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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Breach of contract.

Article L1237-11

The employer and employee may jointly agree on the terms and conditions of termination of their employment contract.A contractual termination cannot be imposed by either party, and cannot be used as a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Redundancy pay.

Article L1234-11

Circumstances leading to the suspension of the employment contract, by virtue of legal provisions, a collective labour agreement, contractual stipulations or customary practice, do not affect the empl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Penalties for irregularities.

Article L1235-11

Where the court finds that the dismissal has taken place when the dismissal procedure is null and void, in accordance with the provisions of the first two paragraphs of Article L. 1235-10, it may orde…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Expiry of the contract term and continuation after expiry.

Article L1243-11

Where the contractual employment relationship continues after the expiry of the fixed-term contract, the latter becomes a contract of indefinite duration.The employee retains the seniority acquired at…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Trial period.

Article L1242-11

The following provisions do not apply during the trial period:1° the commencement of the contract as provided for in article L. 1242-9 ; 2° Early termination of the contract as provided for in article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-11

Failure to comply with the stipulations of a branch agreement or convention adopted in application ofarticle L. 1244-3 or, where applicable, the provisions ofarticle L. 1244-3-1, relating to the succe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment and working conditions.

Article L1253-11

Without prejudice to branch or professional agreements applicable to employers' groups, the professional organisations representing employers' groups and the representative trade unions may conclude c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1251-11

The assignment contract must have a fixed term when it is signed. However, the contract may not include a precise term when it is concluded in one of the following cases: 1° Replacement of an absent e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Secondment contract and timeshare company.

Article L1252-11

Any clause prohibiting the recruitment of a seconded employee by the user undertaking at the end of his assignment is deemed unwritten.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work.

Article L1255-11

Disregarding, directly or through an intermediary, the ban on working as a temporary employment agency imposed by the court in application of the last paragraph of article L. 1255-1 or L. 1255-2 is pu…

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