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Yet another new law could soon have to be implemented by French employers …

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Since the law on sexual outrage (street harassment in public) came into force in August last year over 700 fines have been ordered …

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The French government can never resist the temptation to tinker with tax and employment laws …

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Employers’ training obligations have recently increased …

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Recent case law from the French Labour Courts is inconsistent concerning the implementation of the so-called ‘Macron scale’ of damages for unfair dismissal introduced back in September 2017 …

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A controversial Bill has been introduced that makes anti-Zionism a criminal offence under French law …

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French employers have been less affected by tardiness/absenteeism due to road blocks by gilets jaunes in recent weeks, as demonstrations have concentrated on city centre marches at weekends …

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Although the government’s fight against the gender pay gap was strengthened by a new law curiously titled “the freedom to choose one’s professional future” last September, further information about what is expected from employers has only more recently been revealed in an Administrative Decree which must be taken seriously because of the penalties that could be imposed …

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A defamation lawsuit brought by a former French Green Party politician Denis Baupin is set to temporarily stop in its tracks a wave of #MeToo claims, although may ultimately bring the existence of a prevailing sexism in French society to the fore …

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Anyone mulling over the wisdom of Brexit may wish to reflect on the biggest reason to disdain the EU – its GDPR …

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The ‘pay-as-you-earn’ (PAYE) system is now in operation …

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Amongst the many driving forces behind recent protests in France is the persistence of so-called “precarious employment” which, though fairly small, is large enough to lead to social discord once sufficiently loud and widespread accusations are made on the social media about privilege and inequality. According to the latest available EU Labour Force Survey, the proportion of the French labour force with employment contracts of less than 3 months duration was 4.8% in 2016, the same as in 2008. By contrast, the proportion in the UK was 0.4% and Germany was 0.5% and the EU as a whole was 2.3%. The other EU countries with persistently high, or growing, proportions of “precarious workers” were Croatia (8.4%), Slovenia (4.5%), and Poland (4.5%). Social instability could therefore readily develop here too. However, it should be kept in mind that the ease of operating as an independent contractor in the UK probably underestimates the ultimate precariousness in that labour market, especially in the light of Brexit-induced cutbacks.

The pay equality Law “For the Freedom to Choose One’s Professional Future,” was enacted this Autumn and is now in force for larger companies …

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The Court of Cassation (Supreme Court) has ruled that although a non-compete clause in an employee’s contract does not trigger with an intra-company transfer – provided the fellow company in the group does not compete with the initial employer – the clock is triggered by the move and its eventual duration will diminish …

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The UN Human Rights Committee has found that two women fined for wearing a Burqa in public should be compensated for an infringement of their fundamental human rights …

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