Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to France as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
France: Period of freedom for employers to reward employees in a tax efficient way
Employers are reminded that under the revised finance law and emergency measures to protect purchasing power, a number of temporary changes have been made to bonuses, overtime and government deductions …
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France: New whistleblower provisions
New whistleblower provisions have just come into force …
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France: Government cutting unemployment benefits in 2023
Under the current benefits system, an employee who loses their job may claim benefits for up to two years, or for three years if they are over the age 55 – until retirement age …
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France: Employers must be very careful when declaring redundancies in France
One way redundancies are commonly challenged is to fall back on Article L1233-3 of the Labour Code and relevant case law to establish doubt that criteria are met …
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France: EDF reaches tentative wage deal with unions in bid to end strike
Electricite de France SA is now waiting to hear if a deal with unions will be ratified in an employee vote …
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France: Two unions sign agreement with TotalEnergies
Break in deadlock as TotalEnergies reaches agreement with unions CFE-CGC and CFDT …
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France: Fuel shortages hit road network
Vehicle fleet managers, road transport managers and mobile sales and service executives should note that strikes at oil refineries have led to an end to the supply of fuel to a growing number of petrol stations …
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France: New whistleblowing law
The law to improve the protection of whistleblowers has just come into force …
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France: Fuel discounts to reduce burden of rising motoring costs
Between now and the end of October 2022, the government’s “fuel discount” will be 30 cents (US$0 …
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France: Certain benefits-in-kind are given a notional value for tax and social security purposes.
The 2022 values for free (or nominal cost) housing benefit is subject to an assumed value ranging from €72 …
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France: What work-related expenses may not be reimbursed on a flat-rate basis?
There are rigid rules under French law concerning the handling of “professional fees” (i …
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France: Reimbursement of commuting expenses
International employers are reminded that they must reimburse 50% of commuting costs by public transport or public bicycle rental …
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France: Dismissal of a sick employee
It is often assumed that it is not lawful to dismiss someone on sick leave – but is that true? Although sickness itself does not constitute a legitimate reason for dismissal, it does not necessarily mean that it is impossible to dismiss someone on sick leave …
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France: Financial aid to employers who recruit apprentices
Employers have until the end of the year to benefit from a financial incentive to hire apprentices …
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France: Minimum monthly salary increased by 2.01%, effective August 2022
Minimum wage clicks forwards by 2 …
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