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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Status of employees.

Article D5424-22

…ct manager on public works sites, the company may not dismiss an employee during the period of inactivity of the site on which the employee is employed. However, these provisions do not affect the eff…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Reimbursement by the employer.

Article D5424-26

The employer is paid 85% of the amount obtained in article D. 5424-25 when the total payroll exceeds three times the amount of the allowance provided for in the same article and 90% when the total pay…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application.

Article D5424-7

…of articles L. 5424-6 to L. 5424-19 are applicable: 1° To workers belonging to the professional activities mentioned by decree no. 59-534 of 9 April 1959 relating to the nomenclature of economic acti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Status of employees.

Article D5424-19

The employee loses his right to compensation if he refuses to carry out the work requested of him by his company, when this work can be carried out during the bad weather, particularly in the workshop…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Calculation of compensation.

Article D5424-16

The part of the salary exceeding the amount corresponding to the salary limit for calculating social security contributions plus 20% is not taken into account in determining the basis for calculating…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for granting compensation.

Article D5424-13

…imum number of hours that can be compensated is set at nine hours per day up to a maximum of forty-five hours per week.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Inspections and disputes.

Article D5424-45

Collective disputes arising from the application of this section, with the exception of salaried employees employed by the State, are submitted to a joint conciliation commission. This commission is m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Inspections and disputes.

Article D5424-44

The employer shall at all times present to the auditors of the paid leave funds the pay slips to enable them to check the accuracy of the amount of wages used to calculate the contribution, as well as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to establishment medical committees and establishment technical committees.

Article R6144-82

…s' Social Committee may decide to deliberate jointly on matters falling within their joint consultative remit. At the end of these discussions, they issue separate opinions.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to establishment medical committees and establishment technical committees.

Article R6144-83

…the Commission and the Committee may, by the same qualified majority, entrust two of their respective members with the task of drawing up a joint report.The report concludes by issuing an opinion on…

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