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Showing 86218630 of 44273 articles for Art. CE 24-2-1978 n° 97347

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Possibility of an agreement and specific terms and conditions resulting therefrom.

Article L1233-21

By way of derogation from the rules on consultation of employee representative bodies laid down in this Title and in Book III of Part Two, a company, group or branch agreement may lay down the terms a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions specific to the departments of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L1226-23

…al reason beyond his control and for a relatively insignificant period is entitled to continue to receive his salary. However, during the suspension of the contract, the indemnities paid by a compulso…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Employee with a fixed-term employment contract.

Article L1226-20

…The termination of the contract entitles the employee to an indemnity which may not be less than twice the amount of the indemnity provided for in article L. 1234-9. This termination indemnity is paid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Notice and compensation in lieu of notice.

Article L1234-2

Any clause in an employment contract setting a shorter notice period than that resulting from the provisions of article L. 1234-1 or a longer service requirement than that set out in those same provis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1238-2

…ishable by a fine of 3,750 euros, imposed as many times as there are employees affected by the offence.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Reclassification of the contract.

Article L1245-2

…payable by the employer, of not less than one month's salary. This provision applies without prejudice to the application of the provisions of Title III of this book relating to the rules governing th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions.

Article L1251-2

A temporary work contractor is any natural or legal person whose sole activity is to make employees available on a temporary basis to user companies, whom it recruits and remunerates on the basis of a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Remuneration.

Article L1251-20

A temporary employee placed at the disposal of a building or public works company mentioned in article L. 5424-6 is entitled to an indemnity in the event of work stoppage caused by bad weather, provid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions.

Article L1252-2

…undertakings qualified staff that they are unable to recruit themselves due to their size or resources.Employees are made available for assignments that may be full-time or part-time.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Information on vacancies.

Article L1251-25

At the request of a temporary employee who has been with the user company for at least six months, the user company will inform the temporary employee of any open-ended contract positions to be filled…

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