How is harassment defined under French law?
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Harassment (But Were Afraid to Ask)
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In a reduction-in-workforce, one individual redeployment opportunity may be offered to several employees impacted
In a decision dated May 11, 2022 (n°21-15250), the French Supreme Court again held very clearly that one same individual redeployment opportunity may end up being offered to several employees impacted by a reduction-in-workforce. The Court heeded the employer’s argument, i.e., although the employer is bound to grant the employee impacted by a redundancy project
The equal pay principle in French law
Principle According to French Labor law, the employer must ensure equal pay for men and women when they perform the same work or work of equal value. This is a particular variation of the so-called principle of “equal pay for equal work”. This principle of equality presupposes that the various components of remuneration are established according to
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Must French employees really work 35 hours per week?
It is well known that France has a 35-hour working week and that every hour performed in excess of that limit leads to overtime work to be paid with overtime rates. But what foreign employers need to know is that the French Labour code offers several mechanisms to overcome this 35-hour weekly limit. This article
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Annual leave under French law
To protect health and safety, employees in France are entitled to a minimum of five weeks’ paid holiday a year. The rules for calculating and taking paid holiday are very technical. But failure to comply with these rules is punishable by a fine of €7,500 for each employee concerned (French Labour Code, art. R 3143-1).
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