Article L5212-17 of the French Labour Code
November 6, 2023
A decree in the Conseil d’Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this chapter.
A decree in the Conseil d’Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this chapter.
A disabled worker is any person whose ability to obtain or keep a job is effectively reduced as a result of the impairment of one or more physical, sensory, mental or psychological functions.
Disabled worker status is recognised by the Commission des droits et de l’autonomie des personnes handicapées (Commission on the Rights and Independence of Disabled People) referred to in article L. 241-5 du code de l’action sociale et des familles. This recognition is accompanied by referral to an establishment or service providing assistance through work, to the labour market or to a vocational rehabilitation centre. Discharge from a work-support establishment or…
I.-Disabled workers recognised under article L. 5213-2 may benefit from a supported employment scheme including medical and social assistance and support for professional integration, with a view to enabling them to access and remain in paid employment on the labour market. It includes support and guidance for both the employee and the employer. The scheme, which is implemented by a legal entity that complies with the conditions set out in…
Any disabled worker may benefit from rehabilitation, re-education or vocational training. Disabled workers who have been declared unfit in application of article L. 4624-4 or for whom the occupational physician has identified a risk of unfitness as part of the pre-reinstatement examination mentioned in article L. 4624-2-4 may benefit from the in-company vocational re-education agreement mentioned in article L. 5213-3-1.
I.-The agreement for occupational re-education in a company is concluded between the employer, the employee and the primary health insurance fund or the general social security fund referred to in article L. 323-3-1 of the Social Security Code or the agricultural social security fund. This agreement sets out the procedures for carrying out the vocational re-education as well as the amount and conditions under which the primary health insurance fund…
Disabled workers benefit from the financial assistance granted to vocational training trainees and provided for in Title IV of Book III of Part Six, subject to adaptations to their particular situation. In addition, disabled workers may benefit, at the end of their training period, from bonuses designed to facilitate their redeployment, the amount and conditions of which are determined by the association mentioned in article L. 5214-1. These bonuses are…
Any establishment or group of establishments belonging to the same professional activity with more than five thousand employees shall ensure, after medical advice, the retraining at work and professional re-education of its sick and injured employees. The labour inspectors referred to in article L. 8112-1 may give company managers formal notice to comply with these requirements.
In order to guarantee compliance with the principle of equal treatment with regard to disabled workers, the employer shall take, depending on the needs in a specific situation, the appropriate measures to enable the workers mentioned in 1° to 4° and 9° to 11° of Article L. 5212-13 to access a job or to keep a job corresponding to their qualification, to carry it out or to progress in it,…
In any company employing at least two hundred and fifty employees, a referent is appointed to guide, inform and support people with disabilities. For the purposes of this article, the number of employees and the fact that the threshold of two hundred and fifty employees has been crossed are determined in accordance with the procedures set out inarticle L. 130-1 of the Social Security Code. At the request of the…
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