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Article L1238-2 of the French Labour Code

Dismissals without carrying out the consultations of the social and economic committee provided for in Articles L. 1233-29, L. 1233-30, L. 1233-34 and L. 1233-35 are punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros, imposed as many times as there are employees affected by the offence.

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Article L1238-4 of the French Labour Code

Dismissal without notifying the administrative authority in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 1233-46 is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros, imposed as many times as there are employees affected by the offence.

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Article L1238-5 of the French Labour Code

In the event of receivership or compulsory liquidation, failure by the employer, administrator or liquidator to comply with the provisions of articles L. 1233-58 and L. 1233-60 is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros, imposed as many times as there are employees affected by the offence.

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Article L1242-2 of the French Labour Code

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 1242-3, a fixed-term employment contract may only be concluded for the performance of a precise and temporary task, and only in the following cases: 1° Replacement of an employee in the event of : a) Absence ; b) A temporary change to part-time work, agreed by amendment to the employee’s contract of employment or by written agreement between the employee and his employer;…

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Article L1242-3 of the French Labour Code

In addition to the cases provided for in Article L. 1242-2, a fixed-term employment contract may be concluded : 1° Under legal provisions designed to encourage the recruitment of certain categories of unemployed persons ; 2° When the employer undertakes, for a period and under conditions determined by decree, to provide additional vocational training for the employee. 3° When the employer entrusts research activities to the employee and participates in…

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Article L1242-4 of the French Labour Code

At the end of an apprenticeship contract, a fixed-term employment contract may be concluded in the cases mentioned in articles L. 1242-2 and L. 1242-3 and, in addition, when the apprentice must fulfil national service obligations within a period of less than one year after expiry of the apprenticeship contract.

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Article L1242-5 of the French Labour Code

In the six months following a redundancy for economic reasons, it is forbidden to conclude a fixed-term employment contract for a temporary increase in activity, including for the performance of an occasional, precisely defined and non-permanent task that is not part of the company’s normal activity. This prohibition applies to the positions affected by the dismissal in the establishment. This prohibition does not apply 1° When the duration of the…

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