Labor & Employment

1. Family Support Leave Introduced by the Social Security Finance Act of 2007, the family support leave has become a reality after the publication of Decree n° 2007-573 dated April 18, 2007. Employees may now reduce working time or stop working for a few months to take care of a dependant relative: spouse, common-law spouse, […]

Just like numerous other clauses in employment agreements, provisions addressing the issues of employees’ place of work and employees’ geographical mobility have been at the center of several landmark decisions. This led us to address this subject and provide a status report on the possibilities which are now offered to employers when dealing with employees’ […]

Non-competition clauses have been at the center of several landmark decisions, including the decision rendered on July 10, 2002 by the Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court) which established that any and all non-competition obligations imposed on an employee must have a financial counterpart. Another landmark decision was rendered on November 15, 2006, which led […]

The Law n°2006-1770 on the development of employee savings schemes and employee share ownership schemes contains several social measures. It was published in the Journal Officiel on December 31, 2006.  1. The new Article L. 444-12 of the French Labor Code now provides companies the possibility to contribute extra into the incentive or profit-sharing schemes […]

During the various assignments performed on behalf of companies, such as consultations or Labor due diligence investigations, we often noted either (i) irregularities exposing the company to significant risks, including at the criminal level, or (ii) a “standard management” of working hours, which is not necessarily the most appropriate method for the needs of the […]

As from January 1, 2006, the exemption caps on indemnities paid upon the termination of employment agreements were considerably decreased.  Specifically, for indemnities paid upon a dismissal, any amount below 186,408 € is exempt from income tax and social contributions (which is six times the annual limit set forth by the Social Security Administration), and […]