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Article D5132-43-6 of the French Labour Code

Where an employer intends to enter into an employment contract derogating from the minimum weekly working time of twenty hours, he must provide the Prefect with the following information prior to recruitment:

1° Any document intended to establish that the situation of the person recruited presents the characteristics mentioned in article R. 5132-43-7 and justifies recourse to this derogation ;

2° A document listing the support and training measures that it plans to implement during the derogation period.

When an employee plans to work less than the minimum twenty-hour working week, he must submit a written request, giving the reasons, to his employer who, if he accepts the request, must refer the matter to the Prefect under the conditions set out above.

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Article D5132-43-6

Lorsqu’un employeur envisage de conclure un contrat de travail dérogeant à la durée hebdomadaire minimale de vingt heures, il fournit au préfet avant l’embauche :

1° Tout document visant à établir que la situation de la personne recrutée présente les caractéristiques mentionnées à l’article R. 5132-43-7 et justifie le recours à cette dérogation ;

2° Un document répertoriant les actions d’accompagnement et de formation qu’il envisage de mettre en œuvre pendant la période dérogatoire.

Lorsqu’un salarié envisage de passer à une durée de travail hebdomadaire inférieure à la durée minimale de vingt heures, il fait une demande écrite et motivée à son employeur qui, s’il accepte cette demande, saisit le préfet dans les conditions prévues ci-dessus.

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