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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Voluntary retirement.

Article L1237-9

Any employee who voluntarily leaves the company to receive an old-age pension is entitled to a retirement allowance.The rate of this allowance varies according to the employee's length of service with…

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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

…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 s…

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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 L1237-19-2

…of Title I of Book IV of Part Two may benefit from the provisions of the agreement on collective redundancy. By way of derogation from the first paragraph of this article, termination by mutual agree…

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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 L1237-19-6

If validation is refused, a new agreement may be negotiated, taking into account the reasons given in the administrative decision. The social and economic committee, if any, is informed of the resumpt…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reclassification leave.

Article L1233-72

Reclassification leave is taken during the notice period, which the employee is exempt from serving. If the duration of the reclassification leave exceeds the notice period, the end of the notice peri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Revitalisation of employment areas.

Article L1233-89

The procedures provided for in this sub-section are applicable independently of the other procedures provided for in this chapter.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Notice and compensation in lieu of notice.

Article L1234-1

Where the dismissal is not for serious misconduct, the employee is entitled :1° If he has been with the same employer for less than six months, to a notice period, the duration of which is determined…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Penalties for irregularities.

Article L1235-12

If the employer fails to comply with the procedures for consulting staff representatives or informing the administrative authority, the court will award the employee involved in a mass redundancy for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Resignation.

Article L1237-1-1

…ation of his employment contract on the basis of this presumption may bring the matter before the industrial tribunal (Conseil de prud'hommes). The case is brought directly before the tribunal, which…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article L1237-5

…he previous paragraph, the employer may not make use of the option mentioned in the first paragraph during the year following the date on which the employee reaches the age set in 1° of article L. 351…

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