Paragraph 1: Public policy

The employer may not dismiss for lack of activity, within a period of one month following a period of recuperation, employees normally employed in the establishment or part of the establishment where the recuperation or overtime hours were worked. This provision does not apply to employees hired temporarily to cope with an extraordinary increase in workload.

In the event of extraordinary and prolonged unemployment occurring in a profession, the right to recovery is suspended for that profession: 1° By order of the Minister responsible for labour, either for the whole of France or for one or more regions; 2° By decision of the regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment for specially determined establishments.

The Labour Inspector is informed in advance by the employer of collective work stoppages and the arrangements for recovery. If work is interrupted by an unforeseen event, the information is given immediately.