Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to France as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
France: Employer’s breach of duty of care renders dismissal unfair
In a recent case, the Supreme Court of France held that an employee’s repeated refusal to wear individual protective equipment and obey safety rules when working at height was not a justified grounds for dismissal …
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France: Reduced reporting obligations for monitoring employee calls
The French data protection authority, CNIL, has adopted a new Simplified Norm which requires less information to be provided to the CNIL when a company monitors and records employee telephone calls in the workplace in certain circumstances …
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France: Equal pay for equal work ruling
France’s Supreme Court has ruled that a difference in level of education does not justify a discrepancy in pay at the point of hire between employees in the same job role …
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France: Gradual simplification of payslips
French governmental ministries have released a statement about the simplification of payslips, which will take place gradually over the next two years …
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France: Furore over planned tax hike for retailers
The National Assembly in France has voted to increase the tax paid by retailers who have commercial premises exceeding 2,500 square meters by 50% …
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France: Unilateral termination of apprentice contracts
The Supreme Court of France has held that an employer may, in the first two months of an apprenticeship contract, terminate the contract without the need to obtain the agreement of the apprentice …
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France: Details on new hardship accounts published
A number of Decrees have been published in the Official Journal in France, outlining how the new hardship accounts (comptes personnels de prévention de la pénibilité) will work …
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France: Travel time between clients is not a rest break
The Criminal Chamber of France’s highest court has held that travel time between customers’ homes constitutes working time …
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France: Employers to no longer face prison for works council violations
Imprisonment will cease to be a possible sanction for employers who violate their obligations towards employee representatives and works councils, under plans announced by France’s president, François Hollande …
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France: Mileage allowance for employees travelling by bicycle
French Members of Parliament have endorsed a proposal to provide a bicycle allowance to employees …
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France: Shop may not open after 9pm
The Supreme Court in France has held that cosmetic brand, Sephora, may not open its store in Champs-Elysées after 9pm …
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France: Percentage of female board members far below proposed quota
According to the European Commission’s latest statistics, in April 2014 women made up just 18 …
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France: Rising proportions of pupils studying Spanish
Although there are 24 official languages in the EU, English was the most commonly studied foreign language at lower secondary level in 2012 …
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France: Financial aid doubled for simultaneous hiring of an old and young worker
An amendment to the law on ‘contrats de génération’ (generation contracts) has just come into force in France …
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France: Protection granted to non-pregnant employees
In a recent decision, France’s Supreme Court has reinforced the high level of protection against dismissal afforded to pregnant employees …
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