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A contract of employment of a particular kind
Dated official sources, and the contents this module links to · 1 section
Official sources
- Légifrance — Labour code, article L6221-1: the apprenticeship contract is a contract of employment of a particular kind concluded between an apprentice or their legal representative and an employer, the employer undertaking besides paying a salary to provide complete vocational training delivered partly in the business and partly in an apprentice training centre, the apprentice undertaking to work for that employer and to follow that training; version in force since 1 May 2008 — verified on September 8, 2026
- Légifrance — Labour code, article L6222-1: no one may be engaged as an apprentice unless aged at least sixteen and at most twenty-nine completed years at the start of the apprenticeship, young people of at least fifteen being able to begin a contract if they establish they have completed the first cycle of secondary education; version in force since 1 January 2019 — verified on September 8, 2026
Contents linked from this module
- Making a success of your first hire
The hiring formalities common to every employee, apprentices included.
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