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Restrictive covenants are clauses in a contract which prohibit an employee from competing with their former employer for a certain period of time after the termination of their employment contract, or prevent them from soliciting or dealing with customers of their former employer by using knowledge they had access to during their prior employment. Non-solicitation, […]

In France, Employment Tribunals (“Conseil de prud’hommes”) have jurisdiction over all disputes arising from an employment agreement (for example, termination of the contract, unpaid salaries), similar to the Employment tribunals in the UK. However, the procedure to bring a claim before the French Employment Tribunal is different. The claim is brought before the Employment Tribunal

Young people could perform an internship within a company as part of their school or university curriculum. Subject to compliance with some legal conditions, these young people are not bound to the company by an employment contract and are therefore not employees. The French Labour Code provides for some specific legal provisions for interns regarding leave. In

Regardless of the number of employees that are made redundant, companies must comply with a certain number of legal requirements. The following explanations do not cover the specific process for implementing a job-protection plan which will be discussed in a separate article. i.Do you need a specific ground to make an employee redundant? Each employer

In addition to holiday leave, under French employment law employees may also benefit from other types of leave. What is the entitlement to holiday leave? Employees are entitled to at least 2.5 days of paid vacation for each month worked during the reference year (which usually runs from June 1st to May 31st of the

The right to disconnect has been enshrined in French legislation since 2017, with the so-called law “Loi Travail” – the Labour Act – dated August 8, 2016. According to this Act, every employee has the right to disconnect from any work device and not to answer emails, calls or messages outside their working hours. The

The cost of energy has exploded in France, as in many countries, concerning electricity, gas, petrol etc. With inflation rising too, improving the purchasing power of employees while limiting costs for the employer has become a major issue. Here are some ideas that the employer can explore to face these challenges: (a) Giving employees a

Under French law, a company has to set up a CSE when it employs at least 11 employees during 12 consecutive months. The company has to take into account every employee working under a permanent employment contract. It also has, under certain conditions, to take into account fixed-term and temporary employment contracts, or employees made

Independent workers and employees are not subject to the same rules under French law. How can they be distinguished? The main criterion to distinguish a self-employed independent worker from an employee is the subordination link. While independent workers carry out their activity on their own account, employees are bound to an employer through an employment