The French High Court of Justice made another reversal in its case law on September 10th, 2025. Until now, the French High Court (Court of Cassation) considered that paid leave was not equivalent to actual working time and therefore did not have to be taken into account when calculating the threshold for triggering overtime. […]
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Following a formal warning notified by the European Commission to France, the French High Court of Justice made a reversal in its case law on September 10th, 2025. Until now, the French High Court (Court of Cassation) applied the rule of the first event giving rise to absence: if sick leave occurred during
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Since summer 2024, the French government has experienced a degree of instability, resulting in the failure to vote on the 2025 budget. This situation has led to some uncertainties regarding various temporary social and tax schemes that were announced to be abolished but were finally renewed by the legislator at the last minute. This article
Overview of what’s new in 2025 and clarifications Continue Reading »
For financial years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, companies with at least 11 employees that are not obliged to set up a profit-sharing bonus (i.e. mainly companies with between 11 and 50 employees) will be required to set up a value-sharing scheme as soon as they achieve a net taxable profit equal to
A decree of January 28th, 2021 has extended the benefit of supportive measures for the companies most affected by the second wave of the Covid-19 epidemic by modifying the exemption and the aid which were announced in July 2020. A newsletter on this subject is available on our website at https://www.hiconnect.com/covid-19-a-new-french-decree-provides-for-details-regarding-covid-19-related-supportive-measures-for-companies-in-financial-difficulty/ Measures intended for employers
Covid-19: Supportive measures for companies impacted by the crisis are extended Continue Reading »
A recent decree of September 1st, 2020 provides additional information about the amount and eligibility criteria for the supportive financial measures announced at the end of July by the French government for companies facing financial difficulties. As a reminder these measures are the following: – An exemption of certain employer social contributions for the period
A decree published on June 29th 2020 has specified the conditions under which companies will receive a reduced allowance for partial activity effective June 1st. As per June 1st through September 30th, 2020 the conditions governing the partial activity allowance are revised: the indemnity paid to the employee by the employer is unchanged: employees placed
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Covid-19: New financial measures to support small companies facing the pandemic-related risks and to help employees in financial difficulty. As per the 18th of May 2020, companies employing less than 50 employees will have the possibility to benefit from a new allowance to help them finance protective equipment against the virus. This is what has
