Companies suffering a loss of activity as a result of the economic consequences of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia can benefit from partial activity and/or long-term partial activity (APLD).
Concerning the use of ordinary partial activity :
Employers have 30 days from the date on which employees are placed on partial activity to submit their prior application.
All documents justifying the direct or indirect impact of the conflict on the company's business must be attached to the request.
Seconded or expatriate employees working for French companies in Russia or Ukraine who cannot be repatriated are eligible for this scheme.
Concerning the use of Long-Term Partial Employment (APLD) :
Reminder:
APLD is an economic activity support scheme that enables a company faced with a lasting reduction in activity to reduce the working hours of its employees (by up to 40%, or even 50% in exceptional cases), and to receive an allowance for the hours not worked in return for commitments in terms of training and job retention.
This scheme is subject to the signature of a collective agreement, or a unilateral document (DU) when recourse to the APLD is provided for in the collective agreement, before June 30, 2022.
However, the Prime Minister recently announced the following changes:
- the possibility of negotiating APLD agreements or establishing DUs until December 31, 2022;
- the possibility of extending the APLD by a further 12 months, i.e. a maximum of 36 months (instead of 24 months), whether consecutive or not, over a reference period of 48 consecutive months (instead of 36 consecutive months);
- the possibility of adapting the terms of the agreement or DU throughout its duration to take account of changes in the company's economic situation during the crisis.
As in the case of part-time work, seconded or expatriate employees working for French companies in Russia or Ukraine who cannot be repatriated are eligible for this scheme.
