Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to France as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
France: Algerian woman denied French citizenship over handshake
The Council of State, the country’s administrative court has denied French nationality to an Algerian woman who refused to shake hands with male officials at a naturalization ceremony …
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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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