Can a contractor benefit from a therapeutic part-time?
Verified 04 April 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Yes, if your medical condition warrants it, you may be allowed to work part-time for therapeutic reasons when it allows you to remain or return to work. We present the rules for this part-time according to your public service of origin (State - FPE, territorial - FPT, hospital - FPH).
EPF
You may be allowed to work part-time for therapeutic reasons if you are in one of the following situations:
- Part-time work enables your holding or your return to employment and is recognized as can help improve your health
- Part-time work allows you to benefit from a rehabilitation or a vocational rehabilitation to find a job compatible with your health
Part-time work for therapeutic reasons can be carried out as soon as your health justifies it, at the end of sick leave or without you having been off work before.
Part-time for therapeutic reasons may not not be less than half-time.
You can ask to work part-time at 50%, 60%, 70%, 80% or 90% full-time.
The authorization to work part-time for therapeutic reasons shall be granted and renewed, by period of 1 to 3 months in the one-year limit.
You should address to your administration a application for authorization part-time work for therapeutic reasons.
Your application must be accompanied by a medical certificate containing the following information:
- Desired part-time quota (50%, 60%, 70%, 80% or 90%)
- Duration of part-time (from 1 to 3 months)
- Conditions governing the performance of part-time duties (whether continuous or discontinuous, in terms of days or half-days not worked or as a daily reduction in working hours)
If your duties involve responsibilities that cannot be shared between more than one officer, you will be granted part time for therapeutic reasons if the service requirements allow it.
If operational requirements do not permit, you may be temporarily assigned to other duties appropriate to your body to work part-time.
Your authorization to work part-time for therapeutic reasons is subject to the agreement of your CPAM: titleContent. Your administration will take the necessary steps to obtain this agreement.
Your administration may, at your request, change your work before the scheduled end date of your part-time period.
You can also ask to end your part-time before the scheduled date.
In these 2 cases, you must attach a medical certificate to your application.
Accident at work Your administration may also, at your request, terminate your part-time before the scheduled date if you have been on leave for health reasons or on leave for occupational diseases or diseases for more than 30 consecutive days.
FYI
The occupational doctor shall be informed of requests for part-time treatment and of authorizations granted.
You get a fraction of your index treatment, your bonuses and allowances,The residence allowance and the family treatment supplement (FTS).
This percentage varies according to your part-time work:
Part-time work quota | Fraction of remuneration |
|---|---|
50% | 50% |
60% | 60% |
70% | 70% |
80% | 6/7e |
90% | 32/35e |
If you only have one child, your SFT remains the same.
If you have more than one child, your part-time SFT may not be less than the minimum amount of the SFT paid to an agent with the same number of children and working full-time either:
- €77.71 for 2 children
- €194.03 for 3 children
- €138.66 per additional child
Your reduced remuneration is supplemented by social security daily allowances.
The partial reimbursement of the public transport ticket that you use to perform your commuting remnant identical.
Your annual leave entitlements are identical any staff member working part-time.
Your part-time period for therapeutic reasons is interrupted in case of maternity or adoption leave or in case of paternity and childcare leave.
If you were already part-time for any other reason before obtaining authorization to work part-time for therapeutic reasons, your previous part-time is terminated.
You cannot no overtime during your period of part-time for therapeutic reasons.
During your period of part-time for therapeutic reasons, you can request authorization to take training whose course is incompatible with part-time.
You must, in this case, justify by a medical certificate that this training is compatible with your state of health.
During the training, your authorization to work part-time for therapeutic reasons is suspended and you are restored to the rights of full-time staff (in particular with regard to annual leave).
FPT
You may be allowed to work part-time for therapeutic reasons if you are in one of the following situations:
- Part-time work enables your holding or your return to employment and is recognized as can help improve your health
- Part-time work allows you to benefit from a rehabilitation or a vocational rehabilitation to find a job compatible with your health
Part-time work for therapeutic reasons can be carried out as soon as your health justifies it, at the end of sick leave or without you having been off work before.
Part-time for therapeutic reasons may not not be less than half-time.
You can ask to work part-time at 50%, 60%, 70%, 80% or 90% full-time.
If you work 1 or more non-full-time jobs, your part-time work rate is set according to your weekly work rate in the job or jobs you hold.
If you work in these jobs in several communities, the part-time work is divided among these jobs by the territorial authorities.
In the event of disagreement on this allocation, part-time work shall be allocated in proportion to the working time of each job occupied.
The authorization to work part-time for therapeutic reasons shall be granted and renewed by period of 1 to 3 months in the one-year limit.
You should address to your administration a application for authorization part-time work for therapeutic reasons.
Your application must be accompanied by a medical certificate containing the following information:
- Desired part-time quota (50%, 60%, 70%, 80% or 90%)
- Duration of part-time (from 1 to 3 months)
- Conditions governing the performance of part-time duties (whether continuous or discontinuous, in terms of days or half-days not worked or as a daily reduction in working hours)
Your authorization to work part-time for therapeutic reasons is subject to the agreement of your CPAM. Your administration will take the necessary steps to obtain this agreement.
