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OBLIGATIONS 441
671 The employer must take all measures appropriate to the
particular circumstances of the employment to protect the life,
physical integrity, health and dignity of the employee.
This article does not provide any recourse excluded by
the Workmen's Compensation Act.
672 Pregnancy and delivery entitle an employee to a fourmonth
leave of absence without pay.
Any stipulation incompatible with the preceding paragraph
has no effect unless it is more favourable to the
employee.
673 If an employee continues to work without opposition
from the employer after the term expires, the contract of
employment is tacitly renewed for one year or, if it was for less
than one year, for an identical term.
A contract so renewed is for a fixed term; it may also be
tacitly renewed.
674 A party who seeks to terminate a contract of employment
of an indeterminate term must give a notice of termination
to the other party.
675 Saving provision to the contrary in any decree or
collective agreement, the notice must be of at least:
l.one week, two weeks or one month, according to
whether the remuneration is weekly, monthly or yearly;
2. one week when the engagement is for piece work or at a
given amount per hour or per day, and has lasted for six
consecutive months;
3. one day in all other cases.
The above rules apply regardless of dates and other
conditions of payment of the salary.