques Educational resource library providing guidelines on overtime, professional expenses, social and fiscal risks, and single-status requirements for portage salarial operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sector representing over 1 billion euros in revenue
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• AFNOR CertificationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFNOR Certification partners with PEPS to deliver the PEPS Label of portage salarial quality. AFNOR conducts audits of member companies to verify compliance with labeling requirements for legal, financial, and service quality standards.
• MEDEFflagshipOthersPEPS is a member of MEDEF, the Mouvement des Entreprises de France, the largest employer federation in France. This membership provides PEPS with broader industry representation and advocacy capabilities.
• DGFiP (Direction Générale des Finances Publiques)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPEPS collaborates with DGFiP in combating abusive schemes that falsely use portage salarial for tax evasion purposes. PEPS supports DGFiP's enforcement actions against fraudulent practices.
• Insurance and Financial Partners (AXA, MMA, ALLIANZ, etc.)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerPEPS has negotiated preferential rates for members on professional liability insurance (RC Professionnelle), provident funds (Prévoyance), mutual insurance (Mutuelle), and financial guarantee programs. Partners include AXA, MMA, ALLIANZ, ZURICH, Beazley, HISCOX, CEGC, and ATRADIUS.
• OPPS (Observatoire Paritaire du Portage Salarial)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOPPS is the joint observatoire for portage salarial, conducting sector studies, remuneration research, and branch reporting. PEPS participates in producing branch reports and industry statistics.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• FNSEA (Fédération Nationale des Syndicats d'Exploitants Agricoles): FNSEA is the dominant French professional agricultural union, representing the majority of farmers in branch-level negotiations and policy advocacy. Comparable to PEPS as a large sector-specific federation with high representativeness, collective bargaining role, and member services portfolio.
• UIMM (Union des Industries et Métiers de la Métallurgie): UIMM is the French metallurgy industry federation, negotiating collective agreements for one of France's largest industrial branches and delivering training, certification, and member benefits. Comparable to PEPS as a sector-specific patronale organization with formal representativeness and a service-oriented member offering.
• U2P (Union des Entreprises de Proximité): U2P is a French employer federation representing proximity businesses and liberal professions in branch-level collective bargaining and social dialogue. Directly comparable to PEPS as a sector-specific patronale body with formal representativeness in French labor negotiations.
• CPME (Confédération des PME): CPME is a major French employer confederation representing small and medium-sized businesses in collective bargaining, regulatory advocacy, and member services. Directly comparable to PEPS as a French patronale organization engaging in branch negotiations, though operating across all SME sectors rather than portage salarial specifically.
• Fédération Française du Bâtiment (FFB): FFB is the leading French construction industry employers' federation, representing building companies in collective bargaining, regulatory advocacy, and member services. Comparable to PEPS as a sector-specific French employer federation with formal representativeness and a portfolio of negotiated member benefits.

Broad incumbents

• MEDEF (Mouvement des Entreprises de France): MEDEF is the largest French employer federation and the parent organization of which PEPS is a member. Comparable as a French employer representative body, but operates at a national, cross-sector scale rather than a single-sector mandate.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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