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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-3

The time required for dressing and undressing, when the wearing of working clothes is required by law, collective bargaining agreements, internal regulations or the employment contract and when dressi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy.

Article L3121-29

Overtime is calculated on a weekly basis.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-42

In companies which have introduced a system for organising working time over a reference period longer than a week, employees are informed within a reasonable time of any change in the distribution of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-14

…on the grounds that he is unfit for the job involving night work, within the meaning of articles L. 3122-1 to L. 3122-5, unless he provides written proof either that he is unable to offer a position u…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Additional hours by rider

Article L3123-22

…oyees may benefit from additional hours as a matter of priority. Additional hours worked beyond the duration determined by the rider give rise to an increase in pay of no less than 25%.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum working hours and overtime

Article L3123-29

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 3123-21, the rate of increase for overtime is 10% for each overtime hour worked up to one tenth of the hours provided for in the employment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L3132-2

The weekly rest period is at least twenty-four consecutive hours, plus the consecutive hours of daily rest provided for in Chapter I.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3121-15

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 3121-14, the equivalence system may be instituted by decree of the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-48

The employer may, at the request of certain employees, set up a system of individualised working hours allowing hours to be carried over from one week to another, within the limits and according to th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L3121-55

The lump-sum payment of working hours must be agreed by the employee and set out in a written individual lump-sum agreement.

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