Title III: Aid for integration, access and return to employment

The initiative-emploi contract is a private law employment contract for an indefinite or fixed term concluded in application of article L. 1242-3. Where it is concluded for a fixed term, the renewal rules set out in articles L. 1243-13 and L. 1243-13-1 do not apply.

The employment contract associated with aid for professional integration granted under an initiative-employment contract, concluded for a fixed period, may be extended for a total period of twenty-four months, or five years for employees aged fifty and over who are experiencing particular difficulties that prevent their long-term integration into employment, as well as for persons recognised as disabled workers. By way of derogation, for employees aged fifty-eight or over, this…

The duration of the initiative-employment contract may not be less than six months, or three months for people who have been convicted and are benefiting from a modified sentence.

By way of derogation from the provisions relating to termination before the end of the fixed-term employment contract set out in article L. 1243-2, the Employment Initiative Contract may be terminated before its end, at the employee’s initiative, when the purpose of the termination is to enable the employee: 1° To be taken on under a fixed-term contract of at least six months ; 2° To be taken on under…

The weekly working time of the holder of an initiative-employment contract may not be less than twenty hours, except where the decision to award the aid provides for this in order to meet the needs of an employee aged sixty or over who is eligible for an incentive scheme to encourage recipients of solidarity scheme benefits to return to work.

A certificate of professional experience is drawn up by the employer and given to the employee at his or her request or no later than one month before the end of the initiative-emploi contract.

The Initiative-Emploi contract may be suspended, at the employee’s request, to enable him or her to: 1° With the agreement of the employer, to complete a period of work experience in a professional environment under the conditions set out in Chapter V of this Title, or an action contributing to the employee’s professional integration; 2° Complete a trial period in connection with a job offer for a permanent or fixed-term…