Basically, flex-office culture consists in replacing the single, individual traditional office, with more open, collective spaces. One look at numbers will immediately tell you that this culture is spreading in France: in the last 5 years, France has seen its number of co-working areas multiplied by 10.

France has the reputation of being a country where firing people is incredibly hard. And, to be fair, in France, you can’t just fire an employee without a reason.

Once you have a motive you can prove to fire an employee, and you’ve decided you wanted to lay him/her off, there are 4 main steps you need to follow.

Mobility at work is becoming more and more important in France. Between national debates on mobility and the new Labour law reforms advocated by the French president Emmanuel Macron, it’s easy to see why.

Seasonal work refers to employment contracts that have a fixed duration, and that repeat themselves every year. In France, this type of contract is possible! However, there are a couple of rules it must follow.

France has the reputation of having high taxes. However, in return, people and companies have access to a lot of potential subsidies to help them undertake their projects!

“Extra hours” refers to hours employees do that their employment contracts don’t account for. These can be particularly helpful if there’s a sudden spike in activity, especially since it tends to be a lot cheaper than hiring another worker.

A person (usually a consultant) performs a service for a client. The client then pays the fees billed to him to a porting company, which transfers them to the consultant in the form of a salary, after deducting social security contributions (employer and employee) and a commission.

As you would expect, each country has a different set of regulations when it comes to hiring staff. In France, you want to avoid making these 8 big job interview mistakes.

Shortage of workforce has reached a new record worldwide: 45% of companies have trouble hiring employees.  However, it seems that France and small companies are less affected by this trend than others.