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If you are a freelancer, sole trader or small business owner in France you may have already begun to receive emails about 'facturation électronique' - here's what the new electronic billing system means.
French MPs will this week debate a bill that would allow some people to work on May 1st - the public holiday marking International Workers' Day. However, it's already proving controversial.
France’s social benefits system is pretty generous, but — as is sometimes claimed by politicians to the right of the spectrum, particularly around election time — is ‘sponging off the state’ more lucrative than working for a living?
France's useful online simulator which helps workers accurately plan for their retirement has been updated to take into account the suspension of the flagship pension reform.
If you're out of work in France, you can receive benefits and support through France Travail (formerly known as Pôle emploi) - but these days the money comes with strict conditions attached.
Losing your job may trigger a whole lot of stress, including the complicated process of registering with the unemployment office - here's our guide to France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi).
France's micro-entrepreneur status (formerly known as auto-entrepreneur) is for people starting out a business in a small way or operating as a freelancer - setting it up can be quite complicated, and involves some technical vocabulary.
France's public accounts minister has confirmed that proposed VAT changes have been scrapped, much to the relief of many freelancers and small-businesses.
France’s Senate has removed controversial plans to lower VAT thresholds for freelancers and small business owners from the Budget bill - although that doesn't mean that the idea is completely dead and buried.
If you're interested in explaining the news and major changes in France to our audience of international residents and regular visitors and think you have what it takes to be a journalist for The Local France, then read on.
Working for yourself or ‘working for the man’? The difference is more than an impression – and French law takes a very dim view of so-called ‘disguised employment’.
If you are running a small business or operating as a freelancer in France, watch out for official-looking letters demanding payments for legal registration or services - they may not be all they seem, as freelancer Aurore Laborie explains.
There is a common belief that French people take off the entire month of August, much to the envy of workers in other countries. But is that truly the case?
France might have a reputation as a place where anything goes when it comes to l'amour, but if you strike up a relationship with a colleague, there are some rules to be observed.
One country's national stereotype is about hard work and efficiency, the other's is more concerned with lunch, cigarette breaks and strikes - but is it actually true that the Germans work harder than the French?
An exhortation by the prime minister to the French to "work more" has led to a revival of old stereotypes about the French being lazy, with their workers mostly either on strike, on holiday or at lunch. But does the data support the cliché?
France’s MPs have voted to create a special work contract for people aged 60 and over, in an attempt to tackle high levels of unemployment among older workers.
The French prime minister has hailed small steps of progress at his pensions 'conclave' - including one change which has particular significance for foreigners who have worked in France for part of their career.
Although some measures have been taken to improve the bureaucracy, setting up your own business in France can be complicated. Here's five things you really need to think about in advance.
The French parliament has passed a bill to 'simplify' administration - covering everything from the environment to business, payslips to bank accounts. Here's what's in it.
