On March 11, 2024, an agreement around a draft directive to strengthen the protection of digital platform workers in Europe was approved by twenty-five Member States. For the time being, France and Germany are opposed to the...more
On 10 February 2023, the national social partners concluded an interprofessional collective bargaining agreement ("ANI") on value-sharing, which has since been signed by the majority of the representative unions....more
On 9 December 2021, the European Commission presented a proposal for a directive aimed at harmonizing the legal status of platform workers in the European Union, in particular by establishing a presumption of salaried...more
2/16/2022
/ Digital Platforms ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
France ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Code ,
Member State ,
Non-Employees ,
Proposed Rules ,
Self Employed ,
Wage and Hour
As pandemic effects linger, companies intent on avoiding layoffs are looking at compensating workers with equity in lieu of cash as part of their pay.
In August 2020, the United Kingdom began winding down its Coronavirus...more
10/10/2020
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Compensation & Benefits ,
Consent ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Equity Compensation ,
France ,
Germany ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Job Retention Schemes ,
Layoffs ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Section 409A ,
Stock Options ,
UK ,
United States
On 8 May 2020, the Ministry of Labour published a National Protocol for Employers to Ensure the Health and Safety of the Employees after the End of the Lockdown (the “National Protocol”).The National Protocol contains...more
Partial Reduction of Activity (“Activité partielle”) -
All companies whose activity is reduced due to the COVID-19 and in particular, those that are subject to an obligation to close down in application of the Decree of 14...more
3/30/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Business Interruption ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Financial Distress ,
France ,
Layoffs ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Reduction in Hours ,
Reimbursements ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
Small Business Loans ,
Social Insurance Contributions ,
Unemployment Insurance ,
Wage and Hour
Companies can request from their tax office the deferral, without penalty, of the payment of their next instalments for direct taxes (corporate income tax, payroll tax). If companies have already paid these taxes for the...more
3/27/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Federal Aid ,
France ,
Government Lockdown ,
Independent Contractors ,
Social Security ,
Tax Deferral ,
Telecommuting ,
Workplace Safety