Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to France as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
France: Bicycle mileage allowance finally implemented
A decree has finally been published in France detailing the conditions under which an employer may provide employees with a bicycle mileage allowance …
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France: Case reminds employers about importance of complying with legal formalities
In a recent case the French Supreme Court highlighted the importance of complying with French statutory obligations with regards to internal company rules …
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France: Airline fined for failure to pay social security payments in France
The latest company falling victim to France’s narrow conception of where a worker is based, is Cathay Pacific …
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France: Labour Code reform to begin with working time
The French Prime Minister, Manuel Valls, has announced that the reform of the country’s Labour Code will take place over the next two years starting with a reform of working time laws …
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France: New employer blacklist launched
Employers in France who are found to have used illegal labour may now have their details added to an employer blacklist for up to two years …
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France: New system for payment of income tax and cuts to corporation tax
In its draft Finance Bill for 2016, the French government has revealed plans to reduce corporation taxes and change the method of collecting personal income tax …
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France: Asking to be dismissed is not a real and serious cause for dismissal
The French Supreme Court recently handed down an interesting judgement concerning the dismissal of an employee who had asked their employer to be dismissed …
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France: Further reforms on the way
Following a number of recent reforms concerning social dialogue (as reported in our newswire of August 27th 2015) the French Prime Minister, Manuel Valls, has announced that an even more fundamental review of the Labour Code is on its way …
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France: Reforms to social dialogue
Following its approval by the Constitutional Council, the French law on social dialogue and employment was published in the Official Journal on August 18th 2015 …
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France: Employers required to pay bicycle mileage allowance
A law which offers tax incentives to encourage the use of bicycles for travelling to work has been approved in France …
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France: Number of apprenticeship contracts beginning to decline
The number of apprenticeship contracts being entered into in the private sector in France has started to decrease …
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France: Macron law finally adopted by parliament
The draft law on economic growth and activity, known as the Macron law, was adopted by the French Parliament on July 10th …
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France: Employee found not to have abused their freedom of expression
In a recent case, France’s Supreme Court found that an employee had not abused their freedom of expression and therefore had been unfairly dismissed …
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France: Employers’ duty to protect employees from passive smoking
A decision by the Supreme Court of France has confirmed that employers have a strict obligation to protect employees from passive smoking on company premises …
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France: Rise in popularity of terminations by mutual agreement
The number of terminations in France concluded by mutual agreement (ruptures conventionnelles) increased by 3 …
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