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Article L3121-36 of the French Labour Code

In the absence of an agreement, overtime worked in excess of the legal weekly working hours set out in article L. 3121-27 or the working hours considered to be equivalent give rise to an increase in pay of 25% for each of the first eight hours of overtime. Subsequent hours are paid at a rate of 50%.

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Article L3121-36

A défaut d’accord, les heures supplémentaires accomplies au-delà de la durée légale hebdomadaire fixée à l’article L. 3121-27 ou de la durée considérée comme équivalente donnent lieu à une majoration de salaire de 25 % pour chacune des huit premières heures supplémentaires. Les heures suivantes donnent lieu à une majoration de 50 %.

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