GDPR Compliance for Human Resources
Since the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became enforceable on May 25, 2018 [...]
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HIPAA Compliance for Human Resources
Human resource managers of companies that are covered entities or business associates under the Health [...]
Marx-Bagorski publish report into French training organisations
In early September, Jean-Marie Marx and René Bagorski submitted their eagerly awaited report on the Opca [...]
End of summer reports in the French vocational training industry
The summer break has seen the publication of several studies and reports published on the subject of [...]
French executives and managers fleeing the rat race in Paris?
A report published at the end of August by Cadremploi has suggested that more and more executives and senior [...]
Increasing numbers of apprenticeships in French public service
Driven by government policies, the public service is increasingly recruiting apprenticeship candidates. In [...]
Difficulties in employing staff in French retirement homes
Based on the results of the EHPA survey, the DREES (Directorate for Research, Studies, Evaluation and [...]
French court of auditors criticizes jobseekers’ training schemes
The French Court of Auditors recently submitted a report on job-seekers’ training courses to the [...]
New Pacte Law cautiously welcomed by French business leaders
Presented last June 18 to the French Council of Ministers, the draft Pact for the transformation of [...]
LGBT rights in French companies
According to the latest Human Rights Campaign survey, 31% of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) [...]
What is the French recipe for a happy workplace?
Two studies have recently been published investigating the issue of well-being at work and happiness at work [...]
What does the GPEC bill mean for employees and jobseekers in France?
Forward-looking management of jobs and skills (GPEC) is one of the points addressed by the [...]
What are the priorities for jobseekers in France?
What are the priorities for jobseekers in France in view of the different job opportunities available to [...]
Helping marginalized young people find jobs in France
The European Center for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) has looked into a recent study on [...]
What does the future hold for the French automobile industry?
The French automobile industry has recently displayed some positive signs of growth but the industry’s [...]
PrAb contracts, a new way of recruiting in the French civil service
PrAB contracts are contracts for those people preparing to take the category A and B entrance exams for the [...]
Recruitment in the French food industry
Under the auspices of Opcalim, the OPCA of companies in the French food industry, agricultural cooperation [...]
Continuous training in the green economy in France
While the French government has just launched its “10KVert” program which provides for the [...]
Young French jobseekers optimistic about training and employment in 2018
The French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) has just published the 2018 edition [...]
RSE platform encourages French companies to hire disabled employees
The French Secretary of State, Sophie Cluzel, has commissioned the RSE Platform (National Platform for Global [...]
The CESE seeks to help older jobseekers return to work in France
The French Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) has just put a new document online detailing the [...]
Cost of training puts French workers off vocational training
A recent survey conducted by Randstad, a specialist in temporary work, almost went unnoticed in the French [...]
Lab’Ho publish a study in the skills of tomorrow for the French job market
Lab’Ho, the Adecco Group’s think tank on social issues related to employment and career paths, [...]
FUN launch MOOC to encourage online training in France
The French government is to launch an updated version of their France Université Numérique platform (French [...]
French region launches Oriane web portal for jobseekers
The Île-de-France region has launched a new online orientation portal called Oriane to help students, [...]
Adecco launch chatbot for French jobseekers on Google Home
In 2017, the Adecco group, a market leader in temporary employment and HR services to companies, launched [...]
What is the impact of digitized training on French companies?
The Skillup Continuing Education Center conducted a survey of 150 HR employees to find out about the [...]
Increased numbers turning to French online training courses
According to statistics published recently by France Digital University (FUN), the platform has registered a [...]
Ile de France region seeks to develop jobs in SSE sector
From fair trade to solidarity savings, through social innovations in terms of environmental protection, the [...]
The French government announces plans to reform professional training
The French government wants to simplify the vocational training system in France whose cost was nearly 32 [...]
CEFA propose to help reform apprenticeships and youth training in France
To accompany the reform of vocational training initiated by the French government, the Club Economique [...]
Trades in difficulty in French region
In a context where the unemployment rate remains high despite the economic recovery that began in early 2017, [...]
MOOC – helping disabled employees integrate the workplace in France
Already committed to territorial actions in favor of the integration of disabled workers, the joint body [...]
French government seeks to reduce number of short term contracts
After the publication of the reform of the Labor Code and while it has just initiated consultations to revise [...]
Euroguidance publish guide to living and working in France
The Euroguidance network has published a summary document on “Orientation practices in France”. [...]
Employees optimistic about their future in France
For the first time since the beginning of 2016, more than half of all French people (51%) are confident in [...]
Analysis of jobs in the insurance sector in France
The French body, the Observatory for the evolution of the insurance professions has published its 2017 report [...]
French government announces plans to reform training programs
We know more about the government’s calendar for its major project of reform of vocational training and [...]
Encouraging trends in French job market
The hiring rate in France has never been higher. Since the beginning of the year, the number of job offers [...]
Reform of posted workers directive in France and Europe
A compromise seems to have been found by EU labor ministers to revise the status of posted workers. It would [...]
The growing use of predictive recruitment algorithms in French companies
The field of predictive recruitment continues its exponential development and brings together more and more [...]
Appeals process possibilities under French labour laws
The simplification of the Labour Code sought by the reform orders adopted by the government of Emmanuel [...]
New online platform for the self employed launched in France
The Adecco group, the world leader in temporary work and HR solutions, has announced the launch of a digital [...]
Report into French hiring policies published
The Directorate for Research, Studies and Statistics (DARES) has just published a study on the reasons for [...]
Government plans reform of vocational training in France
The French Prime Minister has outlined the timetable and modalities of the reforms of vocational training, [...]
Ile de France region aims to prioritise digital methods in vocational training sector
The Ile-de-France region has set itself the goal of becoming the first “Smart Region” in Europe. [...]
French government to abolish CICE tax breaks
Last month, Prime Minister Gerard Philippe presented his “Action Plan for Investment and Growth” [...]
How do French companies recruit staff?
A report published by DARES presents the first results of its “Employment and Recruitment” survey [...]
France Strategie publishes report on employment pathways
France Stratégie published this summer a report summarizing the analyzes of the Réseau emploi compétences [...]
Practical guide published for HR managers in France
To support public employers and help them maximize their recruitment through apprenticeship contracts, the [...]
Study on non-management position in French chemical industry
Changes in recruitment and in-house promotion processes have been analyzed by Céreq (Centre d’études [...]
The impact of social networks on recruitment in France
The emergence of the internet, especially social networks, has revolutionized the recruitment system. [...]
World Forum for