In France, a forfait-jours agreement allows certain employees to deviate from the legal working time of 35 hours per week.  Instead, they agree to work for a set number of ... Read more

Participation is a profit-sharing mechanism that allows employees to participate in the financial success of the company they work for.  It is mandatory in French companies with 50 or more ... Read more

In France, employee disciplinary sanctions are governed by a detailed legal procedure, an appropriate alternative provided for in the company’s convention collective or the company’s Règlement Intérieur. The employee may ... Read more

French employers may apply sanctions to staff who take unauthorised absence.  Such absence can take a variety of forms, including: How should a French employer respond to unauthorised absence? Although ... Read more

In this article, we will answer some common occupational health-related questions that arise regularly in French companies. “Is the visite d’information et de prevention mandatory for all French employees?” A ... Read more