How do I view a collective agreement?

Verified 13 October 2023 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

An employee may consult or obtain a collective agreement in the following ways:

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On the website Legifrance.gouv.fr (free access)

The procedure for consulting the collective agreement differs depending on whether the collective agreement is extended or not.

The collective agreement is extended

National collective agreements scopes as well as their addenda and annexes are available on Legifrance, heading " National law in force ", " Collective agreements ", " Industry agreements and collective agreements ’:

Search Extended Collective Agreement

The collective agreement is not extended

Collective agreements not extended are available in the Official Bulletin of Collective Agreements, also available on the website Légifrance.gouv.fr, under the heading " Official Publications ", " Official Bulletins of Collective Agreements ’:

Search for an unextended collective agreement

Order a digital version on the Vie-publique.fr website (paid access)

Collective agreements are published as accessible PDFs on the Vie-publique.fr website.

Order a digital collective agreement

On the spot

At the workplace

The method of informing employees (and employees' representatives) about the applicable treaty law in the company is defined by industry agreement or professional agreement.

In the absence of other clauses in an agreement or agreement, the employer must:

  • Give the employee an information notice on the treaty texts at the time of hiring
  • Make available to employees at the workplace 1 up-to-date copy of the text of the collective agreement
  • Update a copy of this text on the intranet (if it exists in the company)

Reminder

The employer must communicate to the employees by any means (including posting) a notice containing the reference to the collective agreement on which the establishment depends. This notice must specify the conditions for consultation of the agreement at the workplace.

At the Labor Inspectorate

To the Departmental Directorate for Employment, Labor and Solidarity (DDETS: titleContent or DDETSPP: titleContent) on which the company depends.

Who shall I contact

FYI  

the title of the collective agreement applicable in the company must appear on the pay slip given to the employee.

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