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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: The "portage salarial" company

Article L1254-26

…at all times, of a financial guarantee ensuring, in the event of default on its part, payment of: 1° Salaries and related benefits; 2° Indemnities resulting from this chapter; 3° Compulsory contribu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: The "portage salarial" company

Article L1254-25

…e ported employee is informed once a month of the items charged to this account, and in particular: 1° Of any payments made by the client company to the portage company in respect of the performance o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and scope

Article L1254-1

The term "portage salarial" refers to the organised whole made up of : 1° On the one hand, the relationship between a company referred to as a "freelance administration company" providing a service an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Succession of contracts.

Article L1251-37-1

…stry-level agreement concluded pursuant toArticle L. 1251-37, the waiting period is not applicable: 1° When the assignment contract is concluded to ensure the replacement of an employee who is tempora…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expiry of the contract term.

Article L1251-33

The end-of-assignment indemnity is not due: 1° When the assignment contract is concluded under 3° of article L. 1251-6 if an extended collective agreement between the professional organisations of emp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of secondment.

Article L1262-1

…ir employment relationship continues during the period of secondment.The secondment is carried out :1° Either on behalf and under the direction of the employer, under a contract concluded between the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions and prohibitions on the use of freelance administration services

Article L1254-4

I.-The purpose of working for the client company may not be to: 1° To replace an employee whose employment contract has been suspended as a result of a collective labour dispute ; 2° To carry out cert…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Status of permanent and temporary employees of the temporary employment agency.

Article L1251-56

For the purposes of applying the provisions of 1° of Article L. 6322-63, the minimum length of time temporary employees must have been with the temporary employment undertaking is determined by adding…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Open-ended employment contracts

Article L1254-21

…hip between the company providing the freelance administration services and the supported employee: 1° The methods for calculating and paying the remuneration due to the supported employee for carryin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Working conditions.

Article L1251-21

…ovisions, the conditions under which the work is performed include, exhaustively, those relating to:1° working hours ;2° night work3° Weekly rest and public holidays;4° Health and safety at work;5° wo…

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