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Article L2143-15 of the French Labour Code

November 8, 2023

The central trade union delegate provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 2143-5 has twenty-four hours per month to carry out his duties. These hours are in addition to those he may have in a capacity other than that of establishment trade union delegate. Unless there is a collective agreement to the contrary, when the elected or appointed staff representative is an employee mentioned in article L. 3121-58,…

Article L2143-16 of the French Labour Code

November 8, 2023

Each trade union section has, for the benefit of its trade union delegate(s) and the employees of the company called upon to negotiate the company agreement or arrangement, with a view to preparing the negotiation of this agreement or arrangement, an additional overall credit within the limit of a duration which may not exceed: 1° Twelve hours per year in companies with at least five hundred employees ; 2° Eighteen…

Article L2143-16-1 of the French Labour Code

November 8, 2023

Each trade union delegate may use delegation hours, apart from those mentioned in article L. 2143-16, to take part, on behalf of his organisation, in negotiations or consultations at a level other than that of the company or in meetings of bodies organised in the interests of the employees of the company or the branch.

Article L2143-17 of the French Labour Code

November 8, 2023

Delegation hours are automatically considered as working time and paid at the normal rate. If the employer wishes to contest the use made of delegation time, he must refer the matter to the courts.

Article L2143-18 of the French Labour Code

November 8, 2023

Time used to attend meetings held at the employer’s initiative cannot be deducted from delegation time.

Article L2143-19 of the French Labour Code

November 8, 2023

In temporary employment undertakings, the delegation hours used between two assignments, in accordance with the provisions of the agreement, by a temporary employee trade union delegate to exercise his mandate are considered as working hours. These hours are deemed to be attached, as far as their remuneration and the related social security charges are concerned, to the last employment contract with the temporary employment company for which he was appointed…

Article L2143-20 of the French Labour Code

November 8, 2023

To carry out their duties, union representatives may, during delegation hours, travel outside the company. They may also, both during delegation hours and outside their normal working hours, move freely around the company and make any contacts necessary for the performance of their duties, in particular with an employee at his workstation, provided that they do not cause any significant inconvenience to the employees.

Article L2143-21 of the French Labour Code

November 8, 2023

Trade union representatives are bound by professional secrecy in all matters relating to manufacturing processes.

Article L2143-22 of the French Labour Code

November 8, 2023

In undertakings with fewer than three hundred employees and in establishments belonging to such undertakings, the trade union delegate is, by right, the trade union representative on the social and economic committee. In this capacity, the trade union delegate receives the information provided to the social and economic committee.

Article L2143-23 of the French Labour Code

November 8, 2023

Notwithstanding article L. 2142-1-1 and where, due to a failure in the first round of professional elections, a trade union delegate could not be appointed within the company or establishment or where there is no trade union delegate in the company or establishment, the representative of the trade union section referred to in articles L. 2142-1-1 and L. 2142-1-4 designated by an employees’ trade union affiliated to a representative trade…

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Article L2143-15 of the French Labour Code

Article L2143-16 of the French Labour Code

Article L2143-16-1 of the French Labour Code

Article L2143-17 of the French Labour Code

Article L2143-18 of the French Labour Code

Article L2143-19 of the French Labour Code

Article L2143-20 of the French Labour Code

Article L2143-21 of the French Labour Code

Article L2143-22 of the French Labour Code

Article L2143-23 of the French Labour Code

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