Single integration contract (CUI) - Skills employment pathway (PEC)

Verified 01 June 2026 - Entreprendre Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

What is the Single Integration Contract (CUI)? It combines training and/or professional support for its beneficiary and financial assistance for the employer. The CUI aims to facilitate the hiring of people who have difficulty finding a job. The employment support contract (CUI-CAE) is for the non-market sector and the employment initiative contract (CUI-CIE) for the market sector. Here we explain the regulations you need to know.

FYI  

The financial assistance received by the employer may vary depending on the region and the public receiving it.

CUI-CAE

The CUI is an employment contract concluded between:

  • An employer who will receive financial assistance
  • And an employee who will benefit from a professional integration aid.

The CUI-CAE is aimed at the non-commercial, public or associative sector (examples: town hall, departmental council, company committee).

The CUI-EAC is the contractual framework within which the Skills and Employment Journey (PEC) takes place.

The JEP shall include:

  • A tripartite interview that brings together the prescriber (examples: Cap emploi, France Travail), the employer and the future employee at the time of signing the request for assistance.
    This interview allows the formalization of commitments and the combination of skills that the position should allow to acquire among the skills defined in an online form
  • Dematerialized monitoring during the contract, which can take the form of a booklet
  • An exit interview between the prescriber and the employee, depending on the needs of the person, between 1 to 3 months before the end of the contract.

Duration of the employment skills pathway

The target duration of a course is 12 months (one year) and the initial agreements cannot be less than 9 months.

Duration of CUI

There are several situations to be distinguished.

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General case

The CUI is an employment contract under private law.

It is concluded for a fixed or indefinite period.

When it is of fixed duration:

  • Its minimum duration is 6 months (3 months for convicted persons benefiting from a sentence adjustment)
  • Its maximum duration, including renewals and extensions, is 2 years.

Employee aged 50 and over

The CUI is an employment contract under private law.

It is concluded for a fixed or indefinite period.

The maximum duration of a CUI in fixed-term contract can be increased to 5 years for people aged 50 and over at the time of signing the CUI.

It may be extended for employees aged 58 or over until the date on which they are entitled to claim their pension rights.

Disabled person

The CUI is an employment contract under private law.

It is concluded for a fixed or indefinite period.

The maximum duration of a CUI on a fixed-term contract may be extended to 5 years for recognized persons workers with disabilities.

FYI  

In the context of a CAE, the fixed-term contract may be extended beyond 2 years to allow completion of a vocational training action in progress.

Possible employers

Employers eligible to enter into an EAC-IIC are:

  • Local authority (examples: a town hall, a department, a region)
  • Other legal person governed by public law (e.g. school)
  • Association
  • Company in charge of the management of a public service (example: household waste collection company).

The aim of the CUI is to facilitate the professional integration of unemployed persons with particular social and occupational difficulties in accessing employment.

It is in particular of the following persons:

To obtain a CUI, you must be in contact with a professional who provides personalized follow-up of your professional integration.

This professional can be:

  • The departmental council for the beneficiary of the RSA
  • France Labor (formerly Pôle emploi) for the jobseeker
  • The local mission for the young person enters 16 and 25 years
  • Cap employment for a disabled person.

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Referent France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi) or Mission locale

Who shall I contact

If the CUI criteria are met, the application is then presented to employers proposing work related to the profile.

Other referent

You must fill out the following form and send it to your referent in professional integration.

Aid application - Single insertion contract (CUI)

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The working hours are fixed at least at 20 hours a week.

Exceptionally, working hours may be below this threshold for employees with particularly severe difficulties (e.g. disability).

The salary is at least equal to Smic: titleContent gross time (€12.31) multiplied by hours worked.

The person in CUI is supported by a referent responsible for the personalized follow-up of his career path.

She is assisted and advised by an experienced employee of the structure that employs her, called guardian.

The employer has an obligation to provide for actions:

The employee can benefit from:

Warning  

The duration of each period of situational awareness in the workplace may not exceed 1 month (from date to date).

