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Code du travail, articles L1111-2 et L1251-54 (calcul des effectifs)

Code du travail (LEGITEXT000006072050), texte consolidé base LEGI, version en vigueur au 18 octobre 2026 · France · Binding instrument

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This toolkit provides one working file that organises the headcount calculation rules under Articles L1111-2 and L1251-54 of the French Labour Code into open questions for the business to answer from its own records.

The instrument concerns employers in France that must determine their headcount for the application of labour law provisions. It sets out the categories of workers counted and the rules for calculating the workforce. The working file walks through the introductory phrase of Article L1111-2 and its first numbered item, together with the second numbered item of Article L1251-54, as open questions the business answers from its own records.

The toolkit serves businesses that engage temporary workers, employees on fixed-term contracts, or staff supplied by outside firms, and that need to establish the size of their workforce. The material presents the statutory text beside each duty, so the business can read the authority's wording while answering the questions. The documents that come back are dated compliance reports the business keeps in its own file.

The toolkit never gives advice and never presents a perspective; it carries what the authority wrote, organised. The material is served through a connector inside Claude, with nothing downloaded and nothing installed. The working file covers the counting of staff whose contracts fall within the provisions cited, leaving the business to apply the rules to its own situation.

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Which employers does this instrument apply to?

The instrument applies to employers in France that must calculate their workforce for the application of labour law provisions. It concerns businesses engaging temporary workers, fixed-term staff, or personnel supplied by outside firms. The working file organises the relevant duties as open questions the business answers from its own records.

What does the working file cover?

The working file covers the introductory phrase of Article L1111-2 and its first numbered item, together with the second numbered item of Article L1251-54. It presents the statutory text beside each duty as open questions. The business answers from its own records, and the documents that come back are dated compliance reports it keeps in its own file.

How is the material delivered?

The material is served through a connector inside Claude. Nothing is downloaded and nothing is installed. The business answers the open questions within that environment.

What do the documents that come back look like?

The documents that come back are dated compliance reports. The business keeps them in its own file. They record the answers given to the open questions from the business's own records.

Does the toolkit tell the business how to count its staff?

The toolkit carries the statutory text beside each duty and organises the obligations into open questions. The business answers from its own records. The toolkit never gives advice and never presents a perspective; it carries what the authority wrote, organised.

Which categories of workers are counted under these provisions?

The provisions cited concern staff whose contracts fall within the rules of Article L1111-2 and Article L1251-54. The working file presents the introductory phrase and the relevant numbered items as open questions. The business identifies the categories from its own records.

Is the statutory text reproduced in the toolkit?

The statutory text is carried verbatim beside each duty. The business reads the authority's wording while answering the open questions. The material organises that text by subject.

What language are the questions in?

The questions are in French, the language of the instrument. The business answers them in French from its own records. The documents that come back are dated compliance reports in French.

Can the business use the reports for its own records?

The documents that come back are dated compliance reports the business keeps in its own file. They record the answers given to the open questions. The business decides how to use them in its own organisation.

What does the toolkit do with the answers the business provides?

The toolkit organises the answers into dated compliance reports. It carries the statutory text beside each duty and presents the obligations as open questions. The business keeps the reports in its own file.

Source: Légifrance (DILA), texte consolidé, réutilisé sous Licence Ouverte 2.0; downloaded October 2026. Official reference: Code du travail (LEGITEXT000006072050), texte consolidé base LEGI, version en vigueur au 18 octobre 2026.

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