French workers win legal right to avoid checking work email outof. The law on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernisation of economic life of december 9, 2016 known as the sapin ii law created a set of rights common to all whistleblowers. Frances parliament on thursday finally adopted a deeply divisive labour law after the government used a special measure to force it through parliament without a vote. French government forces labor law through parliament. French workers win legal right to avoid checking work email outofhours.
French labour code in 2016 enacts laxer rules for companies regarding dismissal and working time. According to the official timetable for french labor law reform, three decrees are expected to be published between now and sept. France wants to make it easier to fire workers so employers will stop harassing them into quitting. France is trying to change its employment laws to make it. The new labour law was adopted by parliament in july 2016 after. The legislation was designed to revise frances labour code in a way the government claimed would reduce unemployment. Why have frances labour reforms proved so contentious. Monthslong protests and strikes in france over labor law. Paris endures floods, labor strikes and political fallout.
How to enjoy frances righttodisconnect law without. The persistent myth of the lazy french worker foreign policy. Labor union members and other people attend a demonstration against the french government and labor law reforms in paris, thursday, june 2, 2016. Protesters in france take to streets over proposed changes to. French labor union workers and students attend a demonstration against the french labor law proposal in paris, france, as part of a nationwide labor reform protests and strikes, on april 28, 2016. In the new year, about half of french workers could enjoy the right to disconnect from work email during their off hours. Protesters in france take to streets over proposed changes to labor law. Revision of the french labour code european commission. New rules on working time enter into force eurofound. Protesters in france take to streets over proposed changes. Unlike the united states, french employment law presumes that an. New law could let french workers ignore afterhours email. French%20workers%20win%20legal%20right%20to%20avoid%20checking% 20work%20email%20outofhours%20%. More specifically, it has affirmed that the evolution of the law of obligations, resulting from order no.
The governments plan to adopt employment laws more in line with those in the uk has plunged the country into strike chaos. The french government has announced labor reforms intended to promote flexibility and improved predictability at both the collective and individual. French president emmanuel macron signed his contentious labour reforms into law on friday, but what will they actually change for those who work in france. The euro cup in france could be disrupted by strikes. General view of french trade union employees who march with banners during a demonstration against plans to reform french labour laws in marseille, france, july 5, 2016. Controversial labor law reform adopted global legal. How to enjoy frances righttodisconnect law without living in france. Tens of thousands of people in france join protests against a new labour law, with about 100 arrested in paris. A new law, which took effect january 1, requires businesses with 50 or.