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Article L1251-9 of the French Labour Code

For a period of six months following a redundancy for economic reasons, it is forbidden to call on a temporary employee 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 normal activity of the user company. This prohibition applies to the positions concerned by the dismissal in the establishment. The prohibition does not apply 1°…

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Article L1251-10 of the French Labour Code

In addition to the cases provided for in Article L. 1251-9, it is forbidden to use temporary work: 1° To replace an employee whose employment contract has been suspended as a result of a collective labour dispute ; 2° To carry out certain particularly dangerous work included in a list drawn up by regulation, under the conditions set out in article L. 4154-1. The administrative authority may exceptionally authorise a…

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Article L1251-11 of the French Labour Code

The assignment contract must have a fixed term when it is signed. However, the contract may not include a precise term when it is concluded in one of the following cases: 1° Replacement of an absent employee ; 2° Replacement of an employee whose employment contract has been suspended; 3° Pending the actual commencement of employment of an employee recruited under a permanent contract; 4° Seasonal jobs defined in 3°…

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Article L1251-12 of the French Labour Code

The agreement or the extended branch agreement of the user company may set the total duration of the assignment contract. This duration may neither have the purpose nor the effect of permanently filling a job linked to the normal and permanent activity of the company.

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Article L1251-12-1 of the French Labour Code

In the absence of a stipulation in the agreement or branch agreement concluded pursuant toArticle L. 1251-12, the total duration of the assignment contract may not exceed eighteen months, taking into account, where applicable, the renewal(s) under the conditions provided for inArticle L. 1251-35 or, where applicable, Article L. 1251-35-1. This period is reduced to nine months when the contract is concluded pending the actual entry into service of an…

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Article L1251-13 of the French Labour Code

When the engagement contract is concluded to replace an employee who is temporarily absent or whose employment contract has been suspended, or for a replacement carried out under 4° and 5° of Article L. 1251-6, it may take effect before the absence of the person to be replaced.

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Article L1251-14 of the French Labour Code

The assignment contract may include a trial period, the duration of which is set by agreement or extended professional branch agreement or by agreement or company or establishment agreement. In the absence of an agreement, this period may not exceed : 1° Two days if the contract is concluded for a period of one month or less ; 2° Three days if the contract is concluded for a period of…

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Article L1251-16 of the French Labour Code

The assignment contract is drawn up in writing. It shall include in particular: 1° A reproduction of the clauses and information in the secondment contract listed in article L. 1251-43 ; 2° The employee’s professional qualifications; 3° The terms and conditions of the remuneration due to the employee, including the end-of-assignment allowance provided for in article L. 1251-32; 4° The length of any trial period; 5° A clause covering the…

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