As these types of agreements don't exist as far as I know in English speaking countries (except of the golden handshake type for the privileged few) I think you have to invent your own terminology.

In fact as far as I can see the term 'reclassement' is rather misleading as there is no automatic reassignment but rather assistance in training and job-seeking while still technically working for the employer.


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Thanks fourth. I was also going to add that 'agreement' in English is rather more vague than 'convention' which implies a collective or institutionalised agreement but I can't come up with anything better.

This is a bit wordier, but I think that if one looks at what is involved in such "conventions": http://www.travail.gouv.fr/informations-pratiques/fiches-pra...

then this is the closest description.

"Changing job roles and handling redundancy involves: ... information (for example, outplacement and counselling, job seeking, entitlements and benefits). ..."
www.sfedi.co.uk/standards/business-enterprise-standard/op8-...

"Armchair Advice provides information on employee rights after job loss through redundancy, access to regional employment law expertise, job seeking advice ..."
www.guildford.gov.uk/GuildfordWeb/Community/Health/JobLossA...

"... of finding Agricultural recruitment and job seeking assistance service for both ... GIPSA Civil Rights Program Basu Settlement Agreement Recruit. ..."
dotukdirectory.co.uk/d694559.html

see page 8, bilingual doc about working in France
http://www.travail.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/LMP_Qualitative_report_FR...

Various other choices:

French Employment Law - FAQ's
Moreover, if the company employs less than 1000 people, it will have to offer the employee a **personal special training leave agreement ** “convention de reclassement personnalisé”. If the company employs more than 1000 persons, it will have to offer the employee a special training leave “congé de reclassement”.
http://www.adraix.com/faq.htm

New back-to-work scheme agreed for redundant employees
In April 2005, French employers' organisations and four out of five trade union confederations concluded an intersectoral agreement on the introduction of a new ** 'personalised back-to-work assistance agreement' ** (CRP) scheme to retrain and find new jobs for employees who are made redundant.
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2005/05/feature/fr050510...

Welcome to the International Employment Update
An employee terminated on economic grounds in a company with less than 1,000 employees or in the process of winding up must be offered a *personalised redeployment agreement* ("convention de reclassement personnalisé" (CRP)) at the time of their preliminary meeting
http://mail.twobirds.com/ve/ZZfK8894a58tX63VX3/stype=print

(although I wouldn't use the last one myself! as it sounds like it's internal to the company...)

This is a question, rather than a response - as this is a France-specific provision/legal requirement/system, would it not be best to use the French and add a footnote? As no true British equivalent exists?