D1b10 - In what cases is an employer excused from observing the waiting period?

No waiting period needs to be observed in the following cases:

  • in the event of renewed absence of the replaced employee;
  • in the event of execution of urgent work;
  • in the case of a seasonal contract;
  • in the case of a contract to fill a post for which the consistent practice is not to use a contract of indeterminate duration;
  • in the case of premature breach as a result of action by an employee covered by a fixed-term contract;
  • in the event of refusal by the employee to renew his contract, where the contract contains a renewal clause, for the remaining duration of the un-renewed contract;
  • in the event of employment of an unemployed person registered with the Employment agency, that is to say by virtue of a measure for integration or re-integration into working life, or belonging to a category of unemployed persons declared eligible for recruitment by means of a fixed-term contract;
  • a post intended to favour the recruitment of certain categories of job-seekers;
  • a post for which the employer undertakes to provide the employee with additional vocational training.

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