Within what time limit can an employee challenge the termination of their contract?
The Labour Code sets a special time limit for any claim concerning the termination of the employment contract, shorter than the general limitation period. It runs from notification of the termination. The exact period and its exceptions appear in the cited article, at the publisher.
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- Source
- Labour Code, article L1471-1
- Acts
- French Labour Code
- Area
- Employment and social security
- Checked
- 2026-09-21
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