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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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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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French Employers May Decline Internal Investigations for Misconduct or Noncompliance

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The Défenseur des Droits published on February 5, 2025 a framework decision confirming that employers are not required to conduct an internal investigation unless they receive claims of discrimination or sexual harassment...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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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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Employment Flash - March 2024

In this issue of Employment Flash: the new DOL rule on independent contractors, SCOTUS’s unanimous Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower ruling, plus labor law developments in California, Delaware, D.C., New York, the EU, Germany and...more

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Fifth-Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Are the New Challenges for Companies in France?

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In the context of the current pandemic, the French government has updated the current measures in force so as to limit the further spread of COVID-19, and so, since 24 January 2022 it has been mandatory to hold a vaccination...more

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New Year, New Actions to Be Taken: What Is Changing Regarding French Labor Law in 2022

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Key Figure as at 1 January 2022:  €1,603.12 gross: The amount of the gross monthly minimum wage from 1 January 2022 (Decree no.°2021-1741 of 22 December 2021). The Key News to Take Note of for 2022:  Remote Working and Update...more

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COVID-19: France Reviews its Health Measures Taken in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Since 19 May 2021, France has been going through a series of steps that should lead to the lifting of the majority of health and social restrictions imposed on its territory since November 2020 and France’s “third lockdown.” ...more

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Les Employes Se Rebellant Aux Colliers Anti-COVID

Don't worry - the rest of this post is in English. Employees at a French factory are reportedly up in armes because their employer plans to require them to wear "social distancing" alarms while on the job...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

COVID-19 – France’s Second Lockdown: Clarification of Employers’ Legal Obligations

France has entered its second national lockdown, and most employers are facing great uncertainties with regard to the implementation of the updated national health protocol....more

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Employment Flash - October 2020

This edition of Employment Flash summarizes key employment law issues, including the Department of Labor's proposal for determining independent contractor status, revised DOL regulations that clarify who qualifies for...more

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COVID-19: Return to Work: What is New in September 2020?

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After a slow spring and an eventful summer, the return to the business world proved to be particularly perilous. Managing the aftermath of the lockdown continues to require ever-greater attention, in the context of dreaded...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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Returning to Work: Top Considerations for French Employers

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On 8 May 2020, the Ministry of Labour published a National Protocol for Employers to Ensure the Health and Safety of the Employees after the End of the Lockdown (the “National Protocol”).The National Protocol contains...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

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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Update on Labor and Employment-Related Measures Aiming To Combat the COVID-19 Epidemic and Its Effects

On April 13, 2020, the French government announced that the lockdown measures in force since March 16, 2020, will remain in force until at least May 11, 2020. The government is still working to produce a road map for how to...more

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Guide to French Government’s Social Measures in Response to COVID-19

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The French government has recently published a large number of texts and recommendations to help deal with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This guide brings together the various texts and recommendations published in the...more

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COVID-19: Q&A on Employment Implications in France

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In response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on French economic activity, specific measures for employees and companies have been taken to deal with the current situation. On 23 March 2020, an Emergency Act (law...more

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COVID-19: Main tax, social security, labor, economic and financial measures announced by the French government

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Companies can request from their tax office the deferral, without penalty, of the payment of their next instalments for direct taxes (corporate income tax, payroll tax). If companies have already paid these taxes for the...more

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5 Recommendations for French HR on How to Process Personal Data Collected During COVID-19

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As the coronavirus has spread worldwide to reach pandemic level, employers are putting into place measures group-wide to limit risks of contagion within the work place. Some of these measures have led companies to question...more

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