Home » Industrial relations » National industrial relations » France: Essilor International facilitates transition to retirement France: Essilor International facilitates transition to retirement The optics specialist and the CFDT, CFE-CGC, CGT and FO trade unions signed an agreement on 1 January 2024 for an indefinite period on end-of-career arrangements and the transition from work to retirement. The aim of this text, which came into force on 2 January, is to "propose solutions to the ageing of the workforce and the extension of the working life". To this end, it offers part-time and early retirement opportunities to older workers who are close to retirement in order to take account of professional wear and tear. By Nathalie Tran. Published on 24 February 2025 à 11h46 - Update on 24 February 2025 à 11h46 Resources The Essilor International agreement provides two part-time options for older workers: the end-of-career part-time scheme (MTFC) and the end-of-career management scheme (DFCE). These two schemes, which have been in place since 2 January 2025, are intended to enable such individuals to reduce their working hours to facilitate the transition to retirement. Non-managerial employees (falling under classifications A1 to E10,… Nathalie Tran Collective agreementOlder workers Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst nameLast nameOrganizationFunctionemail* Object of the messageYour messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.InstagramThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Latest articles Longer careers: a new state of affairs for companies CSRD: social and environmental reporting market takes shape Analysis & Data Latest articles Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels