Article 8 of Law n° 2025-989 of October 24th, 2025, removed the limit of three consecutive terms that was then in effect in companies with at least 50 employees.

This provision is included in Chapter V of the Law of October 24, 2025, entitled "Improving the Quality of Social Dialogue."

This removal of the three-term limit has been effective since October 26, 2025, the day after the law was published in the Official Journal. Works Council (CSE) representatives remain elected for four-year terms.

The main objective is to address the shortage of candidates and to ensure the renewal of employee representatives under the best possible conditions.

This reform must be approved.

1) What was the situation before?

Article L2314-33 of the French Labor Code stipulated that an employee elected as a full or alternate member of the Social and Economic Committee (CSE) could not serve more than three consecutive terms.

This limitation also applied to members of the central CSE and members of establishment-level CSEs.

However, there were two exceptions:

• For companies with fewer than 50 employees;

• For companies with between 50 and 300 employees, with the agreement of the pre-election protocol.

Nevertheless, CSEs were experiencing difficulties recruiting new members, and this law risked forcing experienced, competent, and well-regarded elected representatives to resign.

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Frédéric CHHUM avocat et ancien membre du conseil de l’ordre des avocats de Paris (mandat 2019-2021)

CHHUM AVOCATS (Paris, Nantes, Lille)

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Bibliographie.

  • Article L2314-33 du Code du travail dans sa version en vigueur
  • Article L2314-33 du Code du Travail dans sa version en vigueur du 01 avril 2018 au 26 octobre 2025
  • Article L2411-5 du Code du travail
  • Article L2411-6 du Code du travail
  • La loi n° 2025-989 du 24 octobre 2025 portant transposition des accords nationaux interprofessionnel en faveur de l’emploi des salariés expérimentés et relatif à l’évolution du dialogue social.

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