Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to France as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
France: Minimum requirements for additional health cover published
Under 2013 law on job security, all employers in France will be required to provide additional health insurance to their employees with effect from January 1st 2016 …
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France: New employer obligations under the law on social and inclusive economy
A new law on social and inclusive economy came into force in France in August, giving employees additional rights to information and employers additional obligations to inform …
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France: Night work statistics
According to the latest study published by France’s ministerial statistical office for Labour and Employment (Dares), in 2012 15 …
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France: Dismissal invalid if correct procedure not followed
France’s Supreme Court recently ruled that a dismissal for gross misconduct was not valid because the employer did not follow the rules of procedure correctly …
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France: Dismissal protection for new fathers
New fathers in France now enjoy legal protection against dismissal during the four weeks following the birth of their child …
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France: Employer’s obligation to provide training
In two recent decisions, the French Supreme Court has confirmed the extent to which employers are obliged to provide training to their employees …
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France: Record number of terminations by mutual agreement
A record number of terminations by mutual agreement (ruptures conventionnelles) were approved in France in June 2014 …
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France: Incentive for hiring apprentices
A measure to encourage the hiring of apprentices has been approved by the French National Assembly …
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France: Decree ordered to clarify situation on anonymous CVs
The French Council of State has ordered the government to implement a law from 2006 that makes it mandatory for employers with more than 50 employees to use anonymous CVs …
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France: Analysis of average wages
France’s National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) has recently published a report on wages in 2011 …
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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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