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Showing 3140 of 62236 articles for Art. L 1237-1 et seq.

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Breach of contract.

Article L1237-12

The parties to the contract agree on the principle of a contractual termination during one or more meetings at which the employee may be assisted:1° Either by a person of his choice from the company's…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Breach of contract.

Article L1237-14

At the end of the cooling-off period, the earliest party shall send a request for approval to the administrative authority, together with a copy of the termination agreement. An order of the Minister…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Termination by mutual agreement under a collective agreement

Article L1237-17

A collective agreement on forward-looking management of jobs and skills or a collective severance agreement may define the terms and conditions for the mutually agreed termination of the employment co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19

A collective agreement may determine the content of a collective severance agreement excluding all redundancies in order to achieve the objectives assigned to it in terms of job cuts. The authorities…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Breach of contract.

Article L1237-11

The employer and employee may jointly agree on the terms and conditions of termination of their employment contract.A contractual termination cannot be imposed by either party, and cannot be used as a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article L1237-5-1

As from 22 December 2006, no collective agreement or arrangement providing for the possibility of compulsory retirement of an employee at an age lower than that set out in 1° of article L. 351-8 of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-7

The monitoring of the implementation of the agreement on the collective termination by mutual agreement is the subject, if it exists, of regular and detailed consultation of the social and economic co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-5

The administrative authority competent to take the validation decision is that of the place where the company or establishment concerned by the draft agreement on collective redundancy is established.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Voluntary retirement.

Article L1237-9-1

Employees receive training in the fight against cardiac arrest and in lifesaving techniques before they retire. The content, scope and implementation of this article shall be defined by decree.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article D1237-11

The new request referred to in article L. 1237-19-6 is sent by the electronic means provided for in article D. 1237-8.

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