Unemployment on 1st May cannot be a reason for a reduction in salary. Employees paid by the hour, by the day or by output are entitled to compensation equal to the wages lost as a result of unemployment. This compensation is payable by the employer.
In establishments and services which, due to the nature of their activity, cannot interrupt work, employees employed on 1st May are entitled, in addition to the salary corresponding to the work performed, to an indemnity equal to the amount of this salary. This allowance shall be paid by the employer.
The solidarity day instituted to finance actions in favour of the autonomy of elderly or disabled people takes the form of : 1° An additional day’s unpaid work for employees ; 2° The contribution provided for in 1° of article L. 14-10-4 of the Code de l’Action Sociale et des Familles for employers.
Work performed during the Solidarity Day, up to a maximum of seven hours, does not give rise to remuneration: 1° For employees paid on a monthly basis, within this seven-hour limit ; 2° For employees whose remuneration is calculated by reference to an annual number of working days in accordance with article L. 3121-58, up to the value of one working day. For part-time employees, the seven-hour limit provided for…
The hours corresponding to the solidarity day, up to a limit of seven hours or the number of hours proportional to the contractual working hours for part-time employees, are not deducted from the annual overtime quota or from the number of overtime hours provided for in the employment contract of the part-time employee. They do not give rise to mandatory compensation in the form of time off.
When an employee who has already worked a solidarity day during the current year works a new solidarity day due to a change of employer, the hours worked on this day give rise to additional pay and are deducted from the annual overtime quota or from the number of overtime hours provided for in the employment contract of an employee working part-time. These hours give rise to compulsory time off…
A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or convention sets out the arrangements for the Solidarity Day. This agreement may provide for : 1° Working on a public holiday other than 1st May ; 2° Work on a rest day granted under the collective agreement concluded pursuant to article L. 3121-44; 3° Or any other arrangement allowing the work of seven hours previously not worked in…
In the absence of a stipulation in the agreement concluded in application of article L. 3133-11, the arrangements for the Solidarity Day are defined by the employer, after consultation with the Social and Economic Committee.
The provisions of this chapter apply in the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin. However, they do not apply to agricultural and fishing professions, railway undertakings, public ferry concessions, child-rearing and teaching, liberal professions, insurance undertakings, employment in the home by a natural person, artistic professions, medical and paramedical professions and the sale of medicines. The provisions of Chapters II and III are not applicable, with the exception of those…
The employment of employees in industrial, commercial or craft undertakings is prohibited on Sundays and public holidays, except in the cases provided for in this chapter.
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