Subsection 3: Reclassification leave.

In companies or establishments with at least one thousand employees, as well as in the companies mentioned in article L. 2331-1 and those meeting the conditions mentioned in articles L. 2341-1 and L. 2341-2, as long as they employ a total of at least one thousand employees, the employer offers each employee whose redundancy is being considered for economic reasons redeployment leave, the purpose of which is to enable the…

Reclassification leave is taken during the notice period, which the employee is exempt from serving. If the duration of the reclassification leave exceeds the notice period, the end of the notice period is postponed until the end of the reclassification leave. The amount of remuneration that exceeds the notice period is equal to the amount of the conversion allowance mentioned in 3° of article L. 5123-2. The provisions of Article…

Reclassification leave may include periods of work during which it is suspended. These periods of work are carried out for any employer, with the exception of private individuals, under fixed-term employment contracts as provided for in article L. 1242-3, renewable once by way of derogation from articles L. 1243-13 and L. 1243-13-1, or temporary employment contracts as provided for in article L. 1251-7. At the end of these periods, the…

The social partners may, within the framework of a national interprofessional agreement, provide for a contribution to actions undertaken within the framework of redeployment leave.

The maisons de l’emploi (employment centres) may participate, under conditions laid down by agreement with the companies concerned, in the implementation of measures relating to redeployment leave.

The provisions of this sub-section do not apply to companies in receivership or compulsory liquidation.

A decree of the Conseil d’Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of articles L. 1233-71 to L. 1233-73.