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Article L2143-5 of the French Labour Code

November 8, 2023

In companies with at least two thousand employees and at least two establishments with at least fifty employees each, each representative trade union in the company may appoint a central company trade union delegate, separate from the establishment trade union delegates. This central trade union delegate is appointed by a trade union which received at least 10% of the votes cast in the first round of the most recent elections…

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Article L2143-6 of the French Labour Code

November 8, 2023

In establishments employing fewer than fifty employees, the trade unions which are representative in the establishment may appoint, for the duration of his term of office, a member of the staff delegation to the social and economic committee as a trade union delegate. Unless provided for by agreement, this mandate does not give entitlement to a time credit. The time available to the member of the staff delegation to the…

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Article L2143-7 of the French Labour Code

November 8, 2023

The names of the union representative(s) are brought to the attention of the employer under conditions determined by decree. They are posted on boards reserved for trade union communications. A copy of the notice sent to the employer is simultaneously sent to the labour inspector mentioned in article L. 8112-1. The same procedure is applied in the event of the delegate being replaced or leaving office.

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Article L2143-8 of the French Labour Code

November 8, 2023

Disputes relating to the conditions of appointment of legal or contractual trade union delegates fall within the sole jurisdiction of the courts. An appeal is only admissible if it is lodged within fifteen days of completion of the formalities provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 2143-7. Once this period has elapsed, the appointment is cleared of all defects, without the employer being able to subsequently raise an…

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Article L2143-10 of the French Labour Code

November 8, 2023

In the event of a change in the legal status of the employer as referred to in article L. 1224-1, the mandate of the trade union delegate or central trade union delegate continues when the undertaking which is the subject of the change retains its legal autonomy. The same applies when the modification concerns an establishment within the meaning of article L. 2143-3.

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Article L2143-11 of the French Labour Code

November 8, 2023

The trade union delegate’s term of office ends no later than the first round of elections to the staff representative institution that renews the institution whose election recognised the representativeness of the trade union organisation that appointed him. In the event of a significant and lasting reduction in the workforce to below fifty employees, the abolition of the trade union delegate mandate is subject to an agreement between the employer…

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Article L2143-12 of the French Labour Code

November 8, 2023

The number of trade union delegates for each trade union section in each company or establishment is calculated under conditions determined by decree by the Conseil d’Etat, taking into account the number of employees. The number thus fixed may be exceeded in application of the provisions of article L. 2143-4 and the first paragraph of article L. 2143-5.

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Article L2143-13 of the French Labour Code

November 8, 2023

Each trade union delegate has the necessary time to carry out his duties. This time is at least equal to : 1° Twelve hours per month in companies or establishments with between fifty and one hundred and fifty employees ; 2° Eighteen hours per month in companies or establishments with between one hundred and fifty-one and four hundred and ninety-nine employees; 3° Twenty-four hours per month in companies or establishments…

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Article L2143-14 of the French Labour Code

November 8, 2023

In companies or establishments where, in application of articles L. 2143-3 and L. 2143-4, several delegates are appointed for each trade union section, these delegates may divide among themselves the time they have available for their trade union delegate mandate. They inform the employer of this.

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