Decree n°2007-1739 of December 11, 2007(published in the Official Gazette of December 13, 2007) The Law of August 2, 2005 transposed EU Directive 96/71 of December 16, 1996 and introduced the concept of transnational posting of employees in Articles L.342-1 to L.342-6 of the French Labor Code. The Implementing Decree was eagerly awaited as it […]
Introduced by the Law for the Promotion of Employment, Labour and Buying Power of August 21, 2007 The Law of August 21, 2007 abrogated the specific rules governing overtime in companies with less than 20 employees and introduced a system of tax exemption for overtime hours (i.e. hours worked above the legal duration of the […]
According to the Law n° 2006-340 on equal wages which came into force on March 25, 2006, companies have notably the obligation to adjust the wage of employees returning from a maternity or adoption leave. This Law has supplemented Article L.122-26 of the French Labor Code as follows: “If there is no branch or company-level […]
Since the Law n°2005-882 of August 2, 2005 in favor of small and medium sized companies (article 58 of said Law codified in Articles L. 214-1 to L. 214-3 of the French Code of Urban Planning), municipalities can exercise a pre-emption right in relation to the sale of commercial or artisanal businesses and to the […]
The French Labor Code contains multiple provisions concerning hygiene and safety which are not strictly observed by companies, especially in small and medium-seized companies which often do not have time to supervise compliance with all applicable rules. The evolution of case law must however prompt companies to more strictly monitor and gain better knowledge of […]
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, […]
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