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In a previous article (see here), we were highlighting recommendations to companies in order to help them try and avoid independent workers being considered as employees. In December 2022, the French Supreme Court again clarified some of the criteria that allow an independent worker to be classified as an employee. In the case put to […]

The social regime applicable to the allowance paid as part of an individual mutual termination agreement (MTA) currently differs depending on whether or not the employee is legally entitled to a full pension. The official social security’s website (“BOSS”) summarizes the applicable rules as follows: The Bill amending the social security budget for 2023 (including

In a recent decision of January 25th, 2023, the French Supreme Court gave new hints to help companies define whether or not an employee meets the criteria to be eligible to a working-time-in-days scheme (“forfait-jours”). Legal framework As a general rule, only employees (executives or not) enjoying a genuine autonomy in the organization of their

Taking into account the increase in the timeframe of legal procedures, more and more employers and employees are deciding to try to resolve their dispute by mediation – often after unsuccessful settlement and/or conciliation phases. Under French employment law, mediation is an amicable dispute resolution process which does not aim to judge the case from

Job abandonment so far required the employer to take the initiative to terminate the employment contract through a disciplinary dismissal procedure. A new Act voted by French Parliament on December 21, 2022 creates a resignation presumption in case the employee has just abandoned their job with no justification. According to this new law, the employee

The Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament dated November 4, 2003 has unified the rules applicable throughout the European Union concerning the organization of working time. Among other things, this directive has inter alia created guidelines regarding minimum resting periods as well as daily and weekly maximum working time. The rules enacted by the European

De jurisprudence constante, les fichiers créés par le salarié à l’aide de l’outil informatique mis à sa disposition par l’employeur pour les besoins de son travail sont présumés avoir un caractère professionnel. Le seul moyen pour le salarié de protéger ces informations est de les identifier comme étant personnelles. A défaut, l’employeur est en droit

L’Urssaf rappelle que, afin d’améliorer leur rémunération et leur pouvoir d’achat, la loi portant mesures d’urgence pour la protection du pouvoir d’achat permet aux salariés et anciens salariés de débloquer, à titre exceptionnel, certaines sommes issues de la participation et de l’intéressement placées sur un plan d’épargne (PEE, PEI, etc.). Ce déblocage exceptionnel doit permettre

In a recent decision of November 23, 2022, the French Supreme Court reminded of the risks pertaining to the involvment of a parent company in the management of its French subsidiary. In this case, an employee was hired by a company which was then integrated to an international group. After being made redundant by the