Contract of indefinite duration “for the valorization of experience” (senior permanent contract)

Verified 27 October 2025 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

A specific contract says “ valorization of experience is created. It is designed both to encourage the hiring of certain workers senior citizens and to relax the conditions for their retirement. The system is set up on a temporary basis, for a 5-year experimentation phase. It allows an exemption from the specific employer contribution of 30% on the retirement allowance. In what situations can this contract be concluded? We present you the information to know.

The “experience enhancement contract” is a new type of permanent employment contract (CDI). It has been in place since October 26, 2025.

The employee recruited benefits from a DTA: titleContent and the employment protection associated with it, until the employer retires.

Retirement is only possible when the employee has reached the retirement age at full rate, i.e. when he can obtain a pension without a discount.

Please note

This type of contract can be concluded until October 24, 2030.

The “contract for the valorization of experience” can only be concluded with the persons who fulfill all of the following conditions at the time of hiring:

  • Be at least 60 years old
  • Be a job seeker registered at France Travail
  • Not being able to benefit from a pension full rate pension
  • Not have been employed within the company or its group for the six months preceding the hiring.

Please note

This contract can be concluded from 57 years if an agreement or branch agreement provides for it.

If this type of DTA: titleContent can be broken according to the usual rules (resignation, termination, termination), the flexibility of the system lies in the possibility for the employer to carry out the retirement of the employee, without obtaining its consent, as soon as it:

  • Reaches thelegal age retirement plan and fills in the conditions of liquidation at full rate (i.e. maximum rate)
  • or Reaches theautomatic full rate age (67 years old).

The employer may not retire the employee until these conditions are met.

The employee is required to provide his employer, at the time of his hiring, with a document issued by the Cnav: titleContent. This document is a useful indicator for the employer because it mentions the expected date on which the employee will be able to benefit from a full rate pension.

FYI  

Usually an employer can only automatically retire an employee if he or she is at least 70 years old. Between the ages of 67 and 69, the employer can offer to retire, but the employee is not obliged to accept.

Where the conditions for retirement are met, the employee whose permanent contract “valorization of experience” ends to right :

  • To one advance notice, the length of which depends on his seniority in the company
    For notice of retirement, visit the simulator on the Digital Labor Code website:

Calculate the notice of retirement

  • A retirement allowance, at least equal to the amount of the statutory severance payment.
    For more information, see the fact sheet on severance pay for retirement.

THEemployer is exempt from employer contribution specific to 30% on the amount of the retirement allowance. However, the principle of exemption is valid for breakdowns that occur until December 31, 2028.

FYI  

If the conditions for retiring the employee are not met, the employer cannot terminate the employment contract for this reason. The termination of the contract by the employer would be considered a dismissal with all the consequences that follow (procedure to be respected, compensation to be paid, risk of litigation before the Labor Court Council).