The total number of days of leave which may be taken each year by all the employees of the establishment for the training provided for in this sub-section and in articles L. 2325-44 and L. 4614-14 relating to the training of members of the social and economic committee delegation, may not exceed a maximum set by regulation taking into account the number of employees in the establishment. This decree also…
Jobseekers may participate in economic, social and environmental training courses and trade union training courses within the limits of the periods of twelve and eighteen days per annual period laid down for employees. Unemployed workers continue to receive the replacement income to which they are entitled for the duration of the courses in question.
Leave for economic, social and environmental training and trade union training cannot be deducted from annual paid leave. It is treated as actual working time for the purposes of determining the duration of paid leave, entitlement to social insurance and family benefits and all other rights resulting for the person concerned from his employment contract.
Leave for economic, social and environmental training and trade union training is granted as a matter of right, except where the employer considers, after obtaining the opinion of the social and economic committee, that such absence could have harmful consequences for production and the smooth running of the company. Reasons must be given for any refusal of leave by the employer. In the event of a dispute, the employer’s refusal…
Collective bargaining agreements may: 1° Contain more favourable provisions than those provided for in this sub-section, particularly with regard to remuneration; 2° Specify the periods of leave best suited to the needs of each profession; 3° Set the terms and conditions for the financing of the training, intended to cover the educational costs as well as the costs of compensation for the travel and accommodation expenses of the trainees and…
The conditions of application of the provisions relating to economic, social and environmental training leave and trade union training leave, as well as to the staff of the public companies listed by the decree provided for by article L. 2233-1, are determined by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.
Obstructing the exercise of trade union rights, as defined by articles L. 2141-4, L. 2141-9 and L. 2141-11 to L. 2143-22, is punishable by one year’s imprisonment and a fine of 3,750 euros.
Failure by an employer to comply with the provisions of articles L. 2141-5 to L. 2141-8, relating to trade union discrimination, is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros. A repeat offence is punishable by one year’s imprisonment and a fine of 7,500 euros.
I.-The representativeness of professional employers’ organisations is determined according to the following cumulative criteria: 1° Respect for republican values ; 2° Independence ; 3° Financial transparency; 4° A minimum seniority of two years in the professional and geographical field covering the negotiation level. This seniority is assessed from the date of legal filing of the articles of association; 5° Influence, characterised primarily by activity and experience; 6° Audience, which is…
In the professional branches, the professional employers’ organisations are representative: 1° which meet the criteria mentioned in 1° to 5° of article L. 2151-1 ; 2° Which have a balanced territorial coverage within the branch; 3° Whose member companies and organisations are up to date with their subscriptions and represent either at least 8% of all companies belonging to professional employers’ organisations in the sector that meet the criteria mentioned…
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