Trial period: maximum duration
Trial period – maximum duration to be respected: trial period durations provided for by CBAs that exceed the duration of the French Labor Code regulations are no longer applicable!
Rights for parents: health-related hardships
Coming into force as of July 2023, a new French law strengthens the rights of families of children with an illness, disability, or victims of a particularly serious accident.
The law extends the leave duration for certain family hardships and strengthens the protection against dismissal.
Mutual termination – more costly as of September 2023
Introduction of a distinct employer contribution of 30%, regardless of employee’s situation.
Meal vouchers: raise of exemption limit 2023
New exemption limit announced in 2023: raise to € 6.91 per ticket – fully exempt from contributions
Employee Gifts for Sporting Events
Gifts & vouchers for 2023 Rugby World Cup and Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games exempt from contributions – up to €917 exempt in 2023
New Mobility Contribution Rates: July 2023
URSSAF published on 28 May 2023 a list of communities that are subject to raise of the transport contribution rates
Remaining Vacation Days: Carry Over & Loss
A guide to handling remaining vacation days in France : carry over, loss, exceptions
Free Excel Template: Mileage France 2023
Automatic spreadsheet to establish your mileage expense reports, month by month, in French and English.
French Minimum Salary as of May 2023
French SMIC: hourly rate raised by 2.22 % from € 11,27 to € 11,52
Platform SOLTéA: Apprenticeship Tax
Supporting specific training organisations by attributing the balance of the apprenticeship tax to them