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Article L3121-58 of the French Labour Code

An individual agreement for a fixed number of days over the year may be concluded, within the limit of the number of days set in application of 3° of I of article L. 3121-64: 1° Managers who have autonomy in the organisation of their working hours and whose duties do not require them to follow the collective timetable applicable in the workshop, department or team to which they belong; 2°…

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Article L3121-59 of the French Labour Code

Employees who so wish may, in agreement with their employer, give up part of their rest days in return for an increase in their salary. The agreement between the employee and the employer must be in writing. A rider to the lump-sum agreement concluded between the employee and the employer determines the rate of the increase applicable to the remuneration for this additional working time, which may not be less…

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Article L3121-60-1 of the French Labour Code

When an employee who has entered into a fixed-term contract in days and who has reached the age stipulated in the first paragraph of article L. 161-22-1-5 of the Social Security Code requests to work reduced hours in relation to the maximum legal or contractual working time expressed in days, he shall send his request, under conditions set by decree, to the employer. In the absence of a written and…

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Article L3121-61 of the French Labour Code

When an employee who has entered into a fixed number of days agreement receives remuneration that is clearly unrelated to the duties imposed on him, he may, notwithstanding any contractual clause to the contrary, apply to the court for compensation calculated on the basis of the loss suffered, having regard in particular to the level of salary applied in the company and corresponding to his qualification.

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Article L3121-62 of the French Labour Code

Employees who have entered into a fixed number of days agreement are not subject to the provisions relating to : 1° The maximum daily working time provided for in article L. 3121-18 ; 2° The maximum weekly working hours provided for in Articles L. 3121-20 and L. 3121-22; 3° To the legal weekly working hours provided for in article L. 3121-27.

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Article L3121-64 of the French Labour Code

I.-The agreement providing for the conclusion of individual fixed-term agreements in hours or days over the year determines : 1° The categories of employees who may enter into an individual lump-sum agreement, in compliance with articles L. 3121-56 and L. 3121-58 ; 2° The reference period for the package, which may be the calendar year or any other period of twelve consecutive months; 3° The number of hours or days…

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Article L3121-65 of the French Labour Code

I.-In the absence of the contractual stipulations provided for in 1° and 2° of II of article L. 3121-64, an individual agreement for a fixed number of days may be validly concluded subject to compliance with the following provisions: 1° The employer draws up a control document showing the number and date of days or half-days worked. Under the employer’s responsibility, this document may be completed by the employee; 2°…

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Article L3121-66 of the French Labour Code

In the event that the employee waives the right to days off in application of article L. 3121-59 and in the absence of any specific provisions in the collective agreement mentioned in article L. 3121-64, the maximum number of days worked in the year is two hundred and thirty-five.

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