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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Voluntary retirement.

Article L1237-10

An employee requesting retirement must give notice for a period determined in accordance with Article L. 1234-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Breach of contract.

Article L1237-11

The employer and employee may jointly agree on the terms and conditions of termination of their employment contract.A contractual termination cannot be imposed by either party, and cannot be used as a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Redundancy pay.

Article L1234-11

…do not affect the employee's seniority as assessed for the purpose of determining entitlement to redundancy pay.However, the period of suspension is not taken into account when determining the length…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Breach of contract.

Article L1237-13

The termination agreement defines the terms and conditions of the termination, in particular the amount of the specific termination indemnity, which may not be less than that of the indemnity provided…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Implementing provisions.

Article L1234-18

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the application of articles L. 1234-1 to L. 1234-14.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Penalties for irregularities.

Article L1235-11

Where the court finds that the dismissal has taken place when the dismissal procedure is null and void, in accordance with the provisions of the first two paragraphs of Article L. 1235-10, it may orde…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article L1237-18

Mobility leave may be offered by the employer either as part of an agreement on the collective termination of employment concluded under the conditions set out in articles L. 1237-19 to L. 1237-19-8,…

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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 5: Provisions specific to the departments of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L1234-17

During the notice period, the employer grants the employee a reasonable period of time in which to look for a new job, if he so requests.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Penalties for irregularities.

Article L1235-13

In the event of non-compliance with the re-employment priority provided for in article L. 1233-45, the court shall award the employee compensation of not less than one month's salary.

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