CAE Cooperatives of Activities and Employment - France
= legal cooperative structure in France, related to the concept of Labour Mutuals
Description
As summarized by ChatGPT:
"The CAE Cooperative Structure
A Coopérative d'Activité et d'Emploi (CAE) is a specific model of entrepreneurship that allows individuals to create and develop their own economic activity within a secure, cooperative framework.
Here are its key characteristics:
- Entrepreneur-Salarié Status: An entrepreneur in a CAE is considered a salaried employee of the cooperative, benefiting from full social rights (like paid leave and a pension) while running their own autonomous business and finding their own clients.
- Mutualized Resources and Support: The CAE provides shared services such as administrative, accounting, and managerial support, allowing the entrepreneur to focus on their core activity.
- Progressive Path: A person typically starts with a support contract, becomes a salaried entrepreneur, and has the option to become a full member-associate of the cooperative after a period.
- Social and Solidarity Economy: CAEs are legally part of the Social and Solidarity Economy in France, with a social mission of creating employability and horizontal power structures in the workplace."