Chapter V: Reclassification of the contract.

Any employment contract entered into in disregard of the provisions of Articles L. 1242-1 to L. 1242-4, L. 1242-6, L. 1242-7, L. 1242-8-1, L. 1242-12, first paragraph, L. 1243-11, first paragraph, L. 1243-13-1, L. 1244-3-1 and L. 1244-4-1, and of the stipulations of the agreements or branch agreements entered into in application of Articles L. 1242-8, L. 1243-13, L. 1244-3 and L. 1244-4, shall be deemed to be of indefinite…

When a request is made to the industrial tribunal to reclassify a fixed-term employment contract as an open-ended contract, the case is referred directly to the tribunal, which gives a decision on the merits of the case within one month of the request being made. If the industrial tribunal upholds the employee’s claim, it will award compensation, payable by the employer, of not less than one month’s salary. This provision…