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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Trial period.

Article L1221-24

…by the company within three months of the end of the work placement included in the course of study during the final year of the course, the duration of the work placement is deducted from the probati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Trial period.

Article L1221-25

…he employer terminates a contract in progress or at the end of the trial period defined in articles L. 1221-19 to L. 1221-24 or in article L. 1242-10 for contracts stipulating a trial period of at lea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L1221-2

An employment contract of indefinite duration is the normal and general form of employment relationship.However, an employment contract may include a term fixed with precision at the time of its concl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Performance of the employment contract.

Article L1222-2

The information requested from an employee, in any form whatsoever, may only be used to assess his or her professional skills.Such information must have a direct and necessary link with the assessment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-22

If the child remains hospitalised until the end of the sixth week following the birth, the employee may postpone all or part of the leave to which she is still entitled until the date on which the hos…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-25

At the end of her maternity leave, the employee returns to her previous job or to a similar job with at least equivalent pay.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Harassment.

Article L1152-2

…in good faith, reported or witnessed such acts may be subject to the measures mentioned in Article L. 1121-2. The persons mentioned in the first paragraph of this article benefit from the protections…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L1155-2

Acts of discrimination committed as a result of moral or sexual harassment as defined in articles L. 1152-2, L. 1153-2 and L. 1153-3 of this code are punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Trial period.

Article L1221-23

The trial period and the possibility of renewing it are not presumed. They must be expressly stipulated in the letter of engagement or the employment contract.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-28

In the event of the death of the mother during the period of compensation defined in the first paragraph of article L. 331-6 of the Social Security Code, the father may suspend his employment contract…

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