Subsection 3: Adapted companies

The State approves structures that meet the criteria set out in article L. 5213-13-1 as adapted companies. It concludes multi-year contracts of objectives and resources with them, which are equivalent to approval. Adapted companies are set up by local authorities or public or private bodies. When they are set up by commercial companies, they take the form of separate legal entities.

Adapted companies contribute to regional development and promote an inclusive economic environment favourable to women and men with disabilities. They enter into employment contracts with workers recognised as disabled by the Commission for the Rights and Autonomy of Disabled People mentioned in article L. 241-5 of the Code of Social Action and Families who are unemployed or at risk of losing their job due to their disability. They enable their…

The provisions of this code apply to disabled workers employed by adapted companies.

A disabled worker employed in an adapted enterprise receives a wage set in accordance with the job he or she holds and his or her qualifications by reference to the legal provisions or collective bargaining stipulations applicable in the branch of activity. This wage may not be less than the minimum growth wage determined in application of articles L. 3231-1 et seq. The worker in an adapted enterprise also benefits…

In order to help them realise their career plans, one or more disabled workers employed by an adapted enterprise may be placed temporarily at the disposal of another employer for a fixed period, with a view to their eventual recruitment, under the conditions set out in article L. 8241-2 and in accordance with the procedures specified by decree. To facilitate their access to long-term employment, the adapted company provides individualised…

In the event of voluntary departure for the mainstream company, the disabled employee who resigns will benefit from priority hiring if he or she wishes to return to the adapted company, the terms and conditions of which are determined by decree.

Adapted companies benefit from all the provisions of Book I of this Part.

Only the employment of workers who meet the conditions set out in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 5213-13-1 entitles them to financial aid to help compensate for the consequences of their disability and the actions undertaken in connection with their employment. This aid is granted within the limits of the appropriations set annually by the Finance Act.

A decree of the Conseil d’Etat shall determine the conditions for the application of this sub-section, in particular: 1° The conditions for the performance, monitoring, renewal and control of the multi-year contracts for objectives and resources referred to in Article L. 5213-13 , as well as the procedures for their suspension or termination; 2° The procedures for the specific support referred to in Article L. 5213-13-1; 3° The procedures for…