Explore all our training programs on French labor law.
Assistance for foreign companies in France
Are you a foreign company without a registered office in France employing staff in the country?
As such, you are required to declare and pay social security, unemployment insurance, and other social contributions for your employees while also complying with French labor laws. The lawyers at Majorelle Mobility provide daily support to address your social and HR challenges as part of your development in France.
We know from experience that French labor laws are complex, and we are committed to offering you practical solutions throughout the employment relationship—from hiring to contract termination.
Foreign Company, you wish to hire employees in France
In this context, French labor laws are likely to apply to the international contractual relationship. French employees benefit from minimum rights guaranteed by law (the French Labor Code). Statutory rights, including notice periods, minimum wages, and severance pay, are often enhanced by sector-specific national collective agreements, which may apply based on your company’s activity and location.
The management of employment contract termination can be complex. Wrongful termination may lead to claims for damages, which are capped based on seniority. It is highly recommended to seek legal counsel during such procedures.
How Majorelle Mobility assists foreign companies?
Are you a foreign company without a registered office in France?
Do your employees work fully remotely from France?
Does your French subsidiary not yet have an HR department?
Majorelle Mobility helps you manage daily issues related to labor law and social security in France.
Support for hiring and managing employee relations in France
From the planning phase of your establishment in France, Majorelle Mobility assists you with all administrative procedures related to hiring employees, including:
- Performing necessary pre-employment declarations, organizing pre-employment medical examinations, and liaising with French administrations and social bodies (URSSAF/CNFE, health organizations, retirement bodies, etc.).
- Drafting fixed-term or permanent employment contracts in French or bilingual formats, ensuring the applied collective agreement aligns with your primary business activity in France.
- Informing you about legal obligations triggered by surpassing employee headcount thresholds in France (e.g., setting up employee representative bodies or drafting internal regulations).
- Conducting audits of risks and compliance for employment contracts, company agreements, policies, and charters.
- Managing immigration procedures.
- Advising foreign companies seconding employees to France.
- Defending you in cases of labor inspections/URSSAF audits or litigation before French courts.
1: Streamlining procedures during establishment in France
- Registration via the EEO Form
- Enrollment in the “Titre Firmes Etrangères (TFE)”—an optional Urssaf system simplifying social formalities for companies without a registered office in France.
- Pre-employment declaration (DPAE).
- Assistance in setting up complementary retirement, health, and insurance plans for employees working in France.
- Specific support for companies in the construction and public works sector (BTP).
- Guidance on hiring seafarers and offshore platform workers or wind farm employees.
2: Day-to-Day management of employee Relations in France
- Facilitating payroll management in France.
- Managing declarative obligations regarding labor law and social security: pre-employment declarations (DPAE), nominative social declarations (DSN), annual social data declarations (DADS), pre-employment medical examinations, and addressing headcount threshold impacts.
- Assisting with income tax declarations for employees sent to or from France (e.g., identifying tax residency, exemption rules for foreign income, or supplemental expatriation-related income). Partnering with tax specialists where necessary.
3: Risk assessment and recruitment compliance checks
- Ensuring compliance with French labor laws for seconded employees (e.g., working hours, minimum wage, mandatory rest periods).
- Anticipating tax issues related to the creation of a permanent establishment in France in collaboration with tax partners.
- Auditing employment contracts, service agreements, payslips, collective agreements, and group policies/charters.
- Managing personnel secondment: applying core protective rules for foreign workers in France, ensuring appropriate social security affiliation, and assisting with the issuance of A1 forms for seconded workers.
Training in Labor Law
Explore all our training programs on French labor law.
Our training is available in English and French and is designed for:
- Legal, HR, and executive teams in France or abroad.
- Foreign companies hiring employees in France