🇫🇷 France · Employment Compliance
Mandatory contracts, payroll and social-insurance registration, and the official labor authority.
French employment is governed by the Code du travail, which sets strong protections — written contracts, the 35-hour reference week and overtime rules, paid leave, strict dismissal procedures, and employee representation. The Ministère du Travail is the authoritative source, and collective bargaining agreements (conventions collectives) add sector-specific rules.
- The Code du travail sets written contracts, the 35-hour reference week, paid leave and strict dismissal rules.
- Sector collective agreements (conventions collectives) add binding rules.
- The Ministère du Travail is the authoritative source on employment rules.
Official authorities
- Ministère du Travail
Official source on French employment law.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Government portals
- Government of France — Office of the French Prime Minister — government policies, ministers, and key legislation
- France Public Services (Service-Public) — France's unified administrative services — residence permits, taxes, social security, civil records
- French General Tax Directorate (DGFiP) — French income tax, VAT, wealth tax filing; tax residency determination; French tax number (NIF) application