Yesterday, I had the opportunity to meet an undertaker. Be reassured, it was not #coronavirus related. Rachel Davenport from Henri de Borniol was our guest speaker at the monthly #businesslunch . I don’t have much experience with death and burial. And, of course, I did not know anything about the job of an undertaker. Rachel … Read more
Your Experts In France had its first informal dinner yesterday at L’ENTENTE. Not only did it give me the opportunity to test British cuisine (the ox heart was delicious). But it also allowed me to get to know my partners a lot better. Experts are all about their job. The best way to become an … Read more
This morning I learned a lot about #brexit at the Franco-British Chamber of Commerce & Industry‘s #SMEBreakfast. Michel de Fabiani was our speaker. As the vice-president of the Chamber, he is well aware of what is going on. The first thing I learned is the negotiations are planned up to the 26th of May. Therefore … Read more
Yesterday I learned how to increase my visibility on LinkedIn thanks to NetworkIrlande France and Conor Murphy from LinkedIn. The key element I learned is to not just say “I was there”, “I did that”. But also to bring something to my network. This is why my post started with “Yesterday I learned…” and not … Read more
Yesterday I represented French Payroll Expert and Your Experts In France at the monthly #businesslunch. This was our 2nd biggest lunch with 42 attendees. I am afraid I cannot name them all in this post. The guest speaker was Bob Lewis from the British Council. He talked about the council, its past, its present and … Read more
This morning, I represented French Payroll Expert at the Franco-British Chamber of Commerce & Industry‘s #SME breakfast. Gerdi Serrer from ILIC Consulting was our speaker. The theme was #conflictmanagement . It was a fascinating teaser on the notion of conflict, its cause and its management. I which it lasted longer. Were also present Hayley Azar, … Read more
Yesterday I represented French Payroll Expert at the Franco-British Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s monthly #SME breakfast. Our speaker, Jacques MILCENT provided us with the last of his 3 lectures on expending your business. This month the theme was the #negotiation. It was very interesting to discover that I naturally did some good things. Also … Read more
As the reform of the #justice enters in effect, I had to renew my oath of #assessor to the “pôle social” (the #socialsecurity court). Which I did yesterday, at the “Tribunal judiciaire de Paris” ( #paris #tribunal), with other members of the Syndicat Cndi. It is an honor to represent employers in this court.
Every year the #minimumwage salary (called #SMIC in France) is reevaluated by the French authorities. On the 1st of January 2020 , it will increase from 10.03€ gross per hour to 10.15€ gross. For a full-time employee, this means a 1539.42€ monthly gross. This comes to an average net of 1218.60€ before the withholding of … Read more
Yesterday the #christmas season started with NetworkIrlande France’s Christmas reception. The event took place at the #irish #embassy. Her Excellency Mrs. Patricia O’Brien did the opening speech and took the opportunity praise the good and growing relation ship between #france and #ireland. Mr. Richard Dujardin (our president) was very pleased to inform us of the … Read more
