Fixed-term contract for senior citizens (senior fixed-term contract)

Verified 04 September 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

You wonder what a fixed-term contract (fixed-term contract) is senior ? It aims to facilitate the return to employment of employees over 57 years of age, subject to conditions, and to enable them to acquire additional rights for the liquidation of their pension. Thus, the duration of this contract may be different from a conventional CDD. In addition, the employer is not obliged to invoke a traditional ground for recourse to the CSD. We're doing an update on the regulations.

The CSD senior It's about the private sector. However, it does have some specifics in the agricultural sector.

General case

Any employer of the private sector may conclude a CSD senior.

Contrary to a traditional CDD, the employer is not obliged to promote one of the legal grounds (examples: temporary increase in activity, replacement of absent employee) to use this contract.

Thus, he can use this contract for a job linked to the normal and permanent activity of the company.

To acquire additional rights for the purpose of liquidation of your pension at full rate, the senior CDD is open to you if you fulfill the 2 conditions following:

  • You are over 57 years old
  • You have been registered for more than 3 months in France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi) or benefit from a professional security contract (CSP) after an economic dismissal.

The duration of the CSD senior is not more than 18 months.

The contract may be renewed once. However, the renewal period added to the duration of the initial contract may not exceed 36 months, i.e. 3 years.

The fixed-term contract shall senior obeys the rules of a traditional fixed-term contract (fixed-term contract). In particular:

Agricultural sector

Any employer may enter into a fixed-term contract senior.

However, employers of the following employees cannot use this contract:

  • Teachers in private agricultural education and vocational training establishments
  • Apprentices and trainees
  • Some directors of farm mutual associations.

Contrary to a traditional CDD, the employer is not obliged to promote one of the legal grounds (examples: temporary increase in activity, replacement of absent employee) to use this contract.

Thus, he can use this contract for a job linked to the normal and permanent activity of the company.

You are affected if you complete the 2 conditions following:

  • You're a job seeker
  • You're saying you're short of the maximum 8 contribution quarters, all schemes, to benefit from a full rate pension.

The duration of the CSD senior is Maximum 24 months (2 years).

The contract cannot be renewed.

The fixed-term contract shall senior obeys the rules of a traditional fixed-term contract (fixed-term contract). In particular: