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French job contract quiz: hours, trial period and notice

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Read a French employment contract extract: CDI, CDD, période d'essai, durée hebdomadaire, préavis, congés payés. Twelve questions to check you understand the key terms.

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Key terms in a French contrat de travail: CDI (permanent contract), CDD (fixed-term), la période d'essai (trial period), la durée hebdomadaire (weekly hours), le préavis (notice period), les congés payés (paid holiday) and la rémunération brute (gross pay).

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Contract extract
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Art. 1Contrat à durée indéterminée (CDI), à compter du 2 septembre.
Art. 3Période d'essai : deux mois, renouvelable une fois.
Art. 4Durée hebdomadaire : 35 heures, du lundi au vendredi.
Art. 5Rémunération brute mensuelle : 2 300 €, versée le dernier jour du mois.
Art. 6Congés payés : 25 jours ouvrés par an.
Art. 8Préavis en cas de démission : un mois.
  1. Question 1No account needed
    What kind of contract is it?

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    Answer and explanation

    permanent. CDI: contrat à durée indéterminée.

  2. Question 2No account needed
    When does it start?

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    Answer and explanation

    2 September. À compter du 2 septembre: from 2 September.

  3. Question 3No account needed
    How long is the trial period at most?

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    Answer and explanation

    four months. Two months, renewable once: up to four.

  4. Question 4No account needed
    How many hours a week?

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    Answer and explanation

    35. Durée hebdomadaire : 35 heures.

  5. Question 5No account needed
    Is €2,300 what you receive in your account?

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    Answer and explanation

    No, it's gross pay before deductions.. Brut is before social charges; net is what you receive.

  6. Question 6No account needed
    When is the salary paid?

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    Answer and explanation

    on the last day of the month. Versée le dernier jour du mois.

  7. Question 7No account needed
    How much paid holiday?

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    Answer and explanation

    25 working days a year. 25 jours ouvrés: working days.

  8. Question 8No account needed
    Préavis en cas de démission : un mois means…

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    Answer and explanation

    If you resign, you must give one month's notice.. La démission is resigning.

  9. Question 9No account needed
    Démission means…

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    Answer and explanation

    resignation. Dismissal is le licenciement.

  10. Question 10No account needed
    A CDD is…

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    Answer and explanation

    a fixed-term contract. Contrat à durée déterminée.

  11. Question 11No account needed
    Renouvelable une fois means…

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    Answer and explanation

    renewable once. It can be extended one time.

  12. Question 12No account needed
    Jours ouvrés are…

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    Answer and explanation

    the days the company normally works (usually Mon–Fri). Working days, as opposed to calendar days.

During la période d'essai, either side can end the contract with short notice. After it, a CDI is very protected. Your monthly fiche de paie (payslip) shows le salaire brut, the deductions, and le net à payer.

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