French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy
Article L3121-20
The maximum working week in any one week is forty-eight hours.
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The maximum working week in any one week is forty-eight hours.
In the event of exceptional circumstances and for the duration of such circumstances, the maximum working time defined in article L. 3121-20 may be exceeded by the administrative authority, under cond…
Employees who so wish may, in agreement with their employer, give up part of their rest days in return for an increase in their salary. The agreement between the employee and the employer must be in w…
When an employee who has entered into a fixed-term contract in days and who has reached the age stipulated in the first paragraph of article L. 161-22-1-5 of the Social Security Code requests to work…
Employees who have entered into a fixed number of days agreement are not subject to the provisions relating to : 1° The maximum daily working time provided for in article L. 3121-18 ; 2° The maximum w…
The weekly working time calculated over any period of twelve consecutive weeks may not exceed forty-four hours, except in the cases provided for in Articles L. 3121-23 to L. 3121-25.
In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 3121-23, exceeding the maximum weekly working time provided for in Article L. 3121-22 is authorised by the administrative authority under c…
A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or arrangement may provide for the maximum actual daily working time to be exceeded in the event of increased activity or for…
The Social and Economic Committee gives its opinion on applications for authorisation made to the administrative authority in application of articles L. 3121-24 and L. 3121-25. This opinion is forward…
In an emergency, the employer may exceed the maximum daily working time on his own responsibility, in the cases envisaged in article D. 3121-4. If the employer has not yet submitted a request to excee…
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