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Showing 39713980 of 27215 articles for Art. Décret 2015-981 du 31 juillet 2015

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Performance of the employment contract.

Article L1222-3

The employee is expressly informed, prior to their implementation, of the professional assessment methods and techniques used in relation to him/her.The results obtained are confidential.Employee appr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment, transfer and dismissal.

Article L1225-6

The provisions of articles L. 1225-4, L. 1225-4-3 and L. 1225-5 do not prevent the expiry of a fixed-term employment contract.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Night work.

Article L1225-10

…ract is then suspended until the date of commencement of the statutory maternity leave and possibly during the additional period following the end of this leave in application of article L. 1225-9.The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-39

…that placed the child.These provisions do not apply if the employee is dismissed for serious misconduct unrelated to the adoption or because it is impossible to maintain the employment contract for a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Leave for sick children.

Article L1225-61

…or whom they are responsible within the meaning of Article L. 513-1 of the Social Security Code.The duration of this leave is a maximum of three days per year. It is increased to five days if the chil…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Sexual harassment.

Article L1153-1

No employee may be subjected to acts of :1° Sexual harassment, consisting of repeated comments or behaviour with a sexual or sexist connotation which either violate their dignity by being degrading or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L1221-4

…ters 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
Section 2: Recruitment.

Article L1221-6

The information requested, in any form whatsoever, from a job applicant may only be used to assess his/her ability to hold the post offered or his/her professional aptitudes.This information must have…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Voluntary secure mobility

Article L1222-14

…nal classification. They will benefit from the professional interview mentioned in I of article L. 6315-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Exposure to particular risks.

Article L1225-13

…de to perform one of the existing tasks in the company.These temporary measures do not entail any reduction in pay.

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