Last week the French Parliament adopted a major employment law which will have a significant impact on companies with a workforce in France.
Key provisions of the new law for employers include: greater certainty in relation to the timing of collective redundancies but also stricter requirements to actively seek out a buyer in the event of the proposed closure of a site.
The new law also delivers in particular new provisions in relation to employee representation at board level in larger companies/groups and increased obligations in relation to the subjects for information and consultation of works councils.
The law has not yet been officially published - the text has been referred to the Constitutional Court (on 15 May 2013) and a decision of the Constitutional Court is pending.
Our briefing sets out the principal provisons of the new law.
For more information, or to discuss how the changes may affect your business, please contact Sophie Brézin or Emma Röhsler in our Paris office.
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Steve Bell
Managing Partner - Employment, Industrial Relations and Safety (Australia, Asia), Melbourne
Emma Rohsler
Regional Head of Practice (EMEA) - Employment Pensions and Incentives, Paris
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