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Showing 60216030 of 27300 articles for Art. Décret n° 87-712 du 26 août 1987

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-29

The employer may defer the start of the leave for up to six months from the date of the request, depending on the proportion of employees absent from the company for the leave or on the number of days…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-54

…mployee under the age of twenty-five wishing to participate in the activities of youth and popular education organisations and sports federations and associations approved by the administrative author…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-61

An employee benefiting from representation leave who suffers a reduction in remuneration as a result receives an allowance from the State or the local authority to compensate, in full or in part, wher…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3142-74

…nce of an agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-73, the following provisions apply: 1° The maximum duration of leave is six months. It is six weeks in the event of an emergency; 2° The length of serv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-7

Derogations from the provisions of articles L. 3134-3 and L. 3134-4 may be granted by the administrative authority for categories of activities whose full or partial operation is necessary on Sundays…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single subsection: Public policy.

Article L3141-30

Articles L. 3141-28 and L. 3141-29 do not apply when the employer is required to join a holiday fund in application of article L. 3141-32.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-25

…event of a dispute, the employer's refusal may be challenged directly by the employee before the industrial tribunal (Conseil de prud'hommes), ruling under the accelerated procedure on the merits, un…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-46

…collective agreement or agreement at company level or, failing that, an agreement or agreement at industry level determines the time limits within which the employee must submit his request for leave.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-1

The provisions of this chapter apply in the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin. However, they do not apply to agricultural and fishing professions, railway undertakings, public ferry conc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single subsection: Public policy.

Article L3141-28

Where the employment contract is terminated before the employee has been able to benefit from all of the leave to which he was entitled, he shall receive, for the fraction of leave that he did not ben…

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