France

The Social and Economic Committee (Works Council) – hereinafter the “CSE” – only needs to be consulted when one of its members is dismissed, if the company has at least 50 employees.  In principle, French law requires that the CSE be consulted before one of its member is dismissed. In an opinion dated 29 December […]

In an ex-post constitutional review, the Constitutional Council questioned, on 19 November, the case law of the French Supreme court excluding from the electorate employees assimilated to the head of the company, by virtue of a particular delegation of authority established in writing, and those effectively representing it before the staff representative bodies. Pointing to […]

A recent decision by the French Supreme Court (“Cour de cassation”) offers a reminder to employers that they have an obligation to enable employees to take their paid leave entitlements and the importance of documenting this. In the case at hand, after the termination of his employment contract, an employee working as a sports instructor, […]

In order to help French nationals and residents deal with the economic hardship resulting from high inflation over the last quarter of 2021, the government has asked Parliament to vote in favour of an inflation allowance, i.e. an exceptional aid of €100 for the most vulnerable, to be financed by the State. The law is […]