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Article L1242-6 of the French Labour Code

November 8, 2023

Apart from the cases provided for in Article L. 1242-5, it is prohibited to enter into a fixed-term employment contract: 1° To replace an employee whose employment contract has been suspended as a result of a collective labour dispute ; 2° To carry out certain particularly dangerous work included on a list drawn up by regulation, under the conditions set out in article L. 4154-1. The administrative authority may exceptionally…

Article L1242-7 of the French Labour Code

November 8, 2023

A fixed-term employment contract must have a fixed term when it is concluded. However, the contract may not include a precise term when it is concluded in one of the following cases: 1° Replacement of an absent employee ; 2° Replacement of an employee whose employment contract has been suspended; 3° Pending the actual commencement of employment of an employee recruited under a permanent contract; 4° Seasonal jobs defined in…

Article L1242-8 of the French Labour Code

November 8, 2023

An agreement or an extended branch agreement may set the total duration of a fixed-term employment contract. This duration may have neither the purpose nor the effect of permanently filling a job linked to the normal and permanent activity of the company. The provisions of this article do not apply to fixed-term employment contracts concluded in application of 6° ofarticle L. 1242-2 andarticle L. 1242-3.

Article L1242-8-1 of the French Labour Code

November 8, 2023

In the absence of a stipulation in the agreement or branch agreement concluded in application ofarticle L. 1242-8, the total duration of the fixed-term employment contract may not exceed eighteen months, taking into account, where applicable, the renewal(s) under the conditions laid down inarticle L. 1243-13 or, where applicable, article L. 1243-13-1. This period is reduced to nine months when the contract is concluded pending the actual entry into service…

Article L1242-8-2 of the French Labour Code

November 8, 2023

The fixed-term employment contract referred to in 6° of Article L. 1242-2 is concluded for a minimum period of eighteen months and a maximum period of thirty-six months. It may not be renewed.

Article L1242-9 of the French Labour Code

November 8, 2023

When the fixed-term employment contract is concluded to replace an employee who is temporarily absent or whose employment contract has been suspended, or for a replacement carried out under 4° and 5° of Article L. 1242-2, it may take effect before the absence of the person to be replaced.

Article L1242-10 of the French Labour Code

November 8, 2023

A fixed-term employment contract may include a trial period. Unless lesser periods are provided for by custom or by agreement, this trial period may not exceed a period calculated on the basis of one day per week, up to a maximum of two weeks when the initial term of the contract is six months or less, and one month in other cases. If the contract does not include a precise…

Article L1242-11 of the French Labour Code

November 8, 2023

The following provisions do not apply during the trial period: 1° the commencement of the contract as provided for in article L. 1242-9 ; 2° Early termination of the contract as provided for in articles L. 1243-1 to L. 1243-4 ; 3° Postponement of the end of the contract as provided for in article L. 1243-7; 4° the end-of-contract indemnity provided for in article L. 1243-8.

Article L1242-12 of the French Labour Code

November 8, 2023

Fixed-term employment contracts must be in writing and contain a precise definition of the reason for the contract. Failing this, it is deemed to have been concluded for an indefinite period. It shall include in particular: 1° The name and professional qualification of the person replaced when it is concluded under 1°, 4° and 5° of article L. 1242-2 ; 2° The expiry date and, where applicable, a renewal clause…

Article L1242-12-1 of the French Labour Code

November 8, 2023

When the fixed-term employment contract is concluded in application of 6° of Article L. 1242-2, it also includes : 1° The words “fixed-term contract for a defined purpose”; 2° The title and references of the collective agreement establishing this contract; 3° A clause describing the project and stating its foreseeable duration; 4° The definition of the tasks for which the contract is concluded; 5° The event or objective result determining…

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Article L1242-6 of the French Labour Code

Article L1242-7 of the French Labour Code

Article L1242-8 of the French Labour Code

Article L1242-8-1 of the French Labour Code

Article L1242-8-2 of the French Labour Code

Article L1242-9 of the French Labour Code

Article L1242-10 of the French Labour Code

Article L1242-11 of the French Labour Code

Article L1242-12 of the French Labour Code

Article L1242-12-1 of the French Labour Code

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