The cumulative duration of all these periods during the CUI may not represent more than 25% the total duration of the contract.

The person in the CUI may suspend his contract to complete a probationary period relating to a job offer.

It must be a contract hiring:

  • For an indefinite period (DTA)
  • Or fixed-term (FIXED-TERM) of at least 6 months.

In the event of employment following the completion of the workplace assessment or the probationary period, the CUI shall be terminated without notice. This is a case of legitimate resignation.

A certificate of professional experience is drawn up by the employer and given to the employee 1 month before the end of the CUI.

Please note

employees on fixed-term contracts in the context of a CUI do not receive of precariousness allowance at the end of the contract.

The person in CUI is classified as category E : she has a job and is not obliged to perform acts related to job search.

CUI-CIE

The CUI is an employment contract concluded between:

  • An employer who will receive financial assistance
  • And an employee who will benefit from a professional integration aid.

The CUI-CIE concerns the commercial and industrial sector (e.g. employers who contribute to the unemployment insurance scheme).

Duration of CUI

There are several situations to be distinguished.

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General case

The CUI is an employment contract under private law.

It is concluded for a fixed or indefinite period.

When it is of fixed duration:

  • Its minimum duration is 6 months (3 months for convicted persons benefiting from a sentence adjustment)
  • Its maximum duration, including renewals and extensions, is 2 years.

Employee aged 50 and over

The CUI is an employment contract under private law.

It is concluded for a fixed or indefinite period.

The maximum duration of a CUI in fixed-term contract can be increased to 5 years for people aged 50 and over at the time of signing the CUI.

It may be extended for employees aged 58 or over until the date on which they are entitled to claim their pension rights.

Disabled person

The CUI is an employment contract under private law.

It is concluded for a fixed or indefinite period.

The maximum duration of a CUI on a fixed-term contract may be extended to 5 years for recognized persons workers with disabilities.

Possible employers

Employers eligible to enter into an ICU-CIE are:

  • Company
  • Employers' group that organizes integration and qualification courses
  • Employer of sea fishing.

The aim of the CUI is to facilitate the professional integration of unemployed persons with particular social and occupational difficulties in accessing employment.

It is in particular of the following persons:

To obtain a CUI, you must be in contact with a professional who provides personalized follow-up of your professional integration.

This professional can be:

  • The departmental council for the beneficiary of the RSA
  • France Labor (formerly Pôle emploi) for the jobseeker
  • The local mission for the young person enters 16 and 25 years
  • Cap employment for a disabled person.

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Referent France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi) or Mission locale

Who shall I contact

If the CUI criteria are met, the application is then presented to employers proposing work related to the profile.

Other referent

You must fill out the following form and send it to your referent in professional integration.

Aid application - Single insertion contract (CUI)

Who shall I contact

The working hours are fixed at least at 20 hours a week.

Exceptionally, working hours may be below this threshold for employees with particularly severe difficulties (e.g. disability).

The salary is at least equal to Smic: titleContent gross time (€12.31) multiplied by hours worked.

The person in CUI is supported by a referent responsible for the personalized follow-up of his career path.

She is assisted and advised by an experienced employee of the structure that employs her, called guardian.

The employer has an obligation to provide for actions:

The employee can benefit from:

Warning  

The duration of each period of situational awareness in the workplace may not exceed 1 month (from date to date).

The cumulative duration of all these periods during the CUI may not represent more than 25% the total duration of the contract.

The person in the CUI may suspend his contract to complete a probationary period relating to a job offer.

It must be a contract hiring:

  • For an indefinite period (DTA)
  • Or fixed-term (FIXED-TERM) of at least 6 months.

In the event of employment following the completion of the workplace assessment or the probationary period, the CUI shall be terminated without notice. This is a case of legitimate resignation.

A certificate of professional experience is drawn up by the employer and given to the employee 1 month before the end of the CUI.

Please note

employees on fixed-term contracts in the context of a CUI do not receive of precariousness allowance at the end of the contract.

The person in CUI is classified as category E : she has a job and is not obliged to perform acts related to job search.

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