Your administration may, at your request, change your work before the scheduled end date of your part-time period.
You can also ask to end your part-time before the scheduled date.
In these 2 cases, you must attach a medical certificate to your application.
Accident at work Your administration may also, at your request, terminate your part-time before the scheduled date if you have been on leave for health reasons or on leave for occupational diseases or diseases for more than 30 consecutive days.
FYI
The occupational doctor shall be informed of requests for part-time treatment and of authorizations granted.
You get a fraction of your index treatment, your bonuses and allowances,The residence allowance and the family treatment supplement (FTS).
This percentage varies according to your part-time work:
Part-time work quota | Fraction of remuneration |
|---|---|
50% | 50% |
60% | 60% |
70% | 70% |
80% | 6/7e |
90% | 32/35e |
If you only have one child, your SFT remains the same.
If you have more than one child, your part-time SFT may not be less than the minimum amount of the SFT paid to an agent with the same number of children and working full-time either:
- €77.71 for 2 children
- €194.03 for 3 children
- €138.66 per additional child
Your reduced remuneration is supplemented by social security daily allowances.
The partial reimbursement of the public transport ticket that you use to perform your commuting remnant identical.
Your annual leave entitlements are identical any part-time employee.
If you work 1 or more non-full-time jobs, your annual leave entitlements are calculated in proportion to the working time in each job.
Your part-time period for therapeutic reasons is interrupted in case of maternity or adoption leave or in case of paternity and childcare leave.
If you were already part-time for any other reason before obtaining authorization to work part-time for therapeutic reasons, your previous part-time is terminated.
You cannot no overtime during your part-time period for therapeutic reasons.
During your period of part-time for therapeutic reasons, you can request authorization to take training whose course is incompatible with part-time.
You must, in this case, justify by a medical certificate that this training is compatible with your state of health.
During the training, your authorization to work part-time for therapeutic reasons is suspended and you are restored to full-time civil servants' rights (in particular with regard to annual leave).
FPH
You may be allowed to work part-time for therapeutic reasons if you are in one of the following situations:
- Part-time work enables your holding or your return to employment and is recognized as can help improve your health
- Part-time work allows you to benefit from a rehabilitation or a vocational rehabilitation to find a job compatible with your health
Part-time work for therapeutic reasons can be carried out as soon as your health justifies it, at the end of sick leave or without you having been off work before.
Part-time for therapeutic reasons may not not be less than half-time.
You can ask to work part-time at 50%, 60%, 70%, 80% or 90% full-time.
The authorization to work part-time for therapeutic reasons shall be granted and renewed, by period of 1 to 3 months in the one-year limit.
You should address to your administration a application for authorization part-time work for therapeutic reasons.
Your application must be accompanied by a medical certificate containing the following information:
- Desired part-time quota (50%, 60%, 70%, 80% or 90%)
- Duration of part-time (from 1 to 3 months)
- Conditions governing the performance of part-time duties (whether continuous or discontinuous, in terms of days or half-days not worked or as a daily reduction in working hours)
Your authorization to work part-time for therapeutic reasons is subject to the agreement of your CPAM. Your administration will take the necessary steps to obtain this agreement.
Your administration may, at your request, change your work before the scheduled end date of your part-time period.
You can also ask to end your part-time before the scheduled date.
In these 2 cases, you must attach a medical certificate to your application.
Accident at work Your administration may also, at your request, terminate your part-time before the scheduled date if you have been on leave for health reasons or on leave for occupational diseases or diseases for more than 30 consecutive days.
FYI
The occupational doctor shall be informed of requests for part-time treatment and of authorizations granted.
You get a fraction of your index treatment, your bonuses and allowances,The residence allowance and the family treatment supplement (FTS).
This percentage varies according to your part-time work:
Part-time work quota | Fraction of remuneration |
|---|---|
50% | 50% |
60% | 60% |
70% | 70% |
80% | 6/7e |
90% | 32/35e |
If you only have one child, your SFT remains the same.
If you have more than one child, your part-time SFT may not be less than the minimum amount of the SFT paid to an agent with the same number of children and working full-time either:
- €77.71 for 2 children
- €194.03 for 3 children
- €138.66 per additional child
Your reduced remuneration is supplemented by social security daily allowances.
The partial reimbursement of the public transport ticket that you use to perform your commuting remnant identical.
Your annual leave entitlements are identical any staff member working part-time.
Your part-time period for therapeutic reasons is interrupted in case of maternity or adoption leave or in case of paternity and childcare leave.
If you were already part-time for any other reason before obtaining authorization to work part-time for therapeutic reasons, your previous part-time is terminated.
You cannot no overtime during your period of part-time for therapeutic reasons.
During your period of part-time for therapeutic reasons, you can request authorization to take training whose course is incompatible with part-time.
You must, in this case, justify by a medical certificate that this training is compatible with your state of health.
During the training, your authorization to work part-time for therapeutic reasons is suspended and you are restored to the rights of full-time staff (in particular with regard to annual leave).
Article L323-3
Remuneration by CPAM
Ministry of Public Service