Articles for foreign employers
Explore the practical questions behind an assignment: how the work is organised, what the employer needs to prepare and which issues deserve a closer look in a particular sector. Choose a topic below, or use resources by situation if you are not sure where to start.
What makes an assignment a posting? This article examines the employment relationship and the arrangements between the companies involved, including service contracts, group assignments and temporary agency work. It also explains why the activity matters more than the label on a travel booking.
Follow the preparation of an assignment from its basic facts through employee arrangements, declarations and access to records. A useful starting point when your project, HR and payroll colleagues are preparing work in France together for the first time.
A broader view of the employer’s responsibilities, covering working conditions, formalities, duration and changes during a posting. Read it when you need to connect several questions rather than deal with one document in isolation.
How to assess the representative’s role and organise an appointment that works during the assignment. The article covers practical questions about contact, access to documents and the relationship between the appointment and the declaration.
An inspection request needs to be understood before a response is assembled. This guide considers on-site contact and written requests, the records concerned and the importance of following the actual wording and deadline.
A closer look at construction assignments, including the employment arrangement, Carte BTP and the information needed around the worksite. It separates these posting questions from the contractor’s insurance questions.
The contracting role, the work undertaken and the insurance cover all matter when examining decennial insurance. This article looks at those questions for foreign construction businesses working in France.
Healthcare assignments raise questions about professional practice as well as employment. This guide examines those subjects separately, with attention to the profession and the proposed activity.
An agency assignment involves both the employer and the user company. This guide looks at their respective roles, the mission information and the specific questions involved in preparing the posting.
If an article raises a question about your own assignment, contact PostingInFrance with a short description of the work and what you need to decide.
Discuss Sunday work, night work and requests concerning working-time limits for your employees’ assignment in France.
Get help assessing a planned Sunday intervention and preparing a supported request where authorisation is required.
Get help examining the arrangements for planned night work in France and preparing an authorisation request where required.
Discuss a proposed working day exceeding ten hours and the grounds, timetable and documents needed for the applicable request.
Get help preparing a request concerning exceptional work beyond the ordinary weekly maximum in France.
Examine a planned schedule exceeding the ordinary average weekly limit and prepare the relevant supporting request.
Discuss night-worker shifts exceeding the ordinary daily limit and prepare the applicable request and rest arrangements.