Article 5 of the Law of 20 December 2014 on simplifying business life authorizes the government to issue ordinances concerning the minimum duration of part-time employment contracts established by the Law of 14 June 2013.
Ordinance No. 2015-82 of 29 January 2015 on simplifying and securing the application of the rules on part-time work stemming from Law No. 2013-504 of 14 June 2013 on securing employment was issued on 29 January 2015. Effective 31 January 2015
, this ordinance aims to address the silence of the Law of 14 June 2013 regarding the situation of employees whose contracts stipulate a duration of less than 24 hours per week or less than the duration set by a sectoral agreement, who wish to increase their working hours to [a specific duration]. This minimum duration. Article 1 of the ordinance extends to this scenario the provisions applicable in the event of a transition from part-time to full-time work. The employee thus benefits from priority for the allocation of a position within their professional category or an equivalent position. Similarly, if the collective agreement allows it, the employer may offer the employee a position outside their professional category or a non-equivalent position.
Articles 2 and 3 of the ordinance of January 29, 2015, restrict the scope of the provisions relating to the minimum working hours. Indeed, these articles specify that this minimum duration does not apply to contracts with a maximum duration of seven days and to replacement contracts (fixed-term contracts and temporary work contracts) for employees who are temporarily absent.
