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“Wages” must be taken to mean the overall remuneration of the employee, including, in addition to cash payments, any other incidental advantages and payments, such as in particular bonuses, increments, discounts, premiums, free accommodation and other items of the same...

Yes. The employer is required to deliver to the employee at the end of each month, together with the last payment of wages or salary, an exact and detailed account. The statement must indicate: the method of calculation of the...

An employer may retain amounts from the wages of his employee only in the cases exhaustively listed by law. Thus, no deduction may be made by the employer from remuneration other than in respect of: fines incurred by the employee...

In order to protect the employee, the legislature requires compliance with certain forms in the drafting of the full and final settlement. The full and final settlement must be drawn up: in writing; and in duplicate, one copy being given to the employee.

Any clause appearing in particular in an employment contract, a collective work agreement or any provision that appears in internal corporate regulations and includes, for one or more employees of one of the two sexes, a salary lower than that...

To be able to claim the social minimum wage for skilled workers: an employee who is engaged in an occupation calling for a professional qualification usually acquired through education or training evidenced by an official certificate. Definitions The following are...

An employee whose wages have not been paid may take the following steps: He may send a formal notice to the employer calling on him to pay the wage within a specified period (8 or 15 days). The formal...

If during the year in which the contract comes to an end and the employee has taken all his leave or a proportion of leave in excess of the leave entitlement that has accrued at that time, the employer may...

This matter is of great importance because the commencement of proceedings to recover remuneration after the expiry of the limitation period enables the defendant to object that the claim is out of time and should be declared inadmissible. Article L.221-2...

Yes. In fact, “wages” must be taken to mean the overall remuneration of the employee, including, in addition to cash payments, any other incidental advantages and payments, such as in particular bonuses, increments, discounts, premiums, free accommodation and other items...

The Labour Code does not contain specific provisions concerning meal vouchers. In principle, meal vouchers are to be regarded in labour law as a benefit in kind and therefore constitute an element of remuneration within the meaning of Article L.221-1...

The Labour Code provides that remuneration is to be divided into 5 brackets which can be attached or assigned only within certain limits. Table of earnings brackets effective from 1 December 2016 Bracket Montant Proportion first bracket up to €...

A receipt in full and final settlement must include the following information: an indication of the sums paid by the employer (e.g. arrears of wages, overtime, paid leave, severance pay, compensation in lieu of notice, etc.); the fact that it...

No. An employee may not claim entitlement to the SSM for skilled workers if he did not produce, when recruited, a diploma attesting to his vocational training or if the employer had no knowledge of the employee’s qualifications. The disclosure...