What is APLD-R?

Long-term partial rebound activity is a device set up to respond to the large number of restructurings and company failures. It therefore aims to avoid economic redundancies and to protect employment.

This arrangement allows companies in financial difficulty to shrink or suspend the activity of their employees while preserving their employment.

An employee placed on a part-time basis shall be entitled to compensation, paid by the employer, to compensate him for his loss of wages. In return, the employer receives a partial reimbursement from the State and Unédic in the form of an allowance.

The application decree, which we are awaiting publication, will, according to the Ministry of Labor, provide the following details:

• companies will be able to benefit from the scheme for 18 consecutive or non-consecutive monthsover a reference period of 24 consecutive months;
• the placement of employees in LRPAs by the employer will authorize the payment of a allowance to the employee 70 % of his previous gross remuneration (allowance increased to 100 % of net salary if the employee enters training during the period of partial employment);
• the amount ofallowance paid to the employer shall be set at 60 % of the employee's previous gross remuneration.

What conditions?

An employer wishing to take advantage of this arrangement must, at his option, conclude and obtain confirmation from the prefect of his department:

• a collective establishment, company or group agreement;
• an extended collective agreement in the sector.

The implementation of the LRPA may also result from the certification of a unilateral application document of a extended collective sectoral agreement. This document is prepared by the employer.

This agreement shall state:

• the length of application ;
• the activities and employees concerned by the LRPA ;
• the reductions in working hours which may give rise to compensation;
• specific commitments, in particular with regard to maintaining employment and vocational training (need to prepare a document listing these commitments, after consulting the ESCESC : Social and Economic Committee where it exists).

Finally, it is necessary to mention in the collective agreement the skills development actions offered to employees placed in APLD.

The application decree provides that the collective agreement (or unilateral document) transmitted to the administration will include a diagnosis with the following information:

• details of the loss of sustainable activity suffered by the company;
• the ‘envisaged business prospects’;
• the skill needs of employees.

When will this mechanism apply?

The APLD-R will not be applicable only after the publication of its decree of application.

This arrangement will be in effect until February 28, 2026.