Section 2: Privileges and insurance in the event of safeguard, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation proceedings

When safeguard, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation proceedings are initiated, remuneration of any kind due to employees for the last sixty days worked, less any advance payments already received, is paid, notwithstanding the existence of any other preferential claim, up to a monthly ceiling which is identical for all categories of beneficiaries. This ceiling is set by regulation but may not be less than twice the ceiling used to calculate social…

The remuneration provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 3253-2 includes : 1° Wages, salaries or commissions as such ; 2° Additional benefits, in particular the compensation provided for in article L. 1226-14, the compensation in lieu of notice provided for in article L. 1234-5, the termination benefit provided for in article L. 1243-8 and the termination benefit provided for in article L. 1251-32.

Notwithstanding the existence of any preferential claim, holiday pay is paid up to a ceiling identical to that established for a period of thirty days’ remuneration by Article L. 3253-1.

The sums owed to façonniers by their principals are paid, when the latter are the subject of safeguard, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation proceedings, notwithstanding the existence of any other preferential claim with the exception of those guaranteed by article L. 3253-2, up to the total amount of remuneration of any kind owed to the employees of these façonniers, in respect of the last sixty days of work or apprenticeship preceding…