Call Us + 33 1 84 88 31 00

Title II: Maintaining and safeguarding employment

Article L5121-1 of the French Labour Code

The State may provide technical and financial assistance to professional branch organisations or cross-industry organisations by means of agreements, known as “employment and skills development commitments”, the purpose of which is to anticipate and support changes in the jobs and qualifications of employed persons. These commitments may be annual or multi-year.

Read More »

Article L5121-3 of the French Labour Code

Companies wishing to draw up a forward-looking jobs and skills management plan can take advantage of a support scheme to help them design this plan. This scheme entitles them to financial support from the State. A decree will determine the maximum number of eligible employees and the conditions for state funding.

Read More »

Article L5121-4 of the French Labour Code

In order to encourage employees to adapt to changes in employment within the company, particularly those with social characteristics that expose them more particularly to the consequences of economic change, company agreements giving entitlement to State aid, concluded within the framework of a branch agreement or a national, regional or local professional agreement on employment, may provide for the implementation of long-term training initiatives. These agreements may extend the benefit…

Read More »

Article L5121-5 of the French Labour Code

Companies without trade union representatives benefit from State aid when they apply a branch agreement or a professional agreement on employment which provides for this possibility and determines the procedures for its direct application. The aid is granted on the advice of the social and economic committee, if one exists.

Read More »

Article L5122-1 of the French Labour Code

I.-Employees are placed in a partial activity position, after express or implicit authorisation by the administrative authority, if they suffer a loss of pay attributable to : -the temporary closure of their establishment or part of an establishment ; -the reduction of the working hours in the establishment or part of the establishment below the legal working hours. In the event of a collective reduction in working hours, employees may…

Read More »

Article L5122-2 of the French Labour Code

Employees placed on part-time work can benefit, during the periods when they are not working, from all the actions and training mentioned in articles L. 6313-1 and L. 6314-1 carried out in particular as part of the training plan. In this case, the percentage mentioned in II of article L. 5122-1 is increased under conditions laid down by decree by the Conseil d’Etat.

Read More »

Article L5122-3 of the French Labour Code

I.-For the application of the third paragraph of I of article L. 5122-1, the following is taken into account instead of the legal working time: 1° The working time stipulated in the contract for individual package agreements or the collective working time provided for by agreement, for employees who have concluded an individual package agreement in hours, within the meaning of articles L. 3121-56 and L. 3121-57, including overtime, and…

Read More »

Article L5122-4 of the French Labour Code

The statutory partial activity allowance is a replacement income within the meaning ofarticle L. 136-1-2 of the Social Security Code and is subject to the contribution mentioned in article L. 136-1 of the same code under the conditions defined in 1° of II of article L. 136-8 of the said code. The tax system applicable to the contributions mentioned in article L. 5422-10 of this code is applicable to the…

Read More »

Contact a French lawyer now

Contact a French Business Lawyer

Our French business lawyers are here to help.
We offer a FREE evaluation of your case.
Call us at +33 (0) 1 84 88 31 00 or send us an email.

Useful links

You have a question in French Business Law?

Our French business lawyers are here to help.
We offer a FREE evaluation of your case.
Call +33 (0) 1 84 88 31 00 or send us an email.

All information exchanged through this website will be communicated to lawyers registered with a French Bar and will remain confidential.