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Too Hot to Work? France Introduces New Heatwave Law

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Against the backdrop of climate change and the increasing health and safety challenge of preventing heat-related risks at work, France has introduced a new decree reinforcing the obligations on employers to prevent these...more

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Expansion of Class Action Rights for Workers: A New Era in French Employment Law?

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AT A GLANCE - It’s fair say that class actions have been virtually nonexistent under French law so far. The Act of April 30, 2025 (the “DDADUE” law)—which transposes into French law the European Directive 2020/1828 on...more

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Communication Tools in a Digital Age: How Might a Works Council Interface with Employees?

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In a time of ultra-connected communication tools and work from home, the access rights of a France-based company’s works council (WC) to its electronic and internal communication resources is a necessity now more than ever....more

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Harassment in the Workplace: A Major Challenge for Employers in France

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During the first quarter of 2025, the French Supreme Court has rendered a number of rulings on harassment in the workplace. Whether moral, institutional, environmental or sexual, harassment is a burning topic and the French...more

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Undeclared Work Among Subcontractors: Ensuring Compliance and Managing Social Contribution Reassessment

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In France, combating against undeclared work remains a priority due to the estimated loss in contributions which amount to between 7 and 9 billion euros per year. In 2024, the Urssaf (the French social security collection...more

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France Introduces a New Concept of ‘Institutional Psychological Harassment’

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The French Court of Cassation has introduced and defined a new concept of ‘institutional psychological harassment’ in what appears to be the conclusion of the so-called ‘France Télécom case’. The case, which commenced back in...more

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Employee Transport Costs: What Are the Obligations?

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Employers in France must cover certain transport costs incurred by their employees, subject to the provisions of the French Labour Code. We take a look at the scope of the obligation in further detail below, together with the...more

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Workplace accidents: when are employers legally required to report?

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When does the obligation to report a workplace accident arise? Should an accident at work report be made when the circumstances around a reported accident seem doubtful or unlikely? Or when the employee who was involved in an...more

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Internal Investigations of Harassment Claims

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In areas of French law that are ambiguous, the French Supreme Court regularly issues rulings to specify the scope of an employer’s obligations, including in the context of harassment claims. French caselaw has set the rules...more

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Paris Olympic Games 2024: Reminder of The Main Rules Applicable to Non-French Employers

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France will host the Olympic Games from 26 July to 11 August 2024, and the Paralympic Games from 29 August to 8 September 2024. A number of foreign workers are expected to come to work in France during this period, and...more

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Important Changes to French Labor Law in 2024

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Need to Know Amounts from 1 January 2024 - €11.65 - The legal minimum hourly wage has increased to €11.65 gross (from €11.52 in 2023). The amount of the monthly minimum wage in France is now €1,766.92 gross for 35 worked...more

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Whistleblowers Now Protected Under Workplace Nondiscrimination Law

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Discriminatory practices in the workplace are strictly prohibited by Article L. 1132-1 of the French Labor Code and Article 225-1 of the French Criminal Code. Prohibited treatment includes treating an employee, a job...more

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Focus on French Labor Law Changes Coming Into Effect in the Second Half of 2022

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Reminder: Employers are obligated to reimburse employee travel costs regardless of the distance between the employee’s residence and the workplace - According to the French National Association of Human Resources (HR)...more

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COVID-19: Return to Work and Partial Activity (II)

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The French government is willing to support companies in their efforts to return to a “normal” activity. Consequently, regulations relating to partial activity have once again been adapted in order to facilitate a gradual...more

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France Requires Employers to Investigate Harassment Claims Even Without Evidence

French employers are now obligated to investigate any allegation of harassment, even where the employee does not produce any evidence. This is the position taken by the French Cour de Cassation in November 27, 2019, case...more

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Affaire Renault : Les risques d’une reprise d’activité insuffisamment anticipée

Le Tribunal judiciaire du Havre a ordonné, le 7 mai, à Renault d’interrompre sa production dans son usine. Que retenir de cette décision en vue de la reprise de votre activité sur site ? Focus....more

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COVID-19: Employees’ Return to Work - How Employers Can Prepare for a Gradual and Safe Transition

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On 28 April 2020, the French Prime Minister issued the National plan for the end of the lockdown. Further to this announcement, the French Health Ministry published a national map reflecting the intensity of the COVID-19...more

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COVID-19: French Employer Checklist: Preparing for the Gradual Return to Work

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On 3 May 2020, the French Labor Ministry published a “National protocol regarding the end of the lockdown for companies to ensure health and safety of the employees.” A follow-up report will be published on 7 May 2020 to...more

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Reopening the Workplace: A Preliminary Guide for French Employers

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While most companies in France (with the exception of cafés and restaurants, sports halls, theatres, museums, and companies whose activities allow teleworking) will be able to resume their activity from 11 May...more

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French Considerations for Returning to Workplaces in the Wake of COVID-19

On April 28, 2020, the French government announced the outline of its plan to end the lockdown measures currently in force, scheduled for May 11, 2020. (This date may be postponed if the hospitalization and death rates...more

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France - Covid 19 - Partial activity: new modifications introduced by the order of March 27, 2020

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As expected, the order related to partial activity was adopted last March 27, 2020. Further details on its provisions are expected in a forthcoming decree. The Ministry of Labor's Q&A on partial activity was rewritten...more

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France - Covid 19: The three new employment orders of March 25, 2020

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Paid leaves and rest days, working time, sick leave, profit-sharing schemes, unemployment benefits You will find below a summary of three employment orders published in the Official Journal of March 26th and concerning...more

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Employment measures COVID-19 on March 25, 2020

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The French act of March 23, 2020 (no. 2020-290) known as the "emergency act to deal with the Covid 19 epidemic" was enacted yesterday, March 24, 2020, in the French Official Journal. The “state of health emergency” is...more

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Covid-19: 19 questions/réponses pour les RH

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Télétravail : quelles sont les modalités de mise en place? Faut-il signer un accord ou une charte? Non. Aucune procédure n’est légalement requise. Certes, des accords ou chartes peuvent être adoptés ou signés mais ils ne...more

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