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Acknowledgment of termination of the employment contract and reform of contract law
According to established case law, an employee may terminate their employment contract due to breaches they attribute to their employer. Upon application by the employee, the judge must then rule on the attribution of...
Regulation of commercial relations between professionals – New provisions of the order of April 24, 2019
On April 25, 2019, Ordinance No. 2019-359, recasting Title IV of Book IV of the Commercial Code relating to transparency, restrictive practices of competition, and other prohibited practices, was published in the Journal of...
Consider explicitly waiving the application of the non-competition clause!
Paying a negotiated severance payment significantly higher than the statutory severance pay does not in any way preclude the employee from making further claims, as confirmed by the French Supreme Court ruling of February 6, 2019...
Brexit – the fate of British nationals present on French territory
March 29, 2019, the date of an event that will undoubtedly mark a turning point in the history of the European Union: Brexit. It was on this date that the two-year period stipulated by Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, since the United Kingdom notified its intention to leave the EU, ended.
The social regime for business gifts
Business gifts given to clients or partners may be subject to social security contributions. The social security treatment of business gifts is governed by Article L. ...
News regarding working hours – Towards increased employer control
In two separate sets of rulings, one concerning overtime pay and the other concerning the fixed-day work arrangement, the Court of Cassation adopted a very firm position towards the employer...