Title III: Termination of open-ended employment contracts

The employee is entitled to notice of 1° One day’s notice where remuneration is fixed on a daily basis ; 2° One week’s notice where remuneration is fixed on a weekly basis; 3° Two weeks’ notice if his remuneration is fixed on a monthly basis; 4° six weeks when his remuneration is fixed per quarter or per longer period.

The following are entitled to six weeks’ notice 1° Teachers and persons employed in private homes ; 2° Commercial clerks mentioned in article L. 1226-24; 3° Employees whose remuneration is fixed and who are permanently entrusted with the management or supervision of an activity or part thereof, or those entrusted with technical services requiring a certain level of qualification.

During the notice period, the employer grants the employee a reasonable period of time in which to look for a new job, if he so requests.

The provisions of this sub-section apply in the absence of legal, contractual or customary provisions providing for a longer period of notice. They also apply to the termination of a permanent employment contract at the initiative of the employee.