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Article L2234-2 of the French Labour Code

The joint committees : 1° Contribute to the drafting and application of collective labour agreements and negotiate and conclude agreements of local interest, particularly in the areas of employment and continuing education; 2° Examine individual and collective complaints; 3° Examine any other question relating to the employment and working conditions of the employees concerned.

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Article L2234-3 of the French Labour Code

Agreements setting up joint professional or inter-professional committees lay down, for the benefit of employees taking part in negotiations, as well as in meetings of joint committees, the procedures for exercising the right to be absent, compensation for loss of wages or the maintenance of wages, as well as compensation for travel expenses. These agreements also determine the terms of protection against dismissal for employees who are members of these…

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Article L2234-4 of the French Labour Code

An observatory to analyse and support social dialogue and negotiation is set up at departmental level by decision of the competent administrative authority. It promotes and encourages the development of social dialogue and collective bargaining in companies with fewer than fifty employees in the département.

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Article L2234-5 of the French Labour Code

The observatory for analysis and support for social dialogue and negotiation is made up of : 1° Members who are employees and employers operating in the region, appointed by the representative employee trade union organisations at inter-professional and departmental level and by the representative employers’ professional organisations at national inter-professional and multi-professional level. Each organisation meeting these criteria has one seat on the Observatory; 2° Representatives of the competent administrative…

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Article L2234-6 of the French Labour Code

The Observatory carries out the following tasks: 1° It draws up an annual report on social dialogue in the department; 2° Employee trade unions and professional employers’ organisations may refer to it any difficulties encountered during negotiations; 3° It provides assistance and legal expertise to companies within its remit in the field of employment law.

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Article L2241-1 of the French Labour Code

The organisations bound by a branch agreement or, failing that, by professional agreements meet, at least once every four years for the subjects mentioned in 1° to 5° and at least once every five years for the subjects mentioned in 6° and 7°, to negotiate : 1° On wages ; 2° On measures to ensure professional equality between women and men and on measures to remedy any inequalities observed, as…

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Article L2241-2 of the French Labour Code

The organisations bound by a branch agreement or, failing that, by professional agreements open negotiations on the organisation of part-time work when at least one third of the workforce in the professional branch holds a part-time job. These negotiations shall cover, in particular, the minimum weekly or monthly working hours, the number and length of periods of interruption of work, the period of notice to be given before changing working…

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Article L2241-3 of the French Labour Code

A joint committee is convened under the conditions set out in article L. 2261-20 if negotiations have not been entered into seriously and fairly. Serious and fair commencement of negotiations implies that the employer party has provided the trade union organisations with the necessary information to enable them to negotiate in full knowledge of the facts and has given a reasoned response to any proposals made by the trade union…

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Article L2241-4 of the French Labour Code

The organisations bound by a branch agreement or, failing that, by professional agreements may, at the request of one of them, enter into negotiations specifying the timetable, frequency, topics and procedures for negotiations in the branch or professional sector in question.

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