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Article L3121-38 of the French Labour Code

In the absence of an agreement, the compulsory counterpart in the form of time off mentioned in article L. 3121-30 is set at 50% of the overtime hours worked in excess of the annual quota mentioned in the same article L. 3121-30 for companies with no more than twenty employees, and at 100% of these same hours for companies with more than twenty employees.

For the application of the first paragraph of this article, the number of employees and the crossing of the threshold of twenty employees are determined in accordance with the procedures set out in article L. 130-1 of the Social Security Code.

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Article L3121-38

A défaut d’accord, la contrepartie obligatoire sous forme de repos mentionnée à l’article L. 3121-30 est fixée à 50 % des heures supplémentaires accomplies au-delà du contingent annuel mentionné au même article L. 3121-30 pour les entreprises de vingt salariés au plus, et à 100 % de ces mêmes heures pour les entreprises de plus de vingt salariés.

Pour l’application du premier alinéa du présent article, l’effectif salarié et le franchissement du seuil de vingt salariés sont déterminés selon les modalités prévues à l’article L. 130-1 du code de la sécurité sociale.

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