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

Article L1237-3

Where an employee who has wrongfully terminated a contract of employment enters into a new contract of employment, the new employer is jointly and severally liable for any damage caused to the previou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1238-3

Failure to comply with the deadline for sending letters of dismissal provided for in article L. 1233-39 is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros, imposed as many times as there are employees affected by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions.

Article L1251-3

Any temporary employment activity outside such an undertaking is prohibited, subject to the provisions relating to non-profit labour lending operations authorised by article L. 8241-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Successive contracts in the same position.

Article L1244-3

…ee whose contract has expired, before the expiry of a waiting period calculated on the basis of the duration of the contract including, where applicable, its renewal(s). The days taken into account to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-3

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 1242-5 and L. 1242-6, relating to prohibitions on the conclusion of fixed-term employment contracts, is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros. A repe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Early termination of the contract.

Article L1243-3

Early termination of a fixed-term employment contract at the employee's initiative in cases other than those provided for in Articles L. 1243-1 and L. 1243-2 entitles the employer to damages correspon…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Succession of contracts.

Article L1251-36

…ee whose contract has expired, before the expiry of a waiting period calculated on the basis of the duration of the assignment contract including, where applicable, its renewal(s). The days taken into…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: The "portage salarial" company

Article L1254-30

…ority in the freelance administration company, seniority is assessed by adding together the periods during which these employees have carried out freelance administration services under employment con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expiry of the contract term.

Article L1251-30

…forward or postponed by two days. Adjusting the term of the assignment may not have the effect of reducing the duration of the assignment initially planned by more than ten working days, nor may it re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work.

Article L1255-3

Any user who, in breach of article L. 1251-5, concludes a secondment contract with the purpose or effect of permanently filling a job linked to the normal and permanent activity of the company, is lia…

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