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French Labour CodeIn force
Single subsection: Public policy.

Article L3141-29

…rsement is not due if the employee's termination of the employment contract is due to gross negligence on the part of the employer.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single subsection: Public policy.

Article L3141-26

…f tips, the remuneration to be taken into account in determining holiday pay is assessed in accordance with the rules applicable to social security. Holiday pay may not be deducted from the total amou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single subsection: Public policy.

Article L3141-25

In determining the holiday pay, account shall be taken of the fringe benefits and benefits in kind which the employee would not continue to enjoy during his leave. The value of these benefits may not…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-2

…does not entail any reduction in remuneration, which takes account, where applicable, of the allowance mentioned inarticle L. 331-9 of the Social Security Code, and is treated as actual working time f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-23

Before and after his leave, the employee is entitled to the professional interview mentioned in I of article L. 6315-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-29

…the proportion of employees absent from the company for the leave or on the number of days of absence planned for the same leave. In companies with fewer than three hundred employees, this limit is i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-25

…irectly by the employee before the industrial tribunal (Conseil de prud'hommes), ruling under the accelerated procedure on the merits, under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-20

The employee may, with the agreement of his employer, convert this leave into a period of part-time work or split it up. In this case, the employee must notify his employer at least forty-eight hours…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Closure decisions.

Article L3132-29

…be given their weekly rest period, the Prefect may, by order, at the request of the trade unions concerned, order the closure to the public of establishments in the profession or geographical area con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single subsection: Public policy.

Article L3141-27

The provisions of this section do not affect any contractual stipulations or practices which provide for higher holiday pay.

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