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Article L5212-7 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

Employers may fulfil their employment obligation: 1° By taking on trainees mentioned in article L. 5212-13, for any length of time, as well as young people over the age of sixteen who are entitled to the disability compensation allowance, the compensatory allowance for a third party or the education allowance for a disabled child and who have a traineeship agreement; 2° By taking on the beneficiaries mentioned in the same…

Article L5212-7-2 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

When calculating the number of beneficiaries of the employment obligation referred to in Article L. 5212-13, the effort made by the company in favour of beneficiaries who are experiencing particular difficulties in remaining in employment may be taken into account, in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree.

Article L5212-8 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

Employers may fulfil their employment obligation by applying an approved branch, group or company agreement providing for the implementation of a multi-year programme in favour of disabled workers for a maximum period of three years, renewable once. The compulsory details of this agreement and the conditions under which it is approved by the administrative authority are set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.

Article L5212-9 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

Employers may fulfil their employment obligation by paying an annual contribution to the development fund for the professional integration of the disabled provided for in Article L. 5214-1 for each of the beneficiaries of the obligation that they should have employed. Any employer who has not fulfilled the obligation mentioned in article L. 5212-2 is required to do so by paying an annual contribution, under conditions set by decree, for…

Article L5212-10 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

The methods for calculating the annual contribution, which may not exceed the limit of 600 times the minimum hourly growth wage per beneficiary not employed, are determined by decree. For companies that have not employed any beneficiaries of the employment obligation, have not entered into any contract provided for in article L. 5212-10-1 for an amount exceeding an amount set by decree or have not applied any collective agreement mentioned…

Article L5212-10-1 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

Expenditure incurred directly by the company relating to supply, subcontracting or service provision contracts that it enters into with … may be deducted from the amount of the annual contribution: 1° Adapted companies ; 2° Establishments or services providing assistance through work ; 3° Disabled self-employed workers recognised as being beneficiaries of the employment obligation within the meaning of Article L. 5212-13. Any person fulfilling the conditions mentioned in I…

Article L5212-11 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

Expenditure borne directly by the company and intended to promote the recruitment, integration or retention in employment of disabled workers which is not its responsibility by virtue of a legislative or regulatory provision may be deducted from the amount of the annual contribution. The benefit represented by this deduction cannot be combined with aid granted for the same purpose by the association mentioned in article L. 5214-1. The nature of…

Article L5212-13 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

The following benefit from the employment obligation instituted by Article L. 5212-2: 1° Workers recognised as disabled by the Commission des droits et de l’autonomie des personnes handicapées mentioned in article L. 146-9 of the Code de l’action sociale et des familles ; 2° Victims of accidents at work or occupational illnesses resulting in a permanent disability of at least 10% who are entitled to a pension under the general…

Article L5212-15 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

Holders of a reserved post allocated in application of the provisions of Chapter IV of Title III of Book III of the Code des pensions militaires d’invalidité et des victimes de la guerre (Military Invalidity and Victims of War Pensions Code) are taken into account when calculating the number of beneficiaries of the employment obligation.

Article L5212-16 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

Associations whose main object is to defend the interests of the beneficiaries of this chapter may bring a civil action based on non-compliance with the provisions of this chapter, where such non-compliance causes definite harm to the collective interest which they represent.

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Article L5212-7 of the French Labour Code

Article L5212-7-2 of the French Labour Code

Article L5212-8 of the French Labour Code

Article L5212-9 of the French Labour Code

Article L5212-10 of the French Labour Code

Article L5212-10-1 of the French Labour Code

Article L5212-11 of the French Labour Code

Article L5212-13 of the French Labour Code

Article L5212-15 of the French Labour Code

Article L5212-16 of the French Labour Code

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