Section 1: Conditions of appeal

A fixed-term employment contract, whatever its reason, may not have the purpose or effect of permanently filling a job linked to the normal and permanent activity of the company.

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 1242-3, a fixed-term employment contract may only be concluded for the performance of a precise and temporary task, and only in the following cases: 1° Replacement of an employee in the event of : a) Absence ; b) A temporary change to part-time work, agreed by amendment to the employee’s contract of employment or by written agreement between the employee and his employer;…

In addition to the cases provided for in Article L. 1242-2, a fixed-term employment contract may be concluded : 1° Under legal provisions designed to encourage the recruitment of certain categories of unemployed persons ; 2° When the employer undertakes, for a period and under conditions determined by decree, to provide additional vocational training for the employee. 3° When the employer entrusts research activities to the employee and participates in…

At the end of an apprenticeship contract, a fixed-term employment contract may be concluded in the cases mentioned in articles L. 1242-2 and L. 1242-3 and, in addition, when the apprentice must fulfil national service obligations within a period of less than one year after expiry of the apprenticeship contract.