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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation and penalties.

Article L1226-14

…t of the compensation in lieu of notice provided for in article L. 1234-5 as well as to a special redundancy payment which, in the absence of more favourable contractual provisions, is equal to double…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation and penalties.

Article L1226-16

The indemnities provided for in articles L. 1226-14 and L. 1226-15 are calculated on the basis of the average salary that the person concerned would have received over the last three months if he had…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Employee with a fixed-term employment contract.

Article L1226-18

…pational disease has a fixed-term employment contract, the employer may only terminate the contract during the periods in which the contract is suspended if he can prove that the employee is guilty of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Prior interview.

Article L1232-3

During the preliminary interview, the employer will state the reasons for the proposed decision and ask the employee for explanations.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Employee advisor.

Article L1232-11

Employers are reimbursed by the State for the salaries maintained during the employee adviser's absences to carry out his duties, as well as the corresponding benefits and social security charges.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Notification of dismissal.

Article L1233-42

…der issued by the Minister for Employment sets out the models that the employer may use to notify redundancy.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Notification of dismissal.

Article L1233-44

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the procedures for application of the first and second paragraphs of article L. 1233-39 and articles L. 1233-42 and L. 1233-43.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Role of the social and economic committee

Article L1233-57-17

…of takeover projects.The expert submits his report within the timeframe set out in Article L. 1233-30.When the social and economic committee calls on the assistance of an expert, the employer informs…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Parental presence leave.

Article L1225-65

The duration of the parental presence leave is taken into account in its entirety for the purposes of determining the employee's rights based on seniority within the company.The employee retains the b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application.

Article L1226-6

The provisions of this section do not apply to the relationship between an employer and his employee who is the victim of an accident at work or an occupational disease which occurred or was contracte…

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