Chapter V: Operation

In the absence of stipulations in the agreement provided for in Article L. 2314-7, the monthly time required for the performance of their duties by the representatives mentioned in 1° of Article L. 2315-7 is defined in Article R. 2314-1. Unless there is a collective agreement to the contrary, when the representatives mentioned in the first paragraph are employees mentioned in article L. 3121-58, the credit for hours is grouped…

The time required for the performance of their duties by the trade union representatives mentioned in 2° and 3° of article L. 2315-7 is set within limits which, save in exceptional circumstances, may not exceed twenty hours per month. Unless there is a collective agreement to the contrary, when the representatives mentioned in the first paragraph are employees mentioned in article L. 3121-58, the credit for hours is grouped into…

The time provided for in Article L. 2315-7 may be used cumulatively up to a maximum of twelve months. This rule may not result in a member having more than one and a half times the number of delegation hours allocated to him/her in any one month. The representative must inform the employer no later than eight days before the planned date of use of the accumulated hours.

The allocation of hours between the members of the staff delegation of the Social and Economic Committee, as provided for in Article L. 2315-9, may not result in any one of them having more than one and a half times, in any one month, the number of delegation hours from which a full member benefits pursuant to Article R. 2314-1. The full members of the Social and Economic Committee staff…

In the absence of a company agreement, the time spent by the members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee at the meetings referred to in 2° of article L. 2315-11 is not deducted from the delegation hours provided for in article R. 2314-1 provided that the total annual duration of these meetings does not exceed: -30 hours for companies with between 300 and 1,000 employees; -60…