🇫🇷 France · Employment & Labor
Hiring rules, employment contracts, payroll, social insurance, and EOR options.
Employment relationships are governed by the Code du travail; social-security contributions are collected by URSSAF. Employers must declare each hire (DPAE) before the employee starts.
- The statutory working week is 35 hours; hours beyond it are treated as overtime.
- Written contracts (CDI permanent or CDD fixed-term) and a national minimum wage (SMIC) apply.
- Employers register and pay social contributions through URSSAF.
Official authorities
- URSSAF
Collects social-security and family-benefit contributions.
- Ministère du Travail
Labour ministry — employment law and standards.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Government portals
- Government of France — Office of the French Prime Minister — government policies, ministers, and key legislation
- France Public Services (Service-Public) — France's unified administrative services — residence permits, taxes, social security, civil records
- French General Tax Directorate (DGFiP) — French income tax, VAT, wealth tax filing; tax residency determination; French tax number (NIF) application