Paragraph 1: Seniority requirements

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Article R6323-9-1

French Labour CodeIn force

Updated 1 Nov 2023

I.-In order to benefit from a professional transition project, an intermittent employee in the live performance or recorded performance sectors must provide evidence of two hundred and eighty days' work or fees spread over the last two to five years and meet one of the following seniority conditions, depending on the case:

1° In the case of a technician in a recorded performance, provide proof of one hundred and thirty days' work over the last twenty-four months or sixty-five days over the last twelve months;

2° In the case of a technician in a live performance, provide proof of eighty-eight days' work over the last twenty-four months or forty-four days over the last twelve months;

3° In the case of a performing artist mentioned in article L. 7121-2, provide proof of sixty days' work or sixty fees over the last twenty-four months or thirty days or thirty fees over the last twelve months.

II - In order to benefit from a professional transition project, the employee holding a contract of employment with a temporary employment agency mentioned in article L. 1251-2 must provide proof of 1,600 hours' seniority in the branch, including 600 hours in the temporary employment agency, or group of temporary employment agencies, in which the application for the specific leave mentioned in article L. 6323-17-1 is submitted. Seniority is assessed, all assignments included, over a reference period of eighteen months.

In the case of an employee with an open-ended employment contract, periods during which no assignment is carried out are taken into account when calculating seniority.

III - The seniority referred to in this article is assessed on the date of the employee's departure for training.

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