The branch agreement defines employees’ employment and working conditions. In particular, it may define the guarantees applicable to them in the following areas:
1° Minimum wages ;
2° Classifications;
3° Mutualisation of funds to finance paritarianism;
4° Mutualisation of vocational training funds;
5° The additional collective guarantees mentioned in article L. 912-1 of the Social Security Code;
6° The measures set out in article L. 3121-14, in 1° of article L. 3121-44, in article L. 3122-16, in the first paragraph of article L. 3123-19 and in articles L. 3123-21 and L. 3123-22 of this code and relating to working hours, the distribution and organisation of working hours;
7° Measures relating to fixed-term employment contracts and temporary employment contracts set out in Articles L. 1242-8, L. 1243-13, L. 1244-3, L. 1244-4, L. 1251-12, L. 1251-35, L. 1251-36 and L. 1251-37 of this Code;
8° Measures relating to open-ended worksite or operation contracts set out in Articles L. 1223-8 and L. 1223-9 of this Code;
9° Professional equality between men and women;
10° The conditions and duration of renewal of the trial period referred to in article L. 1221-21 of the Labour Code;
11° The terms and conditions under which the continuation of employment contracts is organised between two companies when the conditions for application of article L. 1224-1 are not met;
12° The cases in which a temporary employee is made available to a user undertaking as referred to in 1° and 2° of article L. 1251-7 of this code;
13° The minimum remuneration of the ported employee, as well as the amount of the business contribution allowance, mentioned in articles L. 1254-2 and L. 1254-9 of this code;
In the matters listed in 1° to 13°, the stipulations of the branch agreement or the agreement covering a wider territorial or professional field take precedence over the company agreement concluded prior to or subsequent to the date of their entry into force, except where the company agreement provides guarantees that are at least equivalent. This equivalence of guarantees is assessed for each set of guarantees relating to the same subject.