Background information

A decree of 1 April urgently simplifies the terms of the work permit granted to beneficiaries of temporary protection. Ukrainian nationals eligible for temporary protection are issued with a temporary residence permit for a period of six months, marked "beneficiary of temporary protection", as provided for in Articles L. 581-1 et seq. of the Code de l’entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d’asile. (Code on the Entry and Residence of Foreigners and the Right of Asylum).

Content of measure

This scheme already gave entitlement to the asylum seeker's allowance, access to healthcare and support in accessing accommodation, but was not directly accompanied by a temporary work permit, as this would have to be applied for independently from the foreign labour services (Ceseda, Art. R. 581-6 repealed). In order to simplify the procedures and access to work for the persons concerned, the decree therefore merges, as of 2 April, the work permit with the temporary residence document granted to them. In other words, the issue of their residence permit automatically gives them the "right to exercise a professional activity" (Ceseda, Art. R. 581-4 modified).

Use of measure

No information.

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Migrants or refugees in employment	Applies to all businesses	Migrants or refugees

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
National government	No special funding required

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	Consulted	Consulted
Form	Consultation through tripartite or bipartite social dialogue bodies	Consultation through tripartite or bipartite social dialogue bodies

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

• No involvement
• Main level of involvement: Peak or cross-sectoral level

Involvement

The draft decree (published on 1 April) has been sent for consultation to the National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training (Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l’emploi et de la formation professionnelle - CNNCEFP) where seat national representative social partners.

Views and reactions

No specific position. The measure is supported by social partners. For example, to show the positive reception of this measure by the trade unions, the CFDT intervened so that the procedure for beneficiaries of temporary protection to obtain a work permit would be simplified so that employers would be able to recruit Ukrainians under temporary protection without prior authorisation (in the same way as refugees).

Sources

• 11 March 2022: Instruction relative à la mise en œuvre de la décision du Conseil de l'Union européenne du 5 mars 2022, prise en application de l'article 5 de la directive 2001/55/CE du Conseil du 20 juillet 2001 (www.legifrance.gouv.fr)
• 01 April 2022: Décret n° 2022-468 du 1er avril 2022 relatif au droit au travail des bénéficiaires d'une protection temporaire (www.legifrance.gouv.fr)
• 30 December 2022: La difficile quête d’autonomie des plus de 100 000 réfugiés ukrainiens en France (www.lemonde.fr)