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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L1221-4

As electronic reverse auctions are forbidden in matters of salary setting, any employment contract stipulating a salary set as a result of such a procedure is automatically null and void.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions.

Article L1142-4

The provisions of articles L. 1142-1 and L. 1142-3 do not prevent the adoption of temporary measures for the sole benefit of women aimed at establishing equal opportunities between women and men, in p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-46

…iew to adopting a child, he or she goes abroad to a collectivity governed by Article 73 or Article 74 of the Constitution or to New Caledonia, from a metropolitan department, another collectivity gove…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-40

When the duration of the adoption leave is divided between the two parents, the adoption of a child by a couple of employed parents gives entitlement to an additional twenty-five days of adoption leav…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-43

At the end of the adoption leave, the employee returns to his/her previous job or a similar job with at least equivalent pay.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Sexual harassment.

Article L1153-4

Any provision or act contrary to the provisions of articles L. 1153-1 and L. 1153-2 is null and void.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Prior interview.

Article L1232-4

During the hearing, the employee may be assisted by a person of his choice from among the company's staff.Where there are no staff representative bodies in the company, the employee may be assisted ei…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Incapacity resulting from a non-occupational illness or accident.

Article L1226-4

…is nevertheless taken into account for the calculation of the indemnity mentioned in article L. 1234-9. Notwithstanding article L. 1234-5, failure to serve notice does not give rise to the payment of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations to adapt and redeploy.

Article L1233-4

An employee may only be made redundant for economic reasons when all efforts to train and adapt have been made and when the person concerned cannot be redeployed to available jobs located in France in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1231-4

Neither the employer nor the employee may waive in advance the right to avail themselves of the rules provided for in this Title.

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