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When you’re creating a company in France, there are a certain number of procedures you have to respect, one of which being: getting insured. Indeed, the law itself states that certain type of insurance is mandatory for all companies, no matter their age, size or activity, while others depend on what type of company you run. What are they?
Chances are if you’ve got a company, you’ve already asked yourself this question, if only just by curiosity. Well, turns out, the worth of your company can determine quite a few things in France, especially when it comes to transferring your company; so it’s worth paying attention to it.
The DARES (direction of research, studies, and statistics) recently published a study analyzing the job market in France over the past 25 years. In particular, it analyzes how temporary contracts and permanent contracts have evolved over time.
Just a few months ago, a new European legislation to protect the data of European citizens just went into effect: the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If you’ve got a European company or even just European clients, this is something you need to pay attention to.
When creating a company, often, you’re going to have to take out a loan. In these cases, it’s actually very common to subscribe to a loan insurance! However, this is not a decision that is to be taken lightly; you need to closely evaluate the risks, especially when it comes to payments.
If you’ve got an employee working for your company, it’s in your best interest to make sure he is properly trained. That way, he’ll perform better and help your company in the long-run. So far, everything makes sense.
As of 2018, the monthly minimum wage in France is 1 498.50 €. However, France is also known for its relatively high taxes and social contributions, so how much would it actually cost to hire an employee in France?
In France, tax and accounting isn’t just paperwork, but actually a legal obligation. As such, tax controls can be very stressful if you don’t really know about them.
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.
