Expected Labour Law Changes in France

Changes to French Labour Law – the "El Khomri" law.

The adoption of the "El Khomri" labour law reforms: In August 2016, the new labour laws were adopted and are coming into force between 2016 and 2018. More decrees under the new law will be published over the coming months.

Collective bargaining: One of the objectives of the new rules is to give employers greater flexibility by making it easier to introduce internal company collective policies and agreements. These company collective policies could potentially provide employees with lower benefits than under branch collective agreements primarily in respect of the rules on work duration (e.g. overtime, working hours, night work, holiday etc.).