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How to Create an Amendment to the Employment Contract ?

An amendment lets you formalize a temporary or permanent change in the contract. Discover how to create it, modify it, and locate it.

Updated over 3 weeks ago

What is an amendment and when to use it?

An amendment (or contract modification) allows you to formalize:

  • A permanent change: change of position, salary, hours…

  • A temporary change: temporary adjustment of working time or working days

  • Conversion from a fixed-term contract (CDD) to a permanent contract (CDI)


How to create an amendment for a permanent change

  • Open the employee’s profile

  • Go to the Contracts tab

  • Click on Actions > Declare a change

  • Select Create an amendment

  • Choose the reason for the amendment

  • Click Next

  • Enter the effective date and supplementary information depending on the reason selected

  • Click Save amendment

💡 To create an amendment, all payroll periods since the beginning of the contract must be unlocked. See Lock or Unlock my payroll period.


How to create an amendment for a temporary change

  • Open the employee’s profile

  • Go to the Contracts tab

  • Click on Actions > Declare a change

  • Select Create an amendment

  • Check Temporary and select the reason for the amendment

  • Click Next

  • Enter the effective date and supplementary information depending on the reason selected

  • Click Save amendment

💡 To create an amendment, all payroll periods since the beginning of the contract must be unlocked. See Lock or Unlock my payroll period.


How to convert a fixed-term contract (CDD) to a permanent contract (CDI) using an amendment

  • Open the employee’s profile

  • Go to the Contracts tab

  • Click on Actions > Declare a change

  • Choose Create an amendment (Permanent tab)

  • Check the option Convert the contract to CDI

  • Validate with Next

  • Indicate the effective date

  • Click Save amendment

💡 To create an amendment, all payroll periods since the beginning of the contract must be unlocked. See Lock or Unlock my payroll period.


Where to find the amendments you created

  • Open the employee’s profile

  • Go to the Contracts tab

  • Scroll down to the section All contracts and amendments

  • You will find the list of amendments associated with the main contract

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