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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Trial period.

Article L1251-14

…t or company or establishment agreement.In the absence of an agreement, this period may not exceed :1° Two days if the contract is concluded for a period of one month or less ;2° Three days if the con…

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

Article L1254-29

…alculate the workforce of a freelance administration company, the following are taken into account: 1° The company's permanent employees, determined in accordance with Article L. 1111-2; 2° Ported emp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Constitution and membership.

Article L1253-2

Employers' groups are set up in one of the following forms: 1° Association governed by the law of 1st July 1901 relating to the contract of association ; 2° A cooperative company within the meaning of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-7

For the application of 1° of article L. 6322-63, the minimum period of presence in the company is assessed by adding together the periods during which the employee does or does not carry out an assign…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-1

…ract with an employee for the performance of successive assignments. Each assignment gives rise to: 1° The conclusion of a secondment contract between the temporary employment undertaking and the user…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Remuneration.

Article L1251-19

…purposes of assessing the employee's rights, the following are treated as time spent on assignment:1° periods of statutory maternity and adoption leave ;2° Periods, limited to an uninterrupted period…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Portage salarial

Article L1255-14

The following is punishable by a fine of €3,750 if a freelance administration contractor: 1° Concludes a freelance administration employment contract for a service activity, in disregard of Article L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Secondment contract and timeshare company.

Article L1252-13

…rovide evidence of a financial guarantee ensuring, in the event of default on his part, payment of :1° Salaries and incidentals ;2° Compulsory contributions due to social security bodies or social ins…

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

Article L1251-57

…rticle L. 1251-2, periods spent by temporary employees on the following are treated as assignments: 1° To training courses, skills assessments or actions to validate acquired experience. These periods…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Secondment contract.

Article L1251-43

The secondment contract drawn up for each employee shall include :1° The reason for using the temporary employee. This statement must be accompanied by precise justification, including, in particular,…

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