Chapter IV: Assisted employment contracts

The contract for adult relay activities is a private law employment contract for an indefinite or fixed term concluded in application of 1° of article L. 1242-3 for a maximum period of three years, renewable once. Local authorities and the other legal entities governed by public law mentioned in article L. 5134-101, with the exception of public industrial and commercial establishments, may only conclude fixed-term employment contracts under the conditions…

Without prejudice to the cases provided for in articles L. 1243-1 and L. 1243-2, the employment contract relating to adult relay activities may be terminated, at the end of each of the annual periods in which they are carried out, at the initiative of the employee, subject to compliance with a two-week notice period, or by the employer, if he can prove real and serious grounds. In the latter case,…

If an employer decides to terminate an employee’s contract for real and serious reasons, the termination must be notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. This letter may not be sent to the employee less than two clear days after the date set for the preliminary interview. The date of presentation of the letter determines the starting point of the notice period.

An employee whose contract is terminated by his employer under the conditions set out in article L. 5134-104 will receive compensation calculated on the basis of the remuneration received. The amount used to calculate this indemnity may not, however, exceed the amount received by the employee in respect of the last eighteen months of performance of his employment contract. The rate of this indemnity is identical to that of the…

Notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 1243-2, failure by the employer to comply with the provisions relating to the termination of a fixed-term employment contract provided for in this sub-section entitles the employee to damages corresponding to the loss suffered. The same applies when the contract is terminated as a result of non-compliance with the agreement referred to in Article L. 5134-101 which led to its termination.