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Formal workforce-planning negotiation is only mandatory from 300 employees. In an SME, a light approach is enough to map skills, anticipate departures and build a development plan.
Bring in a freelancer or hire on a permanent contract? Compare cost, flexibility and reclassification risk, and secure the relationship with a contractor in 2026.
Bring in a wage-portage (umbrella) consultant or hire a permanent employee? Compare real cost, flexibility, legal risk and management involvement for each option in 2026.
The full payroll process for collective health cover: enrolment at hiring, waivers to document, and deregistration and portability when an employee leaves.
Conditions of a long-distance assignment, exemption of meal and lodging allowances within the URSSAF rates, tapering after 3 months and payroll treatment.
A business with several activities or establishments may fall under several collective agreements. A method to determine the applicable IDCC and secure payroll and the DSN per establishment.
Internal regulations in France are mandatory from 50 employees (12-month grace period under the PACTE law). Required content under article L1321-1, prohibited clauses, CSE consultation, filing procedure and key employer risks explained for 2026.
Since 2017 French employers may issue payslips electronically without prior consent. The law requires 50-year accessibility, an NF Z42-020-certified safe and strict GDPR compliance.
The DUERP in 2026: mandatory from the first employee, annual update (11+ staff), 40-year retention, PAPRIPACT and the still-postponed digital filing. The employer guide.
How to calculate French statutory severance pay in 2026: the legal formula (1/4 and 1/3 of a month), reference salary, collective minimums and the tax and social regime.
2026 notice periods in France: dismissal (1 or 2 months by seniority), resignation (set by the collective agreement), waivers and pay-in-lieu. The employer guide.
Cross-border worker in 2026: where they are taxed and contribute by country, the impact of remote work (40% tax and 49.9% social thresholds) and the employer's obligations.
Hiring a foreign employee in France in 2026: work authorisation, residence permits, the talent card and illegal-work penalties. The employer's guide.
Posting an employee abroad in 2026: the A1 certificate, keeping French social security, payroll and the difference from expatriation. The step-by-step method.
Since 1 July 2025, wage garnishment has been transferred from the courts to judicial commissioners (law no. 2023-1059). Learn the 2026 scale of attachable portions, the thresholds by monthly bracket, the untouchable minimum equal to welfare support (651.69 EUR) and the employer's duties as garnishee.
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