Can an official take several availabilities in succession?
Verified 04 May 2021 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Yes, you can request multiple availabilities in sequence for different reasons.
The duration of an availability varies according to the reason for which it is granted.
And, in some cases, the cumulative duration of consecutive availabilities is limited.
State Civil Service (EPF)
Family reasons
The length of availability differs depending on the reason for which it is granted
Raising a child under the age of 12
Duration: Maximum 3 years renewable up to 12 years of the child
Conditions of award: de jure (i.e. availability cannot be denied)
Providing care to a loved one following an accident or a serious illness or a disability requiring the presence of a third person
Close care recipient: dependent child, spouse, partner Civil partnerships: titleContent, ascendant
Duration: 3 years maximum renewable as long as the presence of a third person is justified
Conditions of award: de jure (i.e. availability cannot be denied)
Follow your Civil partnership or partner who has to move for work reasons
Duration: Maximum 3 years renewable without limitation
Conditions of award: de jure (i.e. availability cannot be denied)
Traveling overseas or abroad to adopt a child or children
Duration: maximum of 6 weeks per approval issued by anAse: titleContent
Conditions of award: de jure (i.e. availability cannot be denied)
Personal Suitability
Duration: up to 5 years, renewable up to a maximum of 10 years for the entire career, provided that they return to the public service at least 18 months, at the latest at the end of a 5-year period.
Periods of availability for personal convenience granted before March 29, 2019 are not included in the 5-year calculation.
If availability for personal convenience follows availability to create or take back a company, the cumulative length of the 2 availabilities cannot exceed 5 years.
Conditions of award: subject to operational requirements
Exercise of another activity
Availability duration differs depending on the planned activity.
Creating or Resuming company
Duration: Maximum 2 years
If availability to create or take back a company is followed by availability for personal convenience, the cumulative length of the 2 availabilities cannot exceed 5 years.
Conditions of award: subject to operational requirements and provided that the proposed activity is compatible with activities carried out in the public sector during the previous 3 years
Studies or research of general interest
Duration: 3 years renewable once 3 years
Conditions of award: subject to operational requirements
To hold office as a local elected representative
Duration: term of office
Conditions of award: de jure (i.e. availability cannot be denied)
Territorial (FPT)
Family reasons
The duration of availability differs depending on the reason for which it is granted.
Raising a child under the age of 12
Duration: Maximum 3 years renewable up to 12 years of the child
Conditions of award: de jure (i.e. availability cannot be denied)
Providing care to a loved one following an accident or a serious illness or a disability requiring the presence of a third person
Close care recipient: dependent child, spouse, partner Civil partnerships: titleContent, ascendant
Duration: 3 years maximum renewable as long as the presence of a third person is justified
Conditions of award: de jure (i.e. availability cannot be denied)
Follow your Civil partnership or partner who has to move for work reasons
Duration: Maximum 3 years renewable without limitation
Conditions of award: de jure (i.e. availability cannot be denied)
Traveling overseas or abroad to adopt a child or children
Duration: maximum of 6 weeks per approval issued by anAse: titleContent
Conditions of award: de jure (i.e. availability cannot be denied)
Personal Suitability
Duration: up to 5 years, renewable up to a maximum of 10 years for the entire career, provided that they return to the public service at least 18 months, at the latest at the end of a 5-year period.
Periods of availability for personal convenience granted before March 29, 2019 are not included in the 5-year calculation.
If availability for personal convenience follows availability to create or take back a company, the cumulative length of the 2 availabilities cannot exceed 5 years.
Conditions of award: subject to operational requirements
Exercise of another activity
Availability duration differs depending on the planned activity.
Creating or Resuming company
Duration: Maximum 2 years
Conditions of award: subject to operational requirements and provided that the proposed activity is compatible with activities carried out in the public sector during the previous 3 years
Studies or research of general interest
Duration: 3 years renewable once 3 years
Conditions of award: subject to operational requirements
To hold office as a local elected representative
Duration: term of office
Conditions of award: de jure (i.e. availability cannot be denied)
Hospital (FPH)
Family reasons
The duration of availability differs depending on the reason for which it is granted.
Raising a child under the age of 12
Duration: Maximum 3 years renewable up to 12 years of the child
Conditions of award: de jure (i.e. availability cannot be denied)
Providing care to a loved one following an accident or a serious illness or a disability requiring the presence of a third person
Close care recipient: dependent child, spouse, partner Civil partnerships: titleContent, ascendant
Duration: 3 years maximum renewable as long as the presence of a third person is justified
Conditions of award: de jure (i.e. availability cannot be denied)
Follow your Civil partnership or partner who has to move for work reasons
Duration: Maximum 3 years renewable without limitation
Conditions of award: de jure (i.e. availability cannot be denied)
Traveling overseas or abroad to adopt a child or children
Duration: maximum of 6 weeks per approval issued by anAse: titleContent
Conditions of award: de jure (i.e. availability cannot be denied)
Personal Suitability
Duration: up to 5 years, renewable up to a maximum of 10 years for the entire career, provided that they return to the public service at least 18 months, at the latest at the end of a 5-year period.
Periods of availability for personal convenience granted before March 29, 2019 are not included in the 5-year calculation.
If availability for personal convenience follows availability to create or take back a company, the cumulative length of the 2 availabilities cannot exceed 5 years.
Conditions of award: subject to operational requirements
Exercise of another activity
Availability duration differs depending on the planned activity.
Creating or Resuming company
Duration: Maximum 2 years
Conditions of award: subject to operational requirements and provided that the proposed activity is compatible with activities carried out in the public sector during the previous 3 years
Studies or research of general interest
Duration: 3 years renewable once 3 years
Conditions of award: subject to operational requirements
To carry on an activity in an international body
Duration: Maximum 5 years
Conditions of award: subject to operational requirements
Example :
You can request availability for personal convenience after availability to raise a child under 12.
At the end of your current availability period, you must request by registered mail with AR: titleContent your lay-off for another reason.
The time limit in which you must apply varies depending on your public service of affiliation and the reason for your 1re availability.
Example :
In the State civil service, the period of availability for personal convenience must be requested at least 3 months before the end of availability to raise a child.
If your new availability is denied, you are reinstated under the conditions laid down according to your public service of affiliation and the reason for your 1re availability.
Example :
At the end of an availability to raise a child, a State official is reinstated in section 1re vacancy in his grade.