Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to France as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
France: Increased parental leave for the second parent
The proposed Act on Equality between Men and Women has now been definitively adopted in France …
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France: Pay rise for interns
Under a new French law, interns working for more than two months will earn 523 euros a month (15% of the social security threshold) from September 2015 …
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France: Penalties for businesses closing plants
France’s parliament has now definitively passed a law which imposes penalties on businesses that close plants that are still economically viable …
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France: Draft law on vocational training approved
The French draft law on vocational training, employment and social democracy (formation professionnelle, emploi et démocratie sociale) has been approved by the National Assembly and is currently before the Senate …
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France: Reforming apprenticeship funding
The French government intends to follow through on its proposed reforms to the financing of apprenticeships despite some provisions being rejected by the Constitutional Court …
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France: Pension reforms finally adopted
The French National Assembly has finally passed the law on pension reforms …
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France: National minimum wage increase
France’s Employment Minister has declared that the national legal minimum wage will increase on January 1st 2014 to 9 …
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France: Dismissal for wearing religious sign legal in private sector
On November 27th, the Paris Court of Appeal ruled that the dismissal of a female Muslim nursery employee for wearing a hijab was legitimate …
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France: Report on Sunday working published
The Bailly report on Sunday working has proposed a number of different reforms to Sunday working rules in France …
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France: Limits on bonus payments
A Bill has been sent to the Dutch parliament by the Finance minister, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, which sets a 20% limit on all bonuses in the financial sector from January 2015 …
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France: More powers for the labour inspectorate
A draft reform of the labour inspectorate has been presented to the Council of Ministers in France …
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France: New obligations when closing a site
A new law, which would oblige employees to attempt to find a buyer before closing a site, has been adopted by the French lower house of parliament …
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France: Designation clause removed
A new Bill has been presented by the French government to reform the proposal on the funding of social security …
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France: Sunday working limitations to be reviewed
The French government is due to reconsider the rules on Sunday working …
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France: Sunday working condemned by courts
A commercial tribunal has ordered a number of DIY stores in Paris to close their stores on Sundays …
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