Collective Bargaining Agreements and Minimum Wage
The remuneration of an employee must comply with the minimum amounts set by law (the French statutory minimum wage, SMIC), by the relevant industry-wide collective bargaining agreement (conventional minimum wage), and by any applicable company-level agreement. The employer is legally required to pay the most favourable minimum wage applicable to the employee. The official digital […]
The “Macron Scale”: The End of Employment Tribunal Litigation?
The “Macron Scale” refers to the statutory mechanism capping compensation awarded to employees whose dismissal is deemed unfair (without genuine and serious cause). This scale sets minimum and maximum compensation amounts, determined by the employee’s length of service and the size of the company (fewer or more than 11 employees). It is codified under Article […]
General Reduction of Employer Social Security Contributions
What changes as of 1 January 2026 The 2025 Social Security Financing Act introduces, effective 2026, several changes to the general reduction of employer contributions, namely: These changes are detailed in a decree dated 4 September 2025 and will apply to contributions and levies due for employment periods starting 1 January 2026. Reductions Currently As […]
Illness and Paid Leave
Employees falling ill during paid leave are entitled to carry it over. In a ruling dated 10 September 2025, the French Court of Cassation confirmed that when an employee falls ill during their vacation, they are entitled to “subsequently take the paid leave days that coincide with the sick leave period.” French case law is […]