Any company with fewer than three hundred employees may enter into an agreement with the State under which it may receive financial assistance to carry out a study of : 1° Its situation in terms of professional equality; 2° The measures to be taken to re-establish equal opportunities between women and men.
The study agreement is concluded after consulting the social and economic committee, if any.
The study agreement sets out: 1° The purpose, content, deadline for completion and conditions for dissemination of the study; 2° The amount of State financial assistance.
For each agreement, the State’s financial aid is at most equal to 70% of the intervention costs (excluding tax) of the consultant in charge of the study. It may not exceed €10,700.
The Social and Economic Committee is consulted on the study carried out under the conditions set out in article R. 1143-1 and on the action to be taken. The study is also communicated to the trade union delegates. The study and the opinions collected are communicated to the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment.
The Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment may object to the professional equality plan, pursuant to Article L. 1143-3. He will issue a written and reasoned opinion within two months of the date of referral.
A contract for mixed employment and professional equality between women and men, giving entitlement to the State financial aid provided for in sub-section 2, is concluded between the State and the employer, after consultation with the nationally representative employee trade union organisations located in the company, if any.
The contract for mixed employment and professional equality between women and men may only be concluded after : 1° Either the conclusion of a collective labour agreement including exemplary actions in favour of professional equality between women and men; 2° The adoption of a professional equality plan; or 3° or the adoption of one or more measures to promote job diversity.
The contract for mixed employment and professional equality between women and men specifies: 1° The purpose and nature of the commitments made by the employer; 2° The amount of State aid and the terms and conditions of payment; 3° The terms and conditions for evaluating and monitoring the fulfilment of the commitments made.
The commitments made by the employer in the contract for mixed employment and professional equality between women and men must aim to make a significant contribution to establishing professional equality between women and men in the company or establishment, or to contribute to developing mixed employment, by adopting measures to raise awareness, recruit, train, promote and improve working conditions.
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