Arbitration in Employment Relationships in France - Journal of International Arbitration View Arbitration in Employment Relationships in France by Beatrice Castellane - Journal of International Arbitration Arbitration in Employment Relationships in France Beatrice Castellane 26 2

French labour law mainly protects the needs of the employees and consequently takes precedence over private agreements. Bearing this in mind, arbitration is rarely used in labour disputes in France and whenever it is used, it is essentially restricted to disputes arising out of collective agreements between national or local unions of employers and national or local unions of employees.

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