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Showing 24512460 of 45698 articles for Art. Décret 81-255 du 3-3-1981

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreements

Article D5132-30

After receiving a favourable opinion from the Conseil départemental de l'insertion par l'activité économique (departmental council for integration through economic activity), an organisation with an a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Employment contract

Article R5134-36

…of hours worked per week is deemed to be equal to the contractual working time. The provisional schedule for the distribution of working hours over the year or the period covered by the employment con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Help with professional integration

Article R5134-35

Pursuant to article L. 2323-48, the staff representative bodies of the employing organisations, where they exist, are informed of the employment support contracts concluded.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation of actions

Article R5132-35

The Prefect supervises the implementation of the agreement signed to set up one or more integration workshops and work sites. At the employer's request, the Prefect will provide any information needed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Help with professional integration

Article R5134-33

The maximum duration of twenty-four months of work integration assistance may, for the persons mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 5134-23-1, be extended to sixty months by successive exten…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for awarding a label

Article R5141-34

A label is created attesting to the ability of a natural or legal person to provide one or more of the phases of advice and support for business start-ups and takeovers mentioned in article R. 5141-29…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose of policies to promote the employment of people with disabilities

Article D5211-3

The adaptations mentioned in article D. 5211-2 may be individual or collective for a group of people with similar needs. They also relate to teaching methods and aids and may make use of information a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5151-3

The purpose of the information system for the personal activity account is to enable: 1° Consultation by the account holder and use, in the personal activity account, of the rights registered or menti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article D5212-3

…le L. 5212-13 takes into account all the workers mentioned in Article L. 5212-13, regardless of the duration and nature of their contract, including trainees, people on work experience placements and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Periods of work experience in a professional environment

Article D5135-3

…structure, provided that these agreements have different purposes or objectives and that the total duration of these agreements, including renewals, does not exceed sixty days over the same period.

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