FIVAPE is a member of the professional branch of CDNA, which groups together players in the non-food retail sector, including stores specializing in the sale of vaping products.
The CDNA trade union organizes social dialogue between employers and employees, and represents its members in dealings with public authorities. It defines the rules governing the collective bargaining agreement (IDCC 1517), branch agreements, wages, health, welfare, employment, training and outplacement. FIVAPE's membership of the CDNA has led to the recognition of stores specializing in the sale of vaping products. Since then, application of the CDNA collective agreement has become compulsory for all vape stores.
A professional branch is an intermediary body that brings together companies and employees in the same sector of activity. Its main role is to facilitate negotiation between employers and employees, represented by the social partners. The professional branches negotiate collective agreements on working conditions, wages and vocational training. The Ministry of Labor oversees and supervises the activities of the branches, validating collective agreements and ensuring that they comply with current legislation.
Presentation
The branch
The CDNA serves companies falling within the scope of the national collective agreement for non-food retailers (IDCC 1517). It is responsible for negotiating, managing and monitoring this collective agreement. It also represents the interests of its members, particularly in the event of social, legal or tax issues.
The collective bargaining agreement
The CDNA represents 12 member federations, including Fivape, in the negotiation, management and monitoring of the collective agreement covering 12 non-food retail trades. The collective agreement is designed to improve working conditions (working hours, safety, hygiene), remuneration (minimum wage), as well as rights and obligations (bonuses, health insurance, pensions).
The collective bargaining agreement
Branch agreements
Collective agreements between employers' and trade unions' organizations at industry level lay down common rules on working conditions, wages, vocational training and other aspects specific to the sector. These agreements aim to harmonize practices within the industry. Their role is to protect all employees working in the same sector.
Health and welfare
Health insurance
Supplementary health insurance is an insurance contract that aims to reimburse part of medical, surgical and hospitalization costs, in addition to Social Security. Since January 1, 2016, all employers have been required to offer their employees complementary health insurance. The social partners of the CDNA have set up a compulsory supplementary health scheme for all employers and employees in the branch. To help companies apply these provisions, a joint offer from three insurers has been labeled, with the aim of pooling risks and offering the fairest and most sustainable pricing, and thus covering the greatest number of employees.
Supplementary pension
Supplementary provident insurance covers employees in the event of long-term illness, disability or death, in addition to Social Security benefits. The social partners of the CDNA have set up a supplementary provident scheme covering the risks of death, incapacity and disability for all employees in the branch falling within the scope of the collective agreement. The system is based on co-insurance, enabling insurers to join forces to make it easier for companies to sign up, cover more employees and pool risks to ensure fair and sustainable pricing.
High degree of solidarity
As part of the Group's accredited healthcare costs scheme, the Degré Élevé de Solidarité en Santé (DES) funds prevention and solidarity initiatives, such as the payment of 50% of healthcare contributions for apprentices and employees on professionalization contracts, as well as assistance with the payment of medical fees in the event of hospitalization. In addition, the Fonds de Degré Élevé de Solidarité en prévoyance provides support for employees, such as assistance for family carers, exceptional assistance and social aid in the event of economic hardship.
Employment and training
Salaries
Since March 1, 2025, the monthly minimum wage scale corresponding to the 9 levels of the job classification grid in the non-food retail branch (IDCC 1517) is that defined by amendment no. 14 of November 27, 2024. The gross hourly SMIC is €11.88, i.e. €1,801.80 per month for a legal working week of 35 hours (decree no. 2024-251 of October 24, 2024).
Human resources
The non-food retail sector is implementing initiatives to support job management, occupational risk prevention and outplacement. Panorama emplois-certifications is a recruitment tool comprising 49 job descriptions and skills repositories. A "Non-food trade" tool, developed with the participation of the CDNA, has been set up to identify and present the occupational hazards to which employees in the sector are exposed. Lastly, a redeployment unit within the branch assists employees in difficulty.
Training
Opcommerce is the CDNA branch's employment and training partner. It supports professional branches and companies in their efforts to develop skills, particularly through work-study programs. It works closely with training organizations to enhance employee skills and facilitate the integration of young people via apprenticeship and professionalization contracts.
FIVAPE encourages its members to provide ongoing training for their teams, in order to better support smokers in their efforts to quit. To this end, it recommends using organizations that are independent of the tobacco industry.
Gender equality in the workplace
As part of its commitment to professional equality, the CDNA and its social partners have developed tools and a negotiation framework to promote professional equality. An agreement within the framework of the IDCC 1517 collective agreement, which came into force on January 1, 2025, aims to guarantee gender equality in various areas such as recruitment, training, remuneration, promotion, work/life balance, as well as the prevention of violence, harassment and sexist behavior.