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Employers are prohibited from making the same employee work more than six days per week.But what does "week" mean in this context? The calendar week, from Monday at midnight to Sunday at midnight incl...

During periods of suspension of their employment contract, employees remain bound by a duty of loyalty to their employer. However, carrying out an activity while on sick leave does not in itself const...

According to the French Labour Code, "No one shall be subjected to sexist behaviour, defined as any behaviour related to a person's sex, which has the purpose or effect of violating their dignity or c...

Any measure, other than verbal observations, taken by the employer following an action by the employee that the employer considers to be wrongful constitutes a sanction. These measures may or may not ...

After much uncertainty due to political instability, the National Assembly finally adopted the 2026 Social Security budget.Among the measures planned are:a suspension of the 2023 pension reform, which...

Employers may impose different penalties on employees who have committed the same offence, in the interests of the company.In other words, imposing different penalties on employees does not, per se, c...

According to the French Labour Code, "Teleworkers have the same rights as employees who perform their work on the company's premises."Two rulings dated 8 October 2025 held that employers cannot refuse...

Law No. 2025-989 of 24 October 2025 amends several provisions of the Labour Code to facilitate the recruitment of experienced job seekers and support their continued employment.Creation of an obligati...

Capstan Avocats is launching a new annual publication: Capstan Perspectives. A thought leadership tool, it aims to share our analyses, fuel reflection and provide key insights for executives facing ma...

An employer who becomes aware of misconduct has two months to initiate disciplinary proceedings against an employee. By way of exception, this statute of limitation is interrupted if criminal proceedi...

According to the French Labour Code, any hour worked in excess of the legal weekly working time or the time considered equivalent is overtime, which entitles the employee to additional pay or, where a...

Under French legislation, a whistleblower is a person who reports or discloses, without direct financial compensation and in good faith, information relating to a crime, offence, threat or harm to the...

When a period of paid leave coincides with another cause for suspension of the employment contract, Court of Cassation case law traditionally gave precedence to the first cause for suspension:If sick ...

French Courts consider that there is a strict boundary between individuals’ private and professional lives. In principle, a personal matter cannot give rise to disciplinary action. This has been ruled...