Article L1221-23 of the French Labour Code
November 8, 2023
The trial period and the possibility of renewing it are not presumed. They must be expressly stipulated in the letter of engagement or the employment contract.
The trial period and the possibility of renewing it are not presumed. They must be expressly stipulated in the letter of engagement or the employment contract.
If the trainee is taken on by the company within three months of the end of the work placement included in the course of study during the final year of the course, the duration of the work placement is deducted from the probationary period, without this having the effect of reducing the probationary period by more than half, unless a collective agreement provides for more favourable provisions. If the trainee…
When the employer terminates a contract in progress or at the end of the trial period defined in articles L. 1221-19 to L. 1221-24 or in article L. 1242-10 for contracts stipulating a trial period of at least one week, the employee is notified within a period which may not be less than : 1° Twenty-four hours if the employee is present for less than eight days ; 2° Forty-eight…
When the trial period is terminated by the employee, he must give forty-eight hours’ notice. This notice period is reduced to twenty-four hours if the employee has been with the company for less than eight days.
The employment contract is performed in good faith.
The information requested from an employee, in any form whatsoever, may only be used to assess his or her professional skills. Such information must have a direct and necessary link with the assessment of the employee’s abilities. The employee is required to respond in good faith to such requests for information.
The employee is expressly informed, prior to their implementation, of the professional assessment methods and techniques used in relation to him/her. The results obtained are confidential. Employee appraisal methods and techniques must be relevant to the intended purpose.
No information concerning an employee personally may be collected by a system that has not been brought to the employee’s attention beforehand.
The employer may not impose any exclusivity clause for a period of one year on an employee who sets up or takes over a business, even if there is a contractual stipulation or agreement to the contrary. However, this prohibition does not apply to the exclusivity clause provided for by article L. 7313-6 for travellers, representatives or salespersons. When leave to create or take over a business is extended under…
When the employer envisages modifying an essential element of the employment contract for one of the economic reasons set out in article L. 1233-3, he shall propose this to the employee by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The letter of notification informs the employee that he has one month from receipt to make known his refusal. The deadline is fifteen days if the company is in receivership or liquidation….
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