In line with its policy of full employment, the French government has temporarily reintroduced the possibility of hiring an employee on a fixed-term contract to replace several absent employees in the company. This multi-replacement contract can be used between April 13th 2023 and April 13th 2025 and only for certain areas of activity (for example: …
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Credit image : Drazen Zigic picture on Freepik A new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) will apply to all companies that are in the scope of the Metal industry CBA as of January 1, 2024. It will replace over 70 regional or local collective agreements in order to align the rights of all employees in the …
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In our previous newsletter we had informed you that the new “Labour Market” law published on December 22nd, 2022, created a new article L. 1237-1-1 in the French Labour Code. This new article provides that an employee who voluntarily abandons his/her job and does not return to work once having been given formal notice by …
As a reminder, any employer who sponsors a non-EU citizen to work in France or who welcomes an non-EU citizen employee temporarily seconded by a company not established in France, is subject to a tax when the foreign employee first enters France or when he or she is first admitted to France as an employee. …
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The new “Labour Market” law published on December 22nd, 2022, created a new article L. 1237-1-1 in the French Labour Code. From now on, an employee who voluntarily abandons his/her job and does not return to work once having been given formal notice by the employer to justify his/her absence and to return to work, …
The law of August 2nd, 2021, applicable from March 31st, 2022, modified the rules relating to risk assessment in companies, occupational medicine, and the medical and professional monitoring of employees, and consequently the rules applicable to the single document for the assessment of professional risks (the so called “Document unique d’Evaluation des Risques Professionnels” or …
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As a reminder, the collective and mandatory insurance schemes (healthcare, death & disability and, optionally, the supplementary pension plans) can be implemented by companies either via a Referendum, or a Collective Agreement, or an Employer Unilateral Decision (EUD). The schemes implemented by EUD require a special attention in the coming weeks, as new legal requirements …
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Since 2019, companies have been allowed, under certain conditions, to exceptionally pay a bonus to their employees to help face the decrease in purchasing power: the so-called “PEPA” (i.e.: exceptional bonus for purchasing power), also known as the MACRON bonus. This bonus was exceptionally renewed in 2020 and 2021, with small changes and was subject …
A new scheme of partial activity (or furlough) is implemented in France. Its objective is to ensure employment within companies facing long-term reduction in activity which does not compromise their continuity and who need the financial support from the Government for a temporary period. It is different from the specific partial activity scheme implemented to …
A compensation in social taxes for companies hiring young workers The country is facing a growing social and economic crisis as a direct consequence of the recent health events. A significative break on growth and employment is expected, with young people representing the most affected population. The French Government has therefore decided to invest 6.5 …
The Government has announced a new plan to support the hiring of young people Continue Reading »
