The French "Conseil Constitutionnel" has approved, on 16 March 2006, the law on gender equality in terms of wages, which was passed last 23 February by the Parliament. But the Supreme Court did however invalidate the measures aimed at increasing women's presence in management organs and work's councils. (Réf. 06264)
The first aim of the law is to end salary differences between men and women before December 31st, 2010, by obliging social partners to open negotiations, in branches and in companies. After a half-way evaluation, the government is managing itself a possibility to introduce a new drat law which would institute a social contribution penalizing those companies which did not open negotiations on this issue.
Paid maternity leave and adoption. When returning from a paid maternity leave, employees...
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