Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to France as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
France: Employment of seniors
A group of 31 companies has formed an alliance to improve the employment terms and prospects for those aged over 50 …
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France: Orange offers employees in mid-career a break to gain new experience
The telecoms giant Orange is offering employees the opportunity to take a mid-career break …
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France: Unemployment rate (Q4 2021)
During Q4 2021, unemployment fell to its lowest level since 2008 …
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France: New minimum wage starting 1st January 2022
The minimum gross hourly wage is now at €10 …
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France: ENGIE renews agreement with three global unions
The major utility company Engie has concluded a renewed global framework agreement on fundamental rights and social responsibility …
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France: CNIL orders Clearview AI to stop processing personal data for facial recognition
The company Clearview AI is being forced to stop processing personal image data being collected on French territory …
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France: Basic rules for telework
A framework agreement has been concluded by the French Insurance Federation setting out a set of basic rules for telework …
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France: Teleworking agreement with Luxembourg extended until 31 March 2022
An updated cross-border remote working agreement has been reached with Luxembourg …
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France: Industrial producer prices (October 2021)
Changes in industrial producer prices continue to dominate the economic scene, although food, IT equipment and transport equipment price rises were still fairly modest …
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France: MPs approve continued use of Covid health pass through July 2022
Some Deputies and Senators have argued that the current health emergency does not justify extension of governmental powers until the end of July 2022 …
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France: Parental presence leave for sick children doubled
The Law of 15 November 2021 gives new rights for parents whose presence is required due to the serious illness of their child …
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France: ANI on vocational training
Both sides of industry have just concluded a cross-industry framework agreement (ANI) on vocational training …
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France: Financial support to hire workers with disabilities
Employers are reminded that they may still qualify for a €4,000 (US$4,646) grant if they hire a registered disabled employee …
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France: Legal protection against sexual harassment
A change has been made to the Labour Code to increase legal protection against sexual harassment …
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France: Single risk assessment document
From the end of March 2022, the Single Risk Assessment Document (DUER) held by employers must include an Action Statement …
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