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Showing 711720 of 9666 articles for Art. CE 16-11-1988 n° 47685-47741

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation and penalties.

Article L1226-16

…cles L. 1226-14 and L. 1226-15 are calculated on the basis of the average salary that the person concerned would have received over the last three months if he had continued to work in the position he…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Notification of dismissal.

Article L1233-16

The letter of dismissal includes a statement of the economic reasons put forward by the employer.It also mentions the priority for re-employment provided for in article L. 1233-45 and the conditions f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Breach of contract.

Article L1237-16

This section does not apply to terminations of employment contracts resulting from : 1° Agreements resulting from the negotiations mentioned in articles L. 2242-20 and L. 2242-21 ; 2° Employment prote…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions specific to the departments of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L1234-16

The following are entitled to six weeks' notice1° Teachers and persons employed in private homes ;2° Commercial clerks mentioned in article L. 1226-24;3° Employees whose remuneration is fixed and who…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Penalties for irregularities.

Article L1235-16

The cancellation of the validation decision mentioned in article L. 1233-57-2 or the homologation decision mentioned in article L. 1233-57-3 for a reason other than that mentioned in the last paragrap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Contract performance conditions.

Article L1242-16

…applicable in the company does not allow the employee to actually take it.The amount of the allowance, calculated on the basis of this duration, may not be less than one tenth of the total gross remu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Legal proceedings.

Article L1253-16

…ng.They may bring these actions without having to prove that they have a mandate from the person concerned, provided that the latter has been notified and has not stated that he objects.The employee m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Form, content and transmission of the contract

Article L1254-16

The contract is sent to the employee no later than two working days after it is signed.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Portage salarial

Article L1255-16

…n Articles L. 1254-4 and L. 1254-5 ; 3° Failing to enter into a commercial contract with the freelance administration company for the provision of freelance administration services within the period s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1251-16

…erms and conditions of the remuneration due to the employee, including the end-of-assignment allowance provided for in article L. 1251-32;4° The length of any trial period;5° A clause covering the rep…

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