When a dispute arises relating to the application of Articles L. 1152-1 to L. 1152-3 and L. 1153-1 to L. 1153-4, the applicant for a job, an internship or a period of training in a company or the employee presents evidence suggesting the existence of harassment. In the light of this evidence, the onus is on the defendant to prove that the conduct does not constitute harassment and that its…
The representative trade union organisations in the company may take all legal action resulting from articles L. 1152-1 to L. 1152-3 and L. 1153-1 to L. 1153-4. They may take such action on behalf of an employee of the undertaking under the conditions set out in article L. 1154-1, provided that they have the written agreement of the person concerned. The person concerned may always intervene in the proceedings initiated…
Interfering or attempting to interfere with the proper performance of the duties of a mediator, as provided for in article L. 1152-6, is punishable by one year’s imprisonment and a fine of 3,750 Euros.
Acts of discrimination committed as a result of moral or sexual harassment as defined in articles L. 1152-2, L. 1153-2 and L. 1153-3 of this code are punishable by one year’s imprisonment and a fine of €3,750. The court may also order, as an additional penalty, the posting of the judgment at the expense of the convicted person under the conditions set out in article 131-35 of the French Penal…
The provisions of this Book shall apply to private law employers and their employees. They shall also apply to the staff of public bodies employed under the conditions of private law, subject to the specific provisions having the same purpose resulting from the statute governing such staff.
The employment contract is subject to the rules of ordinary law. It may be drawn up in the form that the contracting parties decide to adopt.
An employment contract of indefinite duration is the normal and general form of employment relationship. However, an employment contract may include a term fixed with precision at the time of its conclusion or resulting from the achievement of the purpose for which it is concluded in the cases and under the conditions mentioned in Title IV relating to fixed-term employment contracts.
The written employment contract shall be drawn up in French. When the job that is the subject of the contract can only be designated by a foreign term with no French equivalent, the employment contract shall include an explanation of the foreign term in French. Where the employee is a foreigner and the contract is in writing, a translation of the contract is drawn up, at the employee’s request, in…
As electronic reverse auctions are forbidden in matters of salary setting, any employment contract stipulating a salary set as a result of such a procedure is automatically null and void.
Any jurisdiction clause included in an employment contract is null and void.
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