Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to France as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
France: Can on-call duty be reclassified as actual working time?
A dismissed employee requested past overtime payments from his employer …
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France: Abolition of the green card car insurance certificate
Company car fleet managers should note that with effect from 1st April 2024, the green card insurance sticker that is currently affixed to a car windscreen, known as a carte verte, will be abolished in favour of a digital version …
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France: An accident whilst employee suspended was still a work accident
An employee, whose contract was suspended due to a succession of work stoppages, suffered discomfort when she appeared before the Commission called to rule on the dismissal measure envisaged against her …
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France: May an employee take leave without their employer’s consent?
Under the French Labour Code, it is an obligation on the employer to give two months notice to employees prior to the start of the holiday year – seeking to secure their expected holiday dates …
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France: Higher penalties for illegal employment
The criminal fine for employing a foreign worker illegally, or in the wrong category, has now risen from €15,000 to €30,000 …
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France: Olympic games may affect business travel and employee absence
The period of the Olympic games from 26th July to 11th August this year will affect not only Paris and the Île-de-France region, but events will be scattered around the entire country …
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France: Parental leave entitlements for working parents
Employers are reminded that employees may take parental leave for up to 310 working days over a period of 3 years if their child is sick, disabled, has a serious accident, or needs medical care …
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France: Gender equality index
Companies with 50+ employees are reminded that they must prepare annual pay gap reports and publish them on their website by 1st March …
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France: 2024 Internship bonus
The so-called ‘Internship bonus’ in France concerns those Internships lasting more than two months – within the same organization and during the same school or University year …
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France: Hiring incentive extended throughout 2024
Since 1st January 2023, companies in the private sector recruiting work-study students (apprentices and young people on professionalization contracts) have benefited from hiring assistance of up to €6,000 pa …
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France: Stock Options and RSUs – status for dismissal indemnity purposes
The Supreme Court has finally ruled that both Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) should be excluded when calculating severance and notice period payments …
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France: Leave of absence to care for sick children
An employee who needs to be absent to care for their sick or injured child aged under 16 years often benefits from special provisions in applicable collective agreements …
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France: Campaign for safety at work
Every day in France, more than 100 employees are seriously injured and 2 die as a result of work-related accidents …
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France: Yet more new rights for working parents
Under a new Law 2023-622 of July 19, 2023, parents are entitled to take 14 workdays (previously 7 workdays) of employer-paid leave in the event of the death of a child who is under age 25 …
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