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Article L2241-10 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

When the national professional minimum wage for employees without qualifications within the meaning of 4° of II of article L. 2261-22 is lower than the interprofessional minimum growth wage, the organisations bound by a branch agreement or, failing that, by professional agreements meet to negotiate on wages. If the employers fail to take the initiative within forty-five days, negotiations will begin within fifteen days of a request from a representative…

Article L2241-11 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

The organisations bound by a branch agreement or, failing that, by professional agreements meet to negotiate every three years on measures to ensure professional equality between women and men and on remedial measures to remedy the inequalities observed. The implementation of these remedial measures, where they relate to pay, is monitored as part of the compulsory annual negotiations on pay provided for in article L. 2241-8. The negotiations shall focus…

Article L2241-12 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

The organisations bound by a branch agreement or, failing that, by professional agreements meet, at least once every three years, to negotiate on working conditions, forward-looking management of jobs and skills, in particular to meet the challenges of the ecological transition, and on taking into account the effects of exposure to the occupational risk factors listed in article L. 4161-1. Negotiations on the forward-looking management of jobs and skills may…

Article L2241-13 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

The organisations bound by a branch agreement or, failing that, by professional agreements meet to negotiate, every three years, on measures aimed at the professional integration and continued employment of disabled workers. Negotiations shall focus in particular on conditions of access to employment, training and professional promotion, as well as working conditions, employment and job retention. The information required for negotiation is determined by regulation.

Article L2241-14 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

The organisations bound by a branch agreement or, failing that, by a professional agreement meet at least every three years to negotiate on the priorities, objectives and means of vocational training for employees. These negotiations will focus in particular on equal access to training for employees according to their professional category and the size of their company, additional contributions to the personal training account, validation of acquired experience, access to…

Article L2241-15 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

The organisations bound by a branch agreement or, failing that, by professional agreements meet, at least once every five years, to examine the need to revise the classifications. These negotiations shall take into account the objective of professional equality between men and women and job diversity. When an average pay gap between women and men is identified, the organisations bound by a branch agreement or, failing that, by professional agreements,…

Article L2241-16 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

The organisations bound by a branch agreement or, failing that, by professional agreements, meet once every five years to start negotiations on setting up one or more inter-company savings plans or collective inter-company company retirement savings plans where no agreement has been concluded at this level on the matter.

Article L2241-17 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

The annual and five-yearly negotiations provided for in Articles L. 2241-8 and L. 2241-15 also aim to define and plan measures to eliminate pay differentials between women and men.

Article L2241-18 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

The agreement aimed at eliminating pay differentials concluded following the annual and five-yearly negotiations is filed with the administrative authority under the conditions defined in article L. 2231-6. If no agreement is filed or no minutes of disagreement are sent to this authority, containing the parties’ proposals as they stand, the joint committee referred to in article L. 2261-20 is convened on the initiative of the Minister for Labour in…

Article L2242-1 of the French Labour Code

November 7, 2023

In companies where one or more trade union sections of representative organisations have been set up, the employer shall initiate negotiations at least once every four years: 1° Negotiations on remuneration, in particular actual salaries, working hours and the sharing of added value within the company; 2° Negotiations on professional equality between women and men, including measures to eliminate pay differentials and the quality of life and working conditions.

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Article L2241-10 of the French Labour Code

Article L2241-11 of the French Labour Code

Article L2241-12 of the French Labour Code

Article L2241-13 of the French Labour Code

Article L2241-14 of the French Labour Code

Article L2241-15 of the French Labour Code

Article L2241-16 of the French Labour Code

Article L2241-17 of the French Labour Code

Article L2241-18 of the French Labour Code

Article L2242-1 of the French Labour Code

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