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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article L1237-18

Mobility leave may be offered by the employer either as part of an agreement on the collective termination of employment concluded under the conditions set out in articles L. 1237-19 to L. 1237-19-8,…

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

Article L1233-84

When they carry out a mass redundancy affecting, by its scale, the balance of the employment area or areas in which they are located, the undertakings mentioned in article L. 1233-71 are required to c…

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

Article L1233-87

When a mass redundancy carried out by a company with at least fifty employees which is not subject to the obligation to offer redeployment leave affects, by its scale, the balance of the employment ar…

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

Article L1234-5

…es not serve the notice period, he is entitled to compensation unless he is guilty of serious misconduct.Failure to serve the notice period, particularly if the employer waives it, does not entail any…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-2

…ded in accordance with the provisions ofArticle L. 1235-3. Where an irregularity has been committed during the procedure, in particular if an employee is dismissed without the procedure required by Ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article L1237-18-4

If the employee accepts the offer of mobility leave, the employment contract will be terminated by mutual agreement of the parties at the end of the leave. Employees benefiting from the protection men…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibitions.

Article L1242-6

Apart from the cases provided for in Article L. 1242-5, it is prohibited to enter into a fixed-term employment contract:1° To replace an employee whose employment contract has been suspended as a resu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Job security contract

Article L1233-69

…mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 5422-16. The conditions under which this payment is due are specified by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The State and the body mentioned in article L. 54…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Site or operation contract

Article L1236-9

If the agreement referred to in Article L. 1223-8 so provides, an employee who is made redundant at the end of a worksite or operations contract may be given priority for re-employment on an open-ende…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Unfair breach of contract.

Article L1237-2

If an open-ended employment contract is terminated at the employee's initiative, the employer is entitled to damages if the termination is unfair.In the event of a dispute, the court will rule in acco…

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