Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to France as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
France: €90 fine for public harassment
Following similar laws in Belgium and Poland, the French government has drafted a new Bill criminalising sexist remarks or gestures in public places …
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France: Companies will be fined for not fixing their gender pay gap
A proposal before the French national assembly would, if agreed, require companies with 250+ employees to install a software monitoring device into their payroll system that calculates gender-based pay differences …
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France: Social security system to be simplified
A move is being taken this year to simplify the social security system by increasing employee contributions to the general social funds in return for reducing – and then eliminating – separate health and unemployment insurance funds …
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France: Unions against Macron’s public sector reforms
A round table has been held by the trade union CFDT to discuss its proposed law on codetermination in enterprises …
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France: Court rules rail operator discriminated against Moroccan workers
A conviction submitted on Appeal by the French rail operator SNCF in defence of its actions over discrimination against 864 Moroccan employees has been upheld …
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France: 30% flat tax
Companies that offer qualified equity plans can now do so knowing that employees who benefit from such schemes will be subject to a 30% flat tax (inclusive of social surcharges) when they sell their securities …
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France: CGT trade union is continuing to lose members
The highly militant CGT trades union is continuing to lose members …
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France: Anti-street harassment law
Gender Equality Minister Marlène Schiappa has revealed that she intends to table a Bill to make public “cat calls” and other “lecherous behavior” in public a crime …
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France: Truck drivers block roads to protest labor reforms
Truck drivers continue to take direct action over the Macron labour reforms …
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France: Reforms to the Labour Code
The Macron reforms to the Labour Code were published in the official journal on September 23rd …
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France: Macron labour reforms
The French government has announced the outcome of its recent talks on labour reforms …
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France: Man the barricades
The French senate has approved a Bill that will allow the government to reach a deal with both sides of industry about the relaxation of centralized labour laws …
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France/China: Green employees
The French government is determined to maintain its commitment to the Paris climate agreement, even though the USA has opted to ignore rising CO2 and pollution levels …
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France: Monthly pay
During Q1 2017 monthly pay in the non-agricultural market sector increased by an average of 0 …
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France: A special court to set up to handle English-law cases
In a bid to lure financial sector firms to move from the UK to France after Brexit, the French government is proposing to establish a special court operating in the English language to handle disputes related to financial contracts governed by English law …
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