Employee Relations

The Importance of Mandatory Health Insurance in France

December 13, 2024March 3, 2025 Employee Relations, France, International, Leadership, Policies

We recently published an article about French mandatory health benefits, and why British business owners should be aware of them if they wish to establish a successful presence in France. ... Read more

How are Employees Represented in a French Workplace?

December 10, 2024June 10, 2025 Employee Relations, France, International, Leadership, Policies

Employee representation is taken seriously in France, with representatives playing an important role in the outcome of significant business issues. However, small companies (those with fewer than 11 employees) do ... Read more

Employment in France: Running the Social and Economic Committee

November 18, 2024May 13, 2025 Employee Relations, France, International, Leadership, Policies

Under French law, companies employing 11 or more staff must have a Comité Social et Économique (Social and Economic Committee) or CSE. The main purpose of the CSE is to ... Read more

How Can French Employees Tackle Workplace Bullying?

July 8, 2024May 21, 2025 Employee Relations, France, Home Working, International, Leadership, Occupational Health, Policies, Wellbeing

France is well-known to have some of the world’s strongest legal protections against all forms of workplace bullying, with notoriously harsh sanctions for both the perpetrator and, potentially, the employer. ... Read more

Occupational Risk Assessment in France: Understanding the DUERP

July 2, 2024May 13, 2025 Employee Relations, France, Home Working, International, Leadership, Occupational Health, Policies, Wellbeing

In France, the DUERP – or Document Unique d’Evaluation des Risques Professionnels (Single Document for Professional Risk Assessment) – is the main reference tool for preventing accidents in the workplace. ... Read more