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Title IV: Areas and frequency of compulsory negotiation

Article D2241-1 of the French Labour Code

For the negotiations on wages provided for in article L. 2241-8, a report is submitted by the employers’ organisations to the employees’ trade union organisations at least fifteen days before the date on which the negotiations are due to commence. During the examination of this report, the employers’ organisations provide the employees’ trade union organisations with the information necessary to enable them to negotiate in full knowledge of the facts.

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Article D2241-2 of the French Labour Code

The three-yearly negotiations on professional equality are based on a report presenting the comparative situation of women and men in the areas mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 2241-11. It is also based on relevant indicators, based on figures, for each sector of activity. A diagnosis of any pay gaps is drawn up on the basis of this report.

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Article D2241-3 of the French Labour Code

The three-yearly negotiations on the professional integration and continued employment of disabled workers are based on a report drawn up by the employer presenting, for each sector of activity, the situation in relation to the obligation to employ disabled workers provided for in articles L. 5212-1 et seq.

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Article R2241-4 of the French Labour Code

The three-yearly negotiations on vocational training and apprenticeship cover in particular : 1° The nature of training initiatives and their order of priority; 2° The recognition of qualifications acquired as a result of training initiatives or the validation of acquired experience; 3° The resources granted to trade union delegates and members of social and economic committees for the performance of their duties in the area of training; 4° The conditions…

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Article R2242-2 of the French Labour Code

The agreement on professional equality between women and men concluded at the end of the negotiations referred to in 2° of article L. 2242-1 or, failing that, the action plan provided for in article L. 2242-3 sets the objectives for progress and the actions enabling them to be achieved covering at least three of the areas for action referred to in 2° of article L. 2312-36 for companies with fewer…

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Article R2242-3 of the French Labour Code

The Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1 shall give formal notice to the employer to remedy the situation within a timeframe set according to the nature of the breach and the situation identified in the company, which may not be less than one month, if he finds that: 1° Either the company is not covered by the agreement on professional equality between women and men concluded…

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Article R2242-4 of the French Labour Code

Within the time limit set out in article R. 2242-3, the employer shall send it, by any means capable of establishing a date of receipt, evidence that it is complying with the obligation(s) set out in the formal notice. These elements are: 1° Either the agreement concluded at the end of the negotiations referred to in 2° of article L. 2242-1 or, failing that, the action plan provided for in…

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Article R2242-5 of the French Labour Code

At the end of the period provided for in Article R. 2242-3, the Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment decides whether to apply the penalty referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 2242-8 and sets the rate.

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