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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Tips.

Article L3244-1

In all commercial establishments where tipping is practised, all collections made "for service" by the employer in the form of a mandatory percentage added to customers' bills or otherwise, as well as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article L3142-115

In undertakings with at least three hundred employees, the employer may defer the start of the period of part-time work where this would have the effect of increasing the number of employees employed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article L3142-128

In companies with fewer than three hundred employees, the employer may defer the employee's leave or the start of the period of part-time work if exercising this right would result in the number of ho…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3152-1

The collective agreement determines the conditions and limits under which the time savings account may be credited with time or money at the initiative of the employee or, for hours worked in excess o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other fixing procedures.

Article L3231-10

During the course of the year, the minimum growth wage may be increased by regulation to a higher level than that resulting from the application of the provisions of article L. 3231-5.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Guarantee institutions against the risk of non-payment.

Article L3253-16

…3-14 are subrogated to the rights of employees for whom they have made advances: 1° For all claims, during a safeguard procedure ; 2° For claims guaranteed by the preferential right provided for in ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article L3142-110

An employee who returns to work in the company at the end of his leave is entitled to retraining as necessary, particularly in the event of a change in working techniques or methods.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions.

Article L3161-1

…s: 1° Employees under the age of eighteen ; 2° Trainees under the age of eighteen who complete introductory or practical work placements in a professional environment as part of a sandwich course or a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L3221-1

The provisions of articles L. 3221-2 to L. 3221-7 apply, in addition to the employers and employees mentioned in article L. 3211-1, to those not governed by the Labour Code and, in particular, to publ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Guarantee institutions against the risk of non-payment.

Article L3253-14

The insurance provided for in article L. 3253-6 is implemented by an association created by representative national professional employers' organisations and approved by the administrative authority.…

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