Book II: Employment contracts

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 1242-5 and L. 1242-6, relating to prohibitions on the conclusion of fixed-term employment contracts, is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros. A repeat offence is punishable by a fine of 7,500 euros and six months’ imprisonment.

Any person who concludes a fixed-term employment contract that does not include a term fixed precisely at the time it is concluded, in breach of article L. 1242-7, is liable to a fine of 3,750 euros. The same penalty applies if the employer concludes such a contract without setting a minimum duration, when it does not include a precise term. A repeat offence is punishable by a fine of €7,500…

Failure to comply with the stipulations of a branch agreement or convention adopted in application ofarticle L. 1242-8 or, where applicable, the provisions of articles L. 1242-8-1 and L. 1242-8-2, relating to the duration of a fixed-term employment contract, is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros. A repeat offence is punishable by a fine of 7,500 euros and six months’ imprisonment.

Failure to draw up a fixed-term employment contract in writing and to include a precise definition of the reason for the contract, in breach of the first paragraph of article L. 1242-12, is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros. A repeat offence is punishable by a fine of 7,500 euros and six months’ imprisonment.

Failure to send the fixed-term employment contract to the employee within two days of recruitment, in breach of article L. 1242-13, is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros. A repeat offence is punishable by a fine of 7,500 euros and six months’ imprisonment.

Paying an employee holding a fixed-term employment contract less than the remuneration that would be received in the same company, after the trial period, by an employee holding an open-ended employment contract with equivalent professional qualifications and performing the same duties, in breach of article L. 1242-15, is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros. A repeat offence is punishable by a fine of 7,500 euros and six months’ imprisonment.

Failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 1243-12, relating to the extension of the fixed-term employment contract of an employee exposed to ionising radiation, is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros. A repeat offence is punishable by a fine of 7,500 euros and six months’ imprisonment.

Failure to renew a fixed-term employment contract in accordance with the stipulations of a branch agreement or convention adopted in application ofarticle L. 1243-13 or, where applicable, the provisions ofarticle L. 1243-13-1 is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros. A repeat offence is punishable by a fine of 7,500 euros and six months’ imprisonment.

Failure to comply with the stipulations of a branch agreement or convention adopted in application ofarticle L. 1244-3 or, where applicable, the provisions ofarticle L. 1244-3-1, relating to the succession of contracts for the same position, is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros. A repeat offence is punishable by a fine of 7,500 euros and six months’ imprisonment.