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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definition

Article L3123-1

A part-time employee is an employee whose working time is less than : 1° The legal working time or, where this is less than the legal working time, the working time agreed for the branch or company or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Implementing provisions

Article L3121-67

Decrees of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions of application of this chapter for all branches of activity or professions or for a particular branch or profession. These decree…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-5

An employee is considered to be a night worker if : 1° Either he performs, at least twice a week, according to his usual working hours, at least three hours of night work per day; 2° Or, during a refe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-50

Only hours lost as a result of a collective work stoppage resulting from : 1° Accidental causes, bad weather or force majeure ; 2° inventory ; 3° Unemployment on one or two working days between a publ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy.

Article L3123-34

…s of work and periods of non-work. The contract must be in writing. It shall mention in particular: 1° The employee's qualifications ; 2° The elements of the remuneration ; 3° The employee's minimum a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Flexible working days

Article L3121-62

…have entered into a fixed number of days agreement are not subject to the provisions relating to : 1° The maximum daily working time provided for in article L. 3121-18 ; 2° The maximum weekly working…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3121-12

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 3121-11: 1° The way on-call duty is organised and the compensation for it are set by the employer, after consulting the social and economic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3122-21

…he existence of break times, in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The commencement of fair and serious negotiations implies that the employer has : 1° Invited t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3122-19

…an agreement concluded at territorial level may provide for the possibility of employing employees between 9 p.m. and midnight.This agreement provides, in particular, for the benefit of employees empl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3121-44

…e and organise the distribution of working time over a period longer than a week. It provides for : 1° The reference period, which may not exceed one year or, if authorised by a branch agreement, thre…

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