How many days of paid leave does an employee earn per year in France?
Whether working full-time or part-time, an employee earns 2.5 working days of paid leave per month of actual work with the same employer, that is 30 working days (5 weeks) for a full year.
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What is the legal working time in France?
The legal working time for a full-time private-sector employee is set at 35 hours per week. Hours worked beyond that are overtime.
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What is the maximum trial period for a French permanent contract?
2 months for manual and clerical workers, 3 months for supervisors and technicians, 4 months for managers. It can be renewed once under conditions, giving a maximum of 4, 6 and 8 months.
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What formalities are mandatory when hiring an employee in France?
The employer files the pre-hiring declaration (DPAE), gives the employee the essential information about the employment relationship, enters the employee in the single staff register, registers the employee with a supplementary pension scheme and organises the information and prevention visit.
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Which questions is a recruiter not allowed to ask?
Questions with no direct and necessary link to the job are prohibited, in particular those about health, family situation, religion, sexual orientation or trade union membership.
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Can an employer refuse remote work?
Yes, in some cases. When remote work is set up by a collective agreement or a charter, an employer refusing it to an employee whose job allows it must explain the reasons. For their part, employees can refuse to switch to remote work: this refusal is not a ground for ending the contract.
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How quickly must an employee inform the employer of sick leave?
If the collective agreement or a company agreement sets no time limit, custom requires the employer to be informed within 48 hours of the start of the leave. The employee sends the employer the relevant part of the medical certificate.
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How long is paternity leave in France?
For the birth of one child, paternity and childcare leave includes a mandatory period of 4 calendar days, taken right after the 3-day birth leave, then an optional period of 21 calendar days. The optional period rises to 28 days for multiple births.
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Is company health insurance mandatory in France?
The employer must provide all employees with supplementary health cover, whatever their length of service. Employees can nevertheless be exempted from joining in certain situations.
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From how many employees is a CSE mandatory?
The social and economic committee (CSE) is the staff representation body in the company. It must be set up in companies with 11 or more employees. Its duties and composition vary with headcount.
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What is the difference between mutual termination and resignation?
Resignation is decided by the employee alone, with no severance pay and in principle no unemployment benefits. Mutual termination is agreed jointly with the employer, gives entitlement to severance pay and to unemployment benefits under conditions.
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Is the professional review still mandatory in France?
It has been replaced by the career path review, mandatory in all private companies. It takes place within the year following hiring, then every 4 years, and does not assess the employee's work.
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How does the CPF personal training account work?
The CPF is an account in euros that follows each person throughout their working life. It is credited with 500 euros per year of work, up to a cap of 5,000 euros, and funds eligible training.
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What is the DSN?
The nominative social declaration is a monthly file produced from payroll. It must be sent no later than the 5th of the following month for companies with 50 or more employees, and the 15th for the others.
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What does QVCT mean?
QVCT stands for quality of life and working conditions. The concept comes from the French national interprofessional agreement of 9 December 2020 and extends QVT by explicitly including working conditions.
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