labour law
Increase of the Legal Termination Indemnity
The new labor law change things slowly but steadily. One these changes is the increase of the termination indemnity. Previously In the previous labor law, the termination indemnity was calculated for terminated employees of at least 1 year of seniority. The indemnity was worth 1/5 of the average monthly salary. For employees with at least … Read more
Employee registration – REMINDER
As you know, I have recently been sworn in as an assessor to the TASS (social security tribunal). During the last session, I had to judge a very troubling case. The case An employee quite a company on a Friday without notice. During the weekend the employer seek a new employee for an urgent job … Read more
The lunch voucher in the French payroll
As you know the social contribution on a French payroll are non-negligible. Most of the benefits provided to the employees are taxable. However, some are not. The lunch vouchers are one of those benefits. What is a lunch voucher? A lunch voucher is a ticket with which the employee can pay for his food in … Read more
Thomas BIDOU has been sworn in as a new assessor at the social security tribunal
In late January our CEO Thomas BIDOU was sworn in as a new assessor at the social security tribunal. What is the social security tribunal? When an employer or an employee has a problem with the social security the first step is to seek an amicable recourse. If the recourse is not satisfactory for the employer … Read more
The Absences
During his life in his company, the employee can be absent from work. The French law strictly regulate these absences. You will find in this post a short list of some possible absences and their regulations. Paid vacation Each employee is allowed 25 opened day of vacation per years for a full year of work. … Read more
Life and Health insurance – 3/3 – How to set it up
On the 1st of January 2016 it became mandatory for every company under French social law to offer life and health insurance (called “prévoyance” and “mutuelle” in French) to its employees. What does this means? What will be the cost for the company and for the employees? And for what benefits? How does the company … Read more
Life and Health insurance – 2/3 – Cost & benefits
On the 1st of January 2016 it became mandatory for every company under French social law to offer life and health insurance (called “prévoyance” and “mutuelle” in French) to its employees. What does this means? What will be the cost for the company and for the employees? And for what benefits? How does the company … Read more
Bank Holidays in the French Payroll
In France there are 11 bank holidays The 1st of January (New year) The Easter Monday (the 28th of March in 2016) The 1st of May (Labor lay) The 8th of May (2nd world war victory) The Ascension (the 5th of May in 2016) The With Monday (the 16th of May in 2016) The 14th … Read more
You can monitor your employees’ internet communication
A Romanian employee has been dismissed because he used his professional messenger service to communicate with his family. On the 12th of January, the ECHR (European Court of Human Right) validated the monitoring of the employee’s use of his professional messenger service. This judgment validated the dismissal of the employee. The ECHR estimated that the … Read more
2016 Bank Holidays
Here is the official list of the bank holidays for the year 2016 in France. Bank Holidays for 2016 The 1st of May is the only statutory bank holiday. Work on this day is only allowed in some companies where the activity cannot be stopped (hospitals, public transportation, …) Other bank holiday can exist in … Read more
The minimum wage increases of 0.6% to 9,67 €
As of the 1st of January 2016 the legal hourly minimum wage “SMIC” will increase to 9,67€. In 2015 the SMIC was of 9,61 € per hour. This increase is the minimum legal increase. The legal increase is based on the inflation rate. Minimum wage of 9,67€ per hour in 2016 The SMIC for employees … Read more
A collective bargaining agreement on the pay slip is binding.
A truth telling company was issuing pay slips for its employees with the indication that no collective bargaining agreement applied. The employees went to court claiming that the “Telecommunication” collective bargaining agreement applied. The consequence was that the minimum wage rate would have been the one from the collective agreement and not the legal minimum … Read more
Reminder of the penalty for illegal employment
On the 2nd of November 2015 the official public services web site republished a note about the penalties for illegal employment. Here is a summary of the note. What is the illegal employment? Illegal employment is: The employment of work force without declaration to the authorities. The illegal loan of work force. The illegal addition … Read more
The update of the French labour code is set.
Every one agree that the French labour code is old, complex and unpractical. With this idea in mind, the French government requested a study of the changes to be brought to the code. This study is the Combrexelle report. The government received it in September 2015. Based on that report a planning for the update … Read more
The judge cannot be too generous.
In this specific case, and employee has had successive short term employment contracts. When the final contract ended, the employee asked the judge to have the contracts reclassified as one undefinite term contract. The judge agreed. He then condemn the company to the pay the employee: 2 indemnities for dismissal without just cause. 1 notice period … Read more
Black listing of companies condemned for employing undeclared workers.
In 2014 the vote of the law “Hamon” created the possibility for the judge to condemned a company (or an individual) employing undeclared workers to be publically black listed on ministry of labour official web site. The penalty can last for a period up to 2 years. The application decree has been published and law will come … Read more
