Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to France as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
France: Government ends all COVID-19 travel restrictions and tests
The French government has lifted its COVID-19 travel restrictions …
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France: Supreme Court confirms validity of ceiling amount for unfair dismissal damages
Ongoing uncertainty about Macron Scale has finally been removed by the Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation) …
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France: Only a quarter of employees expect a pay rise this year (2022)
A survey recently conducted by ADP has found that French employees have relatively low expectations of a pay rise this year …
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France: Stellantis reinforces its commitment to equality between women and men
The Automotive Group Stellantis has renewed its agreement on the treatment and promotion of women …
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France: Labour shortages continue to grow
Labour shortages continue to grow as the economic bounce-back sustained in many sectors …
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France: Amazon France – only one trade union signs the agreement on a wage increase
Amazon to implement 3 …
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France: New obligations come into force concerning DUERP
New document unique d’évaluation des risques professionnels (DUERP) rules coming fully in force …
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France: New definition of sexual harassment in the Labor Code
New amendment to the Code du Travail (the French Labour Code) bans sexist comments at work …
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France: Inclusion and the fight against gender violence at Legrand
Legrand, the leading manufacturer of switches and sockets, has adopted new policies on inclusion and the fight against gender violence …
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France: Collective agreement on handling redundant skills
The pharmaceutical company Sanofi is taking active steps to prepare for the emergence of outmoded skills …
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France: “Job leavers” grow during the pandemic
Although the number of people in most EU countries leaving their jobs in Q4 2021 was lower than before the pandemic, in Q4 2019, the number of job leavers in France grew by 50% …
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France: Fixed-term employment contract
The status of a fixed-term contract not signed by one of the parties …
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France: Moral harassment
A peculiar aspect of French discrimination law is the protection from “moral harassment” …
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France: “Forfait-jours” mechanism
An employee who is subject to annual hours (forfait-jours) arrangements may not pick and choose their working schedule …
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