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Article L1234-5 of the French Labour Code

If the employee does not serve the notice period, he is entitled to compensation unless he is guilty of serious misconduct.

Failure to serve the notice period, particularly if the employer waives it, does not entail any reduction in the wages and benefits that the employee would have received if he had worked until the expiry of the notice period, including holiday pay.

The compensation in lieu of notice is cumulative with the redundancy payment and with the payment provided for in article L. 1235-2.

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Article L1234-5

Lorsque le salarié n’exécute pas le préavis, il a droit, sauf s’il a commis une faute grave, à une indemnité compensatrice.

L’inexécution du préavis, notamment en cas de dispense par l’employeur, n’entraîne aucune diminution des salaires et avantages que le salarié aurait perçus s’il avait accompli son travail jusqu’à l’expiration du préavis, indemnité de congés payés comprise.

L’indemnité compensatrice de préavis se cumule avec l’indemnité de licenciement et avec l’indemnité prévue à l’article L. 1235-2.

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