https://parole-de-rh.fr/en/tags/compensatory-rest/Recent content in Compensatory Rest on Parole de RHHugoen-USThu, 29 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://parole-de-rh.fr/en/blog/overtime-pay-france-rules/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://parole-de-rh.fr/en/blog/overtime-pay-france-rules/<blockquote> <p><strong>In short:</strong></p> <ol> <li><strong>Overtime</strong> in France is any hour worked at the employer&rsquo;s request beyond the legal working time of 35 hours a week, or 1,607 hours a year.</li> <li>Without a collective agreement, it carries a 25% premium from the 36th to the 43rd hour of the week, then 50% from the 44th hour. An agreement may set another rate of at least 10%.</li> <li>The annual quota is 220 hours per employee without an agreement. Beyond it, mandatory compensatory rest is added: 50% of the hours in companies with 20 employees or fewer, 100% above.</li> <li>Overtime appears on the payslip and is exempt from employee old-age insurance contributions up to 11.31% of salary.</li> </ol> </blockquote> <p><strong>Overtime</strong> (heures supplémentaires) is governed by the French Labour Code: who can work it, how much, and how it is paid or compensated with rest. The rules below come from the Service-Public guide on overtime for private-sector employees, checked on 8 June 2026. They apply to full-time employees; part-time employees work additional hours, covered further down.</p>