France: labour law and parental leave reforms on the horizon

During a televised press conference, French president Emmanuel Macron revealed that the government is preparing a new reform of the labour market for the spring. He also announced the raising of all thresholds triggering social and administrative obligations (setting up a works council, professional risks assessment document, vocational training, declaration of employment of disabled workers, etc.). These major new changes to the French labour code will come almost seven years after the...