Labor & Employment

Circular DGT n° 2007/15 of December 6, 2007 The temporary suspension of activities procedure provided for under Article L.231-12 (II) of the French Labor Code (Articles L.4721-8 and L.4731-2 according to the new codification applicable as from May 1, 2008) was introduced by the Law of January 17, 2002. It strengthens the powers vested to […]

Law n°2008-111 of February 8, 2008 (Official Gazette of February 9, 2008) Circular DGT/DS/2008/46 of February 12, 2008 The Law dated February 8, 2008 introduced new provisions relating to the buyback of rest days, the payment of compensatory leaves, the early release of the sums acquired under mandatory profit-sharing schemes and the payment of an […]

Decree n°2007-1739 of December 11, 2007(published in the Official Gazette of December 13, 2007) The Law of August 2, 2005 transposed EU Directive 96/71 of December 16, 1996 and introduced the concept of transnational posting of employees in Articles L.342-1 to L.342-6 of the French Labor Code. The Implementing Decree was eagerly awaited as it […]

Introduced by the Law for the Promotion of Employment, Labour and Buying Power of August 21, 2007 The Law of August 21, 2007 abrogated the specific rules governing overtime in companies with less than 20 employees and introduced a system of tax exemption for overtime hours (i.e. hours worked above the legal duration of the […]

According to the Law n° 2006-340 on equal wages which came into force on March 25, 2006, companies have notably the obligation to adjust the wage of employees returning from a maternity or adoption leave. This Law has supplemented Article L.122-26 of the French Labor Code as follows: “If there is no branch or company-level […]

The French Labor Code contains multiple provisions concerning hygiene and safety which are not strictly observed by companies, especially in small and medium-seized companies which often do not have time to supervise compliance with all applicable rules. The evolution of case law must however prompt companies to more strictly monitor and gain better knowledge of […]