Following a recent ruling by the French Supreme Court (Cour de cassation), in line with European law, employees who fall ill whilst on holiday can now recover the days they have lost.
If you are expanding your business into France or already managing a local team, offering a health plan (“mutuelle”) is only part of your compliance and employee benefits responsibilities.
Hiring in France means more than offering a salary. It means integrating into one of the world’s most structured social protection systems, including healthcare, which is both robust and highly regulated.
SIS, SIA, SIR, VIP... Confused by French workplace medical monitoring? From 5-year check-ups to immediate return-to-work visits, here's your complete guide to staying compliant and keeping employees safe.
Miss your sick leave extension deadline by just one day? You'll lose compensation entirely. Plus new mandatory secure forms in July. French employees and HR managers need to know these game-changing rules now.
I am sure you were convinced that France will compensate well when someone is on sick leave...
Last week, we saw what a sick leave was… it was just the beginning! Ready to go a step further? Let’s see how sick leave is compensated in France.
Dealing with a sick leave is a perfect example of the French vision of the work relation between an employee and a company.
"Prévoyance" ? And in English? Euh….”Life insurance”? If a private medical scheme is something easy to imagine, we enter into a specific French dark zone when it comes to "prévoyance."
"Mutuelle" and "Frais de santé" are terms you might have heard before but aren't sure what they refer to. A rare French-English speaker might mention "private medical scheme." But what is that?