French Labour Code
In forceThe account of an employee who has worked half or more of the legal or collectively agreed working time over the year is topped up for that year up to a maximum amount. The value of this ceiling may not exceed ten times the annual amount of this contribution. This value and amount, expressed in euros, are set by decree by the Conseil d'Etat.
The account of an employee who has worked less than half the legal or contractual working time over the year as a whole is topped up for that year, within the limit of the ceiling mentioned in the first paragraph, in proportion to the working time worked.
In addition, the account of a beneficiary referred to in article L. 5212-13 is funded by an increase, the amount of which is defined by decree within the limit of the ceiling referred to in article L. 6323-11-1.
A collective agreement at company or group level or, failing this, a branch agreement may provide for more favourable methods of funding the account under conditions set by decree by the Conseil d'Etat, provided that they are accompanied by specific funding for this purpose.
A company or group agreement may define the eligible training actions within the meaning of article L. 6323-6 for which the employer undertakes to finance, under the conditions defined by this agreement, the top-ups provided for in 2° of II of article L. 6323-4, without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 6323-2. In this case, the company may bear all the costs and may request reimbursement from the Caisse des dépôts et consignations of the corresponding sums up to the limit of the rights registered in the personal account of each employee concerned.
Every three years from the promulgation of Law no. 2018-771 of 5 September 2018 for the freedom to choose one's professional future, on the basis of the report by the Caisse des dépôts et consignations mentioned in Article L. 6333-5, the Minister responsible for vocational training shall refer the matter to the France Compétences Board of Directors for an opinion on updating the rights to the personal training account, taking into account the general trend in the prices of goods and services and, more specifically, France Compétences' observation of the costs of training bodies, as mentioned in 6° of Article L. 6123-5. Once this opinion has been obtained, any updates to the annual contribution rights to the personal training account and the ceilings mentioned in this article and in articles L. 6323-11-1, L. 6323-27 and L. 6323-34 are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.
Seasonal employees, within the meaning of 3° of article L. 1242-2, may benefit, pursuant to an agreement or a unilateral decision by the employer, from increased rights on their personal training account.
