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Article L1251-40 of the French Labour Code

When a user undertaking has recourse to an employee of a temporary employment undertaking in breach of the provisions of articles L. 1251-5 to L. 1251-7, L. 1251-10, L. 1251-11, L. 1251-12-1, L. 1251-30 and L. 1251-35-1, and of the stipulations of the agreements or branch agreements concluded pursuant to Articles L. 1251-12 and L. 1251-35, this employee may claim from the user undertaking the rights corresponding to an open-ended employment contract taking effect on the first day of his assignment.

Failure to comply with the obligation to send the assignment contract to the employee within the time limit set by Article L. 1251-17 will not in itself result in the contract being reclassified as an open-ended contract. It entitles the employee to compensation, payable by the employer, which may not exceed one month’s salary.

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Article L1251-40

Lorsqu’une entreprise utilisatrice a recours à un salarié d’une entreprise de travail temporaire en méconnaissance des dispositions des articles L. 1251-5 à L. 1251-7, L. 1251-10, L. 1251-11, L. 1251-12-1, L. 1251-30 et L. 1251-35-1, et des stipulations des conventions ou des accords de branche conclus en application des articles L. 1251-12 et L. 1251-35, ce salarié peut faire valoir auprès de l’entreprise utilisatrice les droits correspondant à un contrat de travail à durée indéterminée prenant effet au premier jour de sa mission.

La méconnaissance de l’obligation de transmission du contrat de mission au salarié dans le délai fixé par l’article L. 1251-17 ne saurait, à elle seule, entraîner la requalification en contrat à durée indéterminée. Elle ouvre droit, pour le salarié, à une indemnité, à la charge de l’employeur, qui ne peut être supérieure à un mois de salaire.

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