In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 2242-11 or in the event of non-compliance with its stipulations, the employer shall initiate, in the undertakings referred to in that same article :
1° Each year, negotiations on remuneration, working hours and the sharing of added value within the company, under the conditions set out in sub-section 2 of this section ;
2° Every year, negotiations on professional equality between women and men and the quality of life and working conditions, under the conditions laid down in sub-section 3 of this section;
3° Every three years, in the companies with at least three hundred employees mentioned in article L. 2242-2, negotiations on the management of jobs and career paths, under the conditions set out in sub-section 4 of this section.
In the absence of an initiative by the employer for more than twelve months, for each of the two annual negotiations, and for more than thirty-six months, for the three-yearly negotiation, following the previous negotiation, these negotiations must be initiated at the request of a representative trade union organisation.
The request for negotiation formulated by the trade union organisation is transmitted within eight days by the employer to the other representative organisations.
Within fifteen days of the request made by a trade union organisation, the employer convenes the parties to the negotiations.