Representation and bargaining

Collective bargaining, employee representation, employer organisations, trade unions, industrial action.

France :: European works councils

EU Directive 2001/86/ EC on employee involvement in a European company has been incorporated into French legislation through Regulation No …

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France :: Negotiation requirements

Where an industry-level agreement exists, there is a requirement that the parties negotiate on pay rates on an annual basis [Article L2241-8 Labour Code] …

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France :: Employee representatives

In France, a complex employee representation system exists, which includes staff delegates and works councils …

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France :: Comité social et économique (SEC/CSE)

Under the 2017 Macron reforms that came fully into force on January 1st 2020, companies with 50+ employees are required to merge the former ‘délégués du personnel’ (staff delegates), ‘comité d’entreprise’ (works council) and ‘CHSCT’ (health and safety committee) into a ‘comité social et économique’ (called CSE, SEC, or social and economic council) …

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France :: Voting and representation rights of seconded and agency workers

Workers who are formally employed by one organisation but are operating in another organisation on a longer term arrangement must be given the facility to stand for office in their host organisation and also to vote in workplace elections …

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France :: Trade union representation

◉ Collective bargaining Collective bargaining in France takes place at national, industry, and company or plant level …

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France :: Representatives on company boards

Employee representation at board level is obligatory in larger shared-based companies (Société anonyme (SA) with 5,000 or more employees worldwide or 1,000 or more in France …

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France :: Industrial action

All employees have the right to be members of trade unions and take non-violent protest action …

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France :: Employee representatives’ protection against dismissal

Members and deputies of the works council and trade union representatives are protected from dismissal …

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France :: Collective agreements

A collective agreement (convention collective) is any agreement concluded between one or more representative unions and one or more employers or groups of employers …

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