In the absence of an agreement, the compulsory counterpart in the form of time off mentioned in article L. 3121-30 is set at 50% of the overtime hours worked in excess of the annual quota mentioned in the same article L. 3121-30 for companies with no more than twenty employees, and at 100% of these same hours for companies with more than twenty employees. For the application of the first…
In the absence of an agreement, a decree determines the annual quota defined in article L. 3121-30 as well as the characteristics and conditions for taking the compulsory compensatory rest for any overtime worked in excess of this quota.
In the absence of an agreement, the Social and Economic Committee is consulted at least once a year on the arrangements for using the annual overtime quota and any excess.
Where a system for organising working time is implemented over a reference period longer than a week, overtime is deducted at the end of this reference period. This reference period may not exceed three years in the case of a collective agreement and nine weeks in the case of a unilateral decision by the employer. If the reference period is annual, hours worked in excess of 1,607 hours constitute overtime….
In companies which have introduced a system for organising working time over a reference period longer than a week, employees are informed within a reasonable time of any change in the distribution of their working hours.
The introduction of a system for organising working hours over a period longer than a week by collective agreement does not constitute a change to the employment contract for full-time employees.
Pursuant to Article L. 3121-41, a company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or convention may define the terms and conditions of the organisation of working time and organise the distribution of working time over a period longer than a week. It provides for : 1° The reference period, which may not exceed one year or, if authorised by a branch agreement, three years ; 2° The…
In the absence of an agreement as referred to in Article L. 3121-44, the employer may, under conditions laid down by decree, introduce a system whereby working time is spread over several weeks, up to a maximum of nine weeks for companies employing fewer than fifty employees and up to a maximum of four weeks for companies with fifty or more employees.
By way of derogation from Article L. 3121-45, in companies that operate on a continuous basis, the employer may introduce a system whereby working hours are spread over several weeks.
In the absence of stipulations in the agreement mentioned in article L. 3121-44, the notice period for employees in the event of a change in working hours or hours of work is set at seven days.
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