Civil rights

Percentage of race religion national origin gender

Equal pay act

Minimum wage
The minimum wages in France is since 1. 7. 2008 the amount 1 321 EUR per month.

Working hours
In France is since 1 July 2002 the legal length of the working week 35 hours in all types of companies. The working day may not exceed 10 hours. The maximum working day may be extended to 12 hours under a collective agreement. In principle, no more than 48 hours a week may be worked. Overtime payments are: 25 % an hour for each of the first eight hours of overtime 50 % extra for each hour after that Night work performed between 21 hours and 6 hours may not in principle exceed 8 hours a day and 40 hours a week (44 hours if governed by decree or collective agreement). Night work is compensated with weekly rest days or extra pay.

Working conditions

Disabilities Act

Age discrimination
Retirement age Hiring age

Taxes
Pension

OECD
Educational qualification Job content Ministry Performance Age Seniority in the position Relevant experience

Severance package
Firing Notice time

IR Union
How strong the union are. Who are the unions.

Compensation and benefit

Insurance - healthcare, family extension Allowance House and cars Sabbatical - unpaid leave Shares Parking allowance

Organizational system/training/culture
Power distance Language Masculinity femininity Employment contracts - Long term orientation Entering into an open-ended contract of employment is not subject to any formal conditions. It does not therefore need to be in writing and can be in any form agreed to by the parties. Under French law, the essential aspects of a contract of employment are traditionally the identities of the parties, the employees job title, the pay and the place of work. The employee must be by the France law informed in writing of certain aspects: identities of the parties place of work title, grade, nature or category of the work date of commencement of the contract expected duration of the work if it is a temporary contract amount of paid leave length of periods of notice information regarding the salary and the frequency of its payment working hours collective agreements governing the conditions of employment uncertainty Individualism Ethnocentric

Administration
claiming systems Knowledge transfer

Policies
Relationships Sick leave, holiday, pregnancy (notification period) Family death Dress code Overtime Break time Employee notification time Resignation

Recruitment/performance appraisal
Incentives Promotions Bonus Career based and position based Direct application Interview Centralized examination Certain military veterans

Visa application/working permit