Here is the official list of the bank holidays for the year 2016 in France. Bank Holidays for 2016 The 1st of May is the only statutory bank holiday. Work on this day is only allowed in some companies where the activity cannot be stopped (hospitals, public transportation, …) Other bank holiday can exist in … Read more
As of the 1st of January 2016 the legal hourly minimum wage “SMIC” will increase to 9,67€. In 2015 the SMIC was of 9,61 € per hour. This increase is the minimum legal increase. The legal increase is based on the inflation rate. Minimum wage of 9,67€ per hour in 2016 The SMIC for employees … Read more
A truth telling company was issuing pay slips for its employees with the indication that no collective bargaining agreement applied. The employees went to court claiming that the “Telecommunication” collective bargaining agreement applied. The consequence was that the minimum wage rate would have been the one from the collective agreement and not the legal minimum … Read more
On the 2nd of November 2015 the official public services web site republished a note about the penalties for illegal employment. Here is a summary of the note. What is the illegal employment? Illegal employment is: The employment of work force without declaration to the authorities. The illegal loan of work force. The illegal addition … Read more
Every one agree that the French labour code is old, complex and unpractical. With this idea in mind, the French government requested a study of the changes to be brought to the code. This study is the Combrexelle report. The government received it in September 2015. Based on that report a planning for the update … Read more
In this specific case, and employee has had successive short term employment contracts. When the final contract ended, the employee asked the judge to have the contracts reclassified as one undefinite term contract. The judge agreed. He then condemn the company to the pay the employee: 2 indemnities for dismissal without just cause. 1 notice period … Read more
In 2014 the vote of the law “Hamon” created the possibility for the judge to condemned a company (or an individual) employing undeclared workers to be publically black listed on ministry of labour official web site. The penalty can last for a period up to 2 years. The application decree has been published and law will come … Read more
