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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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The 2018 sectoral collective agreement for the metallurgy industry is now available online …

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The law “For the Freedom to Choose One’s Professional Future,” has now been enacted …

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The new Asylum and Immigration Law has made it far more difficult for refugees to settle in France …

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Companies with employees travelling to work by bicycle should advise such staff that the police are now cracking down on cycling regulations …

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The French National Assembly has passed a Bill significantly tightening up the rules on handling asylum seekers …

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Further protection from sexual harassment will be provided from September 2018 when a new law comes into force imposing on-the-spot fines of €90 to €750 for harassment – including catcalling – in a public place …

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The French Court of Cassation has confirmed that work-related travel time of an itinerant employee spent travelling between his home and his customers’ premises does not count as effective working time for employment law purposes …

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Indian passport holders will now no longer require an airport transit visa when transiting through the international zone of any airport in France …

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A new French law incorporating the EU Trade Secrets Directive has passed through its final legislative stages in the Senate …

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A proposed set of corporate reforms currently being drawn up contain a number of HR-related elements …

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The new French Data Protection Law implementing the GDPR had not been adopted for even a day before it was referred to the Constitutional Court by a large body of Senators for review …

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The journalist who started the #balancetonporc movement, France’s answer to #MeToo, is herself being sued by the man she accused …

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Air France-KLM employees have rejected a pay offer that would have given them a pay rise of 7% over the next 4 years …

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