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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work.

Article L1255-11

Disregarding, directly or through an intermediary, the ban on working as a temporary employment agency imposed by the court in application of the last paragraph of article L. 1255-1 or L. 1255-2 is pu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibitions.

Article L1251-10

In addition to the cases provided for in Article L. 1251-9, it is forbidden to use temporary work:1° To replace an employee whose employment contract has been suspended as a result of a collective lab…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1251-12-1

…stipulation in the agreement or branch agreement concluded pursuant toArticle L. 1251-12, the total duration of the assignment contract may not exceed eighteen months, taking into account, where appli…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Status of permanent and temporary employees of the temporary employment agency.

Article L1251-58

Rules specific to temporary work relating to staff representation are set out in Book III of Part Two.Rules specific to temporary work relating to employee profit-sharing are set out in Book III of Pa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-2

…Where applicable, the conditions relating to working hours, in particular night work; 3° The times during which the employee must be contactable during periods when the assignment is not being carrie…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-4

Assignments carried out by an employee who has an open-ended employment contract with a temporary employment undertaking are governed by Articles L. 1251-5 to L. 1251-63, subject to the adaptations pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Fixing the term and duration of the contract

Article L1254-12

The total duration of the fixed-term contract may not exceed eighteen months, taking into account any renewals under the conditions set out in Article L. 1254-17.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work.

Article L1255-1

…ismissal of permanent staff, they are entitled, in addition to compensation in lieu of notice and redundancy pay, to the compensation provided for in articles L. 1235-2, L. 1235-3 or L. 1235-5.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work.

Article L1255-12

In all the cases provided for in this section, the court may order, as an additional penalty, that the judgment be posted at the expense of the convicted temporary employment agency or user, in accord…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1261-3

For the purposes of this Title, a seconded employee is any employee of an employer who is duly established and carries out his activity outside France and who, while habitually working on behalf of th…

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