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| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the legislation or collective negotiation set and determine the minimum wages in the country? | Yes | 1 | §L3231-6 of the French Labour Code | No Change |
| Does the law require regular and timely payment of wages? | Yes | 1 | §L3242 of the French Labour Code | No Change |
| Does the law require overtime compensation to be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? | Yes | 1 | §L3123-14 of the French Labour Code; Law on Secure Employment of 14 June 2013 | No Change |
| Does the law require any additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? | Yes | 1 | §L3132-27 of the French Labour Code | No Change |
| Does the law require additional compensation for night work? | No | 0 | §L3122-29; §L3122-34; §L3122-39 of the French Labour Code | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law stipulate general weekly working hours as 48 hours or lower? | Yes | 1 | §L3123-14 of the French Labour Code; Law on Secure Employment of 14 June 2013 | No Change |
| Does the law restrict maximum working hours, including overtime, to 56 hours per week? | Yes | 1 | L3121 - 27 of the Labour Code, 2013 | No Change |
| Does the law require a paid weekly rest of at least 24 consecutive hours? | Yes | 1 | §L3132-1to3 of the French Labour Code | No Change |
| Does the law require paid public holidays? | Yes | 1 | §L3133-1; §L3133-2; §L3133-3 of the French Labour Code | No Change |
| Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? | Yes | 1 | §L3141-16 and 3142-25-1 of the French Labour Code; Law No. 2014-459, 9 May 2014 | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require a written employment contract or employment particulars to be given to a worker on commencement of employment? | Yes | 1 | §L1221 of the French Labour Code | No Change |
| Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? | Yes | 1 | §L1242-8, L1251-6 and L1251-12 of the French Labour Code; Law on Social Dialogue and Employment (No. 2015-994) | No Change |
| Does the law limit the length of the probation period, including renewals, to three months? | No | 0 | §L1221-19 to 26 on Test Period from French Labour Code | No Change |
| Does the law require a 30-day notice period before employment contract termination? | Yes | 1 | Title III: Breach of Permanent Contract of Employment §L1221, L1233, L1234 of the French Labour Code | No Change |
| Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least two weeks of wages for every year of service? | No | 0 | §L1235, L1243-8, L1234-9 to 11 of the French Labour Code; Decree No. 2017-1398 of 25 September 2017 | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require a four-month parental leave for parents? | Yes | 1 | §L1225-47 to 60 & §L. 1225-62 to L. 1225-65 of the French Labour Code; §L. 544-1 et seq. of the Social Security Code | No Change |
| Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers*? | Yes | 1 | §9, Gender Equality Act of 4 August 2014; §L1225-4-1 & L3142-1& L1225-35, Labour Code; §L331-8, Code de la Sécurité Sociale | No Change |
| Does the law require flexible working arrangements* for workers with family responsibilities? | Yes | 1 | §L1225-47 to 60 and L3142 of the French Labour Code | No Change |
| Does the law require paid nursing breaks? | Yes | 1 | §L1225-30 to 33 of the French Labour Code | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibit inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? | Yes | 1 | §L1142-1 of the French Labour Code | No Change |
| Does the law require maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? | Yes | 1 | §L1225-17, L1225-29, L1225-21, L1225-22, L1225-23 of the French Labour Code | No Change |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefits to be at least two-thirds (66.67%) of a worker's former wage? | Yes | 1 | §L1225-16 of the French Labour Code; (Social Security Code L331-3, L331-4, L331-5, L331-6, R3234) | No Change |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefits to be paid through a contributory social insurance or a universal benefits system or such benefits are an employer's liability? | Yes | 1 | §L1225-16 of the French Labour Code; (Social Security Code L331-3, L331-4, L331-5, L331-6, R3234) | No Change |
| Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? | Yes | 1 | §L 1225-4 & L 1225-5 of the French Labour Code | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require employers to provide free personal protective equipment to workers? | Yes | 1 | §R4321-1 to 5; §R4323-95 under the French Labour Code | No Change |
| Does the law require employers to train workers on health and safety Issues? | Yes | 1 | §L4141-1 to 4 of the French Labour Code | No Change |
| Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? | Yes | 1 | §L1225 of the French Labour Code | No Change |
| Does the law provide for employment injury benefits in the event of an occupational accident or disease? | Yes | 1 | §L 411-1 of the Social Security Code | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law provide for an old age benefit? | Yes | 1 | §L 351-1 of the Social Security Code | No Change |
| Does the law provide for survivors' benefits? | Yes | 1 | §L 342-1, 353-1 & 356-1 of the Social Security Code | Score adjusted due to a minor revision in methodology |
| Does the law provide for unemployment benefits? | Yes | 1 | §L. 5423-1 to L. 5423-33 of Labour Code; Decree n° 2019-797 of 26 July 2019 | No Change |
| Does the law require paid sick leave (and sickness benefits) for the first six months of sickness? | Yes | 1 | §L 323-1 of the Social Security Code | No Change |
| Does the law provide for invalidity benefits? | Yes | 1 | §L 341-1 of the Social Security Code | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require equal remuneration for men and women workers for work of equal value? | Yes | 1 | §L1132-1, L1142-1, L3221 of French Labour Code | No Change |
| Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? | Yes | 1 | §222-33 of Penal Code; §L1153 & L4121 of the French Labour Code; Loi N° 2014-873 du 4 août 2014 | No Change |
| Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? | Yes | 1 | §225 of Penal Code, §1132 & 5212-4 of the French Labour Code; The Professional Future Law of 2018 | No Change |
| Does the law allow women to do the same job as men? | Yes | 1 | §1142-7 to 1142-10 of Freedom to Choose One’s Professional Future | No Change |
| Does the law guarantee basic labour protection to the platform workers? | Yes | 1 | §L8221-6-1 of the Labour Code; §611-1 of the Social Security Code | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibit the employment of children? | Yes | 1 | §L4153-1 of French Labour Code | No Change |
| Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? | Yes | 1 | Ordinance No. 59-45 of January 6, 1959 extending compulsory schooling; §L131-1, Education Code | No Change |
| Does the law prohibit the employment of young persons in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? | Yes | 1 | §L4153-8 & L3163-2, Labour Code; Decree No. 2015-443 and Decree No. 2015-4444/7/2022 | No Change |
| Does the law prohibit forced labour? | Yes | 1 | §225-13 to 16 of Penal Code | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? | Yes | 1 | §L2141, 2311-2315 of the French Labour Code, §431-1 of Penal Code | No Change |
| Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? | Yes | 1 | §69-71 of the French Constitution; §L2211-L2282 of the French Labour Code; ITUC Global Rights Index 2024 (France Profile) | No Change |
| Does the law provide the right to strike? | Yes | 1 | §L2511, L2512 of the French Labour Code | No Change |
| Does the law prohibit imposing excessive sanctions against striking workers, including replacement of such workers? | Yes | 1 | §L1132-1,1242-6 of the French Labour Code; ITUC Global Rights Index 2024 (France Profile) | No Change |