Business and employment in France
Running or setting up a business and working in France.

Are you interested in a job teaching English in France? France
is a wonderful place to live in, as you already know if you are reading this.
Teaching English provides a way of making a living, and a way to make new
friends...
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Don't ruin your chances of renting your property by displaying poor images on
your website ...
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Taxe professionnelle is a tax often inadvertently overlooked. Most people assume that it does not apply to them. This is a mistake. If you are running a business (as defined by French law, so it may include activities which you did not think were "businesses") you are taxable...
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Good news for the self-employed and those wishing to start a business in
France as from the 1st of January 2009 France will be introducing major changes
to the self-employment system.
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An EU Factsheet detailing the laws regarding the conclusion or termination of employment contracts in France. Includes details of permanent (CDI), fixed-term (CDD), temporary, part-time and intermittent working contracts...
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Work place strikes are a common occurrence in France and this detailed fact sheet looks at your rights as a worker should you be caught up in any working disputes...
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An EU fact sheet detailing your rights as a worker if you are the victim of sexual harassment while working in France...
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An EU fact sheet detailing types work that pregnant women are not allowed to do
and the protection of pregnant women in the work place...
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An EU Fact sheet covering your rights as a worker to maternity, paternity leave and stopping work due to illness...
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Legal working hours are fixed at 35 hours per week since 1 January 2000 in companies with over 20 employees, and since 1 January 2002 for the others (20 employees and less). The legal working hours are a reference, a threshold on which calculations of overtime are based. They are not compulsory...
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An EU fact sheet covering how to get your qualifications and or professional diplomas recognised in France...
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