The French Labor Code is quite clear: any document containing obligations for employees or provisions that they need to know in order to perform their job must be written in French (article L. 1321-6 of the French Labor Code). This applies to employment contracts, any amendments thereto and any document setting employees’ targets on which […]
As a reminder, an annual global working time arrangement in days is only available to employees meeting certain criteria, and its validity is subject to several strict conditions, such as the obligation for the employer to organize a meeting with the employee once a year to discuss his/her workload (which must be reasonable), the organization
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
[credit image Ricarda Mölck de Pixabay] In a recent decision of the French High Court “Cour of Cassation” on 15 November 2023, employers were reminded of the need to demonstrate the achievability of the targets set for each financial year when paying the variable part of an employee’s salary. In this case, the employee received, in addition
VARIABLE REMUNERATION: Employers must prove that the targets are achievable. Continue Reading »
[Credit Image : Photo de Gabrielle Henderson sur Unsplash] Since January 1st, 2024, employers (or user companies in the case of temporary work) offering an indefinite-term contract (“CDI” in French) at the end of a fixed-term contract (“CDD” in French) (or temporary work contract called “intérim” in French) have a new dual obligation: – to
[Credit Image : National Cancer Institute from Unsplash] Employers in France must take measures to secure their employees’ mental and physical Health at work. This is not an obligation of results but means. As part of this obligation, whenever a new employee is hired in France, a medical monitoring exam must be organized by the
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[Credit image vectorjuice from Freepik] Since September 9th, 2023, collective bargaining agreements (CBA) providing a longer duration than the legal maximum probationary period durations no longer apply. As of this date, the maximum probationary period durations applicable to employees hired under an indefinite-term contract are as follow: Employee’s professional category Maximum duration of the initial
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[Credit image pch.vector from Freepik] When it comes to changing an employee’s salary (including an increase), French regulations require the employee’s prior consent, which means the signing of an amendment to the employment contract between the employer and the employee. In a ruling dated June 21st, 2023, the French Supreme Court reminded us of the
[Credit image storyset from Freepik] When a company opens a new worksite (office, store, shop, restaurant etc.), it is mandatory to register this new establishment with the French Trade Registry (“Registre du Commerce et des Sociétés”). Each new establishment, once registered, will be given a new SIRET number (company’s establishment identification number). It is only
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[Image par Moondance de Pixabay] In a recent case, the French High Court ruled that a clause agreed upon by the parties may condition the definitive award of the full amount of a welcome bonus to the employee’s presence in the company during a defined amount of time and stipulate an obligation for the employee to reimburse a
