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name: import-notification-licenciement
description: Use when migrating a French-law dismissal notification (lettre de licenciement) drafting or review skill into the mini-claude-for-legal format. The adapter maps legacy French employment-law logic — cause réelle et sérieuse requirements, mandatory content checklist, LRAR delivery rules, and CPH (Conseil de Prud'hommes) exposure analysis — into the standard skill model. Primary jurisdiction France; also relevant for Lebanon and French-influenced OHADA labour contexts.
license: MIT
metadata:
id: import.notification-licenciement
category: import
jurisdictions: [FR, LB, OHADA]
priority: P3
intent: [import, licenciement, droit-du-travail, employment-france, migration]
related: [import-requete-cph-licenciement-faute-grave, draft-lettre-licenciement-fr, review-employment-termination, kb-employment-law-fr]
source: Louis — HAQQ Legal AI (github.com/sboghossian/mini-claude-for-legal)
version: "1.0"

Import: Notification de Licenciement (France)

What it does

This import adapter migrates a French-law dismissal notification skill — covering the lettre de licenciement — into the mini-claude-for-legal standard format. In France, the dismissal letter is a critical legal instrument: it fixes the grounds (motifs) of dismissal, and the employer cannot later invoke different grounds at the CPH (Conseil de Prud'hommes). A poorly drafted lettre de licenciement is the single most common source of wrongful-dismissal liability in French employment litigation.

The source skill may have been a drafting template, a compliance checker, or both. The adapter normalises the shape and surfaces the legal requirements.

Import config

Field	Source mapping	Default if absent
licenciement_type	Legacy type	cause_réelle_sérieuse
motif_specified	Legacy motif	Prompt user — cannot be defaulted
entretien_préalable_done	Legacy entretien_done boolean	Prompt user
délai_notification	Legacy délai field	2 jours ouvrables after entretien
delivery_mode	Legacy envoi	LRAR (lettre recommandée avec accusé de réception)
language	Legacy lang	fr
output_format	Legacy format	lettre_complete

Dry-run preview

IMPORT PREVIEW — notification-licenciement
Source shape       : Lettre de licenciement template / checker
Type               : cause_réelle_sérieuse (default)
Motif              : [requires user input — cannot default]
Entretien préalable: [requires confirmation]
Délai              : minimum 2 jours ouvrables post-entretien
Envoi              : LRAR
Language           : French
Output             : lettre complète

French dismissal procedure (context)

A valid dismissal in France requires compliance with the entire procedure — not just the letter:

1. Convocation à entretien préalable — written notice inviting the employee to a preliminary interview; must state the date, time, place, and right to be assisted by a workplace representative or external advisor (conseiller du salarié).
2. Entretien préalable — the employer presents the grounds; the employee responds. Minutes are not legally required but advisable.
3. Délai d'attente — minimum 2 working days (jours ouvrables) between entretien and dispatch of the dismissal letter.
4. Lettre de licenciement — sent by LRAR; must state the real and serious cause (cause réelle et sérieuse).
5. Préavis (notice period) — statutory or contractual; employee may work out notice or receive payment in lieu.
6. Indemnité de licenciement — statutory indemnity for employees with at least 8 months' service; calculated per the Labour Code (Code du Travail Art L1234-9).

Mandatory content checklist for the letter

A legally compliant lettre de licenciement must contain:

• Identification of the employer and employee
• Date of the entretien préalable
• Statement that the letter constitutes notification of dismissal
• The motif(s) — stated precisely and factually (this is the critical element)
• The applicable notice period or waiver
• Reference to any dispense de préavis (payment in lieu)
• Information on the solde de tout compte and reçu

Types of dismissal and specific requirements

Type	Key legal requirement	CPH exposure if defective
Faute simple	Cause réelle et sérieuse; notice period due	Indemnité de licenciement sans cause réelle
Faute grave	Immediate dismissal; no notice or indemnity	Full notice + indemnity if grounds not proven
Faute lourde	Immediate; no indemnity; potential civil liability	Full indemnity + damages if grounds not sustained
Cause réelle et sérieuse (non-disciplinary)	Objective grounds; notice due	Reinstatement or Barème Macron indemnity
Inaptitude	Medical consultation + search for reclassification	Nullity of dismissal if procedure not followed

Barème Macron (indemnity scale)

Since the Ordonnances Macron (2017), CPH indemnity for dismissal without cause réelle et sérieuse is capped by the Barème Macron (Code du Travail Art L1235-3):

Ancienneté	Minimum indemnity	Maximum indemnity
< 1 an	0 mois	1 mois
1–2 ans	1 mois	2 mois
3–4 ans	3 mois	4 mois
5–10 ans	3 mois	10 mois
10–20 ans	3 mois	15,5 mois
> 29 ans	3 mois	20 mois

(Monthly salary = 1/12 of gross annual including bonuses)

Note: these caps do not apply to discriminatory dismissals or dismissals in violation of fundamental rights (nullité).

Failure modes

Error	Likely cause	Resolution
motif_vague	Source used generic "faute grave" without facts	Flag HIGH risk; prompt for specific factual grounds
entretien_not_confirmed	Legacy skipped entretien check	Add mandatory entretien confirmation gate
délai_miscalculated	Source used calendar days not jours ouvrables	Recalculate as working days
lrar_not_specified	Source used email delivery	Flag: email is insufficient for licenciement

Related skills

• [[import-requete-cph-licenciement-faute-grave]]
• [[draft-lettre-licenciement-fr]]
• [[review-employment-termination]]
• [[kb-employment-law-fr]]
• [[import-legal-risk-assessment-zacharie-laik]]