The 2021 Social Security financing law doubles the duration of reclassification leave in the event of professional retraining training. Redeployment leave is taken during the notice period and the employee receives his usual remuneration. If the reclassification leave exceeds the period of notice, the law provides that the allowance paid by the employer during this period is subject to the same social system as the partial activity allowance. This last measure also applies to mobility leave within the limit of the first 12 months of leave or 24 months also in the event of vocational retraining.
Reclassification leave and mobility leave: promoting a return to work
Reclassification leave
In companies with at least 1000 employees, when an economic redundancy is envisaged, the employer must offer the employee concerned redeployment leave.
The purpose of this leave is to allow the employee to benefit from training actions and a job search support unit. Funding for redeployment actions and compensation is provided by the employer.
The maximum duration of this leave is, in principle, 12 months.
Mobility leave
Within the framework of a collective agreement relating to collective contractual termination or relating to the management ...
