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Decree no. 2026-503 of 12 June 2026 A decree of 12 June 2026 has adjusted the rules on occupational health visits during and after sick leave, in two respects. First, the pre-return medical visit (vis...
Ministry of Labour – statement of 24 June 2026 As France is experiencing a spell of extreme heat, the Ministry of Labour has set out employers’obligations and the support schemes available, and has st...
Decree no. 2026-498 of 12 June 2026 A decree of 12 June 2026 implementing the 2026 Social Security Financing Act (loi de financement de la sécurité sociale, Law no. 2025-1403 of 30 December 2025) sets...
Draft law transposing Directive (EU) 2023/970 – version of 4 June 2026France is transposing Directive (EU) 2023/970, the EU’s pay transparency directive, which reinforces the principle of equal pay be...
Decree no. 2026-419 of 30 May 2026 and Decree no. 2026-425 of 30 May 2026The 2026 Social Security Financing Act created a new supplementary birth leave (congé supplémentaire de naissance). Two decrees...
Law No. 2026-492 of 12 June 2026A law strengthening the protection and support of parents of a dependent child suffering from cancer, other serious illness or a disability has been published. Its main...
Law No. 2026-470 of 11 June 2026Following the agreement reached by the social partners on 25 February 2026, the bill required to implement shorter unemployment benefits after an individual mutual term...
Order of 22 May 2026 on the raising of the statutory minimum wage (NOR TRST2612929A, Official Journal of 24 May 2026)The order raising the statutory minimum wage (Smic, salaire minimum de croissance) ...
CNIL – Press Release of 3 April 2026In a press release of 3 April 2026, France’s data protection authority (CNIL) announced that recruitment will feature among its 2026 enforcement priorities. Three y...
CNIL Resolution no. 2026-045 of 19 March 2026 on the security of electronic remote voting systemsBy a resolution of 19 March 2026, France’s data protection authority (CNIL), working with the national ...
The joint committee text of the economic simplification bill, which aims to reduce the administrative burden on businesses, was adopted by the National Assembly on 14 April 2026 and by the Senate on 1...
Decree no. 2026-333 of 30 April 2026In response to rising fuel prices triggered by the conflict in the Middle East, the Government has introduced a one-off fuel allowance of €50, paid directly to elig...
Conditions for accessing the short-time working schemePartial activity (activité partielle) is a government scheme that allows businesses experiencing a temporary downturn to reduce their employees’ w...
In a written response to a Senate question, the Minister of Labour set out the government's view on the growing use of generative AI in the workplace, following concerns raised by a senator about job ...