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Article L1234-8 of the French Labour Code

Circumstances leading to the suspension of the employment contract, either by virtue of legal provisions, a collective labour agreement or contractual stipulations, or customary practice, do not affect the employee’s seniority as assessed for the purposes of determining the period of notice provided for in 2° and 3° of article L. 1234-1. However, the period of suspension is not taken into account when determining the length of seniority required to…

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Article L1234-9 of the French Labour Code

An employee with an open-ended employment contract who is dismissed after 8 months’ uninterrupted service with the same employer is entitled, except in the case of gross misconduct, to redundancy pay. This compensation is calculated on the basis of the gross remuneration received by the employee prior to the termination of the employment contract. The rate and terms are determined by regulation.

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Article L1234-11 of the French Labour Code

Circumstances leading to the suspension of the employment contract, by virtue of legal provisions, a collective labour agreement, contractual stipulations or customary practice, do not affect the employee’s seniority as assessed for the purpose of determining entitlement to redundancy pay. However, the period of suspension is not taken into account when determining the length of service required to benefit from these provisions.

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Article L1234-13 of the French Labour Code

When the permanent employment contract is terminated as a result of an event of force majeure, the employee is entitled to compensation equal to that which would have resulted from the application of articles L. 1234-5, relating to compensation in lieu of notice, and L. 1234-9, relating to compensation for dismissal. This compensation is payable by the employer.

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Article L1234-14 of the French Labour Code

The provisions of articles L. 1234-1, L. 1234-8, L. 1234-9 and L. 1234-11 are applicable, provided that the persons concerned meet the conditions laid down by these articles: 1° To the employees, other than civil servants and military personnel, mentioned in article L. 5424-1; 2° To employees subject to the same legal status as that of public companies.

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Article L1234-15 of the French Labour Code

The employee is entitled to notice of 1° One day’s notice where remuneration is fixed on a daily basis ; 2° One week’s notice where remuneration is fixed on a weekly basis; 3° Two weeks’ notice if his remuneration is fixed on a monthly basis; 4° six weeks when his remuneration is fixed per quarter or per longer period.

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Article L1234-16 of the French Labour Code

The following are entitled to six weeks’ notice 1° Teachers and persons employed in private homes ; 2° Commercial clerks mentioned in article L. 1226-24; 3° Employees whose remuneration is fixed and who are permanently entrusted with the management or supervision of an activity or part thereof, or those entrusted with technical services requiring a certain level of qualification.

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