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 A Paris court has fined British meal delivery group Deliveroo after ruling it was guilty of "undeclared labour" for using freelance riders who should have been classified as employees, depriving the state of millions of euros in payroll taxes. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220420/french-court-fines-deliveroo-for-undeclared-labour Wed, 20 Apr 2022 10:51:40 +0200 french-court-fines-deliveroo-for-undeclared-labour Employees in France who receive a monthly salary are legally entitled to receive an early deposit on their pay in case of emergency expenses or a threatening overdraft situation. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210929/the-little-known-french-rule-that-gives-employees-the-right-to-a-wages-advance Wed, 29 Sep 2021 12:46:48 +0200 the-little-known-french-rule-that-gives-employees-the-right-to-a-wages-advance Covid-19 has emptied office buildings and business districts, and with working from home expected to be the norm after the pandemic, some want to convert them to residential use to help solve inner-city housing crises. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210221/covid-19-could-empty-office-buildings-help-solve-frances-housing-crisis Sun, 21 Feb 2021 09:50:49 +0100 covid-19-could-empty-office-buildings-help-solve-frances-housing-crisis For most people working from home means rarely changing out of PJs and spending a lot of time on zoom calls - but respondents to one French poll said for them it's an opportunity to have more sex. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210122/french-people-having-more-sex-due-to-home-working-poll-claims Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:23:10 +0100 french-people-having-more-sex-due-to-home-working-poll-claims One of the French capital's most important theatres has fired its British artistic director Ruth Mackenzie due to managerial and financial concerns, the theatre and sources said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200831/paris-theatre-fires-its-british-artistic-director-in-row-over-money-and-management-style Mon, 31 Aug 2020 10:48:50 +0200 paris-theatre-fires-its-british-artistic-director-in-row-over-money-and-management-style Sex workers in France on Monday asked the government for an emergency fund to compensate them for lost income, after their work was especially hard-hit by social distancing and confinement measures to combat the coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200406/sex-workers-in-france-seek-emergency-fund-for-lost-income Mon, 06 Apr 2020 19:55:46 +0200 sex-workers-in-france-seek-emergency-fund-for-lost-income The French workplace has long enjoyed a reputation for being generous and relaxed towards its workers, but as a major court case into employee suicides concludes, we ask whether that is really the case any more. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190711/analysis-are-traditional-french-work-values-on-the-way-out Thu, 11 Jul 2019 14:38:21 +0200 analysis-are-traditional-french-work-values-on-the-way-out French employees enjoy an international reputation for being well treated, even pampered, by their bosses - but is that really true? https://www.thelocal.fr/20190520/tell-us-what-is-it-really-like-in-a-french-workplace Mon, 20 May 2019 17:21:06 +0200 tell-us-what-is-it-really-like-in-a-french-workplace France is considering creative solutions to curb the mounting rate of absenteeism due to sickness among its private sector workers, a problem that costs the country billions each year. Here’s what could be in store for workers in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190221/work-from-home-the-french-plan-to-battle-sick-leave Thu, 21 Feb 2019 13:05:56 +0100 work-from-home-the-french-plan-to-battle-sick-leave We’re interested in your experiences working internationally. Complete our quick survey and tell us what it's been like. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180530/working-internationally-tell-us-about-it Wed, 30 May 2018 14:30:11 +0200 working-internationally-tell-us-about-it Nearly a quarter of French workers are in a state of "hyperstress" and over half suffer from a high level of anxiety that could be putting their health at risk, a new study has revealed. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171127/one-quarter-of-french-employees-are-hyperstressed Mon, 27 Nov 2017 16:57:27 +0100 one-quarter-of-french-employees-are-hyperstressed Women across France were encouraged to leave work at 11.44am on November 3rd as part of a campaign highlighting the salary gap between male and female staff. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171103/women-workers-in-france-urged-to-down-tools-at-1144 Fri, 03 Nov 2017 13:24:12 +0100 women-workers-in-france-urged-to-down-tools-at-1144 The French are pessimists, or at least that's what numerous studies claim and they are never more glum apparently than when it comes to the world of work. But where does the notorious negativity come from? Two French academics point the finger at schools. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171024/where-do-the-french-get-their-glum-attitude-to-work Tue, 24 Oct 2017 19:21:33 +0200 where-do-the-french-get-their-glum-attitude-to-work When French workers have downed their tools and headed to the beach after 35 years of hard work, the Brits will still be slogging away for a few years more, new stats have revealed. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170922/french-people-work-less-than-british-eu-study-jobs-france Fri, 22 Sep 2017 13:27:17 +0200 french-people-work-less-than-british-eu-study-jobs-france Bus drivers in the western city of Nantes have been told they will be allowed to wear shorts after winning over company bosses by sporting skirts for a day in protest over strict uniform regulations despite the punishing heatwave. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170622/french-bus-drivers-win-right-to-wear-shorts-after-pulling-skirt-stunt Thu, 22 Jun 2017 19:50:51 +0200 french-bus-drivers-win-right-to-wear-shorts-after-pulling-skirt-stunt Bus drivers in the western French city of Nantes have sported skirts to work to show bosses their anger over being banned from wearing shorts despite the punishing heatwave. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170621/french-bus-drivers-don-skirts-to-denounce-shorts-ban-amid-heatwave Wed, 21 Jun 2017 15:24:10 +0200 french-bus-drivers-don-skirts-to-denounce-shorts-ban-amid-heatwave What role will work play in our future lives populated with robots and driverless vehicles? As France prepares to elect a new president, it is wrangling with bigger issues than simple election manifestos. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170127/universal-basic-income-could-the-french-stop-working-all-together-benoit-hamon Fri, 27 Jan 2017 13:50:21 +0100 universal-basic-income-could-the-french-stop-working-all-together-benoit-hamon The French have developed an unfair reputation for being workshy, probably thanks to its famous 35-hour week, but new figures reveal the country’s workforce are putting it more hours than you’d have thought. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161222/new-figures-show-the-french-are-not-actually-workshy-as Thu, 22 Dec 2016 15:59:30 +0100 new-figures-show-the-french-are-not-actually-workshy-as Microsoft is the best company for employees in France, according to a new survey of workers across the country. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161207/revealed-the-best-companies-to-work-for-in-france-microsoft Wed, 07 Dec 2016 12:00:13 +0100 revealed-the-best-companies-to-work-for-in-france-microsoft Women across France have been encouraged to leave work at 4.34pm on November 7th in a bid to highlight the salary gap between male and female staff. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161103/french-women-urged-to-leave-work-early-over-pay-gap Thu, 03 Nov 2016 10:12:28 +0100 french-women-urged-to-leave-work-early-over-pay-gap