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Article L3232-4 of the French Labour Code

The minimum monthly remuneration is reduced accordingly when : 1° During the month in question, the employee has worked fewer hours than the legal weekly working time in the event of suspension of the employment contract; 2° The employment contract began or ended during the month in question.

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Article L3232-5 of the French Labour Code

When, as a result of a reduction in working hours below the legal weekly working hours for reasons other than those listed in Article L. 3232-4, an employee has received a total sum in the course of a month, by way of salary and partial activity allowance, which is less than the minimum remuneration, he shall be allocated an additional allowance equal to the difference between the minimum remuneration and…

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Article L3232-9 of the French Labour Code

Decrees in the Conseil d’Etat will determine the terms and conditions for the application of this chapter, in particular: 1° The conditions, procedures and deadlines for reimbursement by the State of its share of the supplementary allowance ; 2° Where necessary, the special arrangements applicable to employees in agriculture, construction and public works, professional seamen, professional dockers, employees working from home, intermittent employees, disabled workers and seasonal employees during the…

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Article L3241-1 of the French Labour Code

Subject to legislative provisions requiring wages to be paid in a specific form, wages are paid in cash or by crossed cheque or by transfer to a bank or post office account held by the employee or jointly by the employee. The employee may not appoint a third party to receive his salary. Any stipulation to the contrary is null and void. Below a monthly amount determined by decree, the…

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Article L3242-1 of the French Labour Code

Employees are paid on a monthly basis, irrespective of the number of days worked in the month for a given number of hours worked. The monthly payment neutralises the consequences of the unequal distribution of days between the twelve months of the year. For hours equivalent to the legal weekly working time, the monthly pay due to the employee is calculated by multiplying the hourly pay by 52/12 of the…

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Article L3242-4 of the French Labour Code

For any piecework work lasting more than a fortnight, the payment dates may be fixed by mutual agreement. However, the employee receives advance payments every fortnight and is paid in full in the fortnight following delivery of the work.

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