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 The standard of living in France has seen a slight rise, but remains below the levels seen before the financial crisis, new figures show. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170914/standard-of-living-in-france-still-below-2008-levels Thu, 14 Sep 2017 13:26:40 +0200 standard-of-living-in-france-still-below-2008-levels 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 Men are by far the main breadwinners in most French households, with three out of four women earning less than their other halves - in many cases a lot less - according to figures released on Thursday. The government has taken steps to try to redress the balance. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140306/french-women-make-a-lot-less-than-their-husbands Thu, 06 Mar 2014 14:12:00 +0100 french-women-make-a-lot-less-than-their-husbands A French economy minister has launched a scathing attack on Germany’s ‘unfair’ wage policy “which is based on who can pay workers the least”. The attack was timed just days before the Germans goes to the polls. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130919/french-minister-slams-germanys-unfair-wages Thu, 19 Sep 2013 19:21:00 +0200 french-minister-slams-germanys-unfair-wages France, struggling with economic stagnation and spiraling unemployment, will soon have a law to cap the salaries of top earners in the private sector, the government spokeswoman said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130321/french-limit-on-fat-cat-pay-to-arrive-before-summer Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:01:00 +0100 french-limit-on-fat-cat-pay-to-arrive-before-summer Maurice Taylor, the hard-nosed CEO of American tyremaker Titan, has hit back at comments by a French minister, once again attacking French workers, labelling France’s government "extremist", and calling union bosses "nutcases". https://www.thelocal.fr/20130222/us-ceo-attacks-french-union-nutcases-in-new-letter Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:09:00 +0100 us-ceo-attacks-french-union-nutcases-in-new-letter