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

Article L1225-14

…e month provided for in 2° of article L. 1225-12.The employee benefits from guaranteed remuneration during the suspension of the employment contract, consisting of the daily allowance provided for in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-18

…increased by a maximum of four weeks. The period of twenty-two weeks following childbirth is then reduced by the same amount;2° For the birth of three or more children, this period begins twenty-four…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-27

…work after maternity leave is entitled to the professional interview mentioned in I of article L. 6315-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Resignation.

Article L1225-34

An employee in a medically certified state of pregnancy may terminate her employment contract without notice and without having to pay compensation.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Parental childcare leave and part-time work.

Article L1225-58

…or working part-time to raise a child is entitled to the skills assessment mentioned in article L. 6313-1, subject to the conditions of seniority mentioned in article L. 1225-47.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions.

Article L1142-2

Where membership of one sex or the other meets an essential and determining professional requirement and provided that the objective is legitimate and the requirement proportionate, the prohibitions p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions.

Article L1142-4

The provisions of articles L. 1142-1 and L. 1142-3 do not prevent the adoption of temporary measures for the sole benefit of women aimed at establishing equal opportunities between women and men, in p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions.

Article L1142-5

It is the employer's responsibility to take into account the objectives in terms of professional equality between women and men in the company and the measures enabling them to be achieved: 1° In comp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Single personnel register.

Article L1221-13

A single personnel register is kept in all establishments where employees are employed.The surnames and forenames of all employees are entered in the order of recruitment. These details must be entere…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Voluntary secure mobility

Article L1222-12

In companies and groups of companies, within the meaning of article L. 2331-1, with at least three hundred employees, any employee with at least twenty-four months' seniority, consecutive or otherwise…

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