The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed French government blasted for raising minimum wage by just nine cents It might be Christmas but the French government is not giving away any gifts for those on the minimum wage. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161219/france-raises-minimum-wage-by-just-nine-centimes-and-twitter-isnt-happy Mon, 19 Dec 2016 18:28:45 +0100 france-raises-minimum-wage-by-just-nine-centimes-and-twitter-isnt-happy Is Germany’s minimum wage good for France? French finance ministers have long complained that Germany’s lack of a minimum wage meant ‘unfair’ competition for the French economy. But with Berlin agreeing last week to finally introduce one, does the wobbling French economy stand to gain much? https://www.thelocal.fr/20140407/is-germanys-minimum-wage-good-for-france-2 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 14:16:00 +0200 is-germanys-minimum-wage-good-for-france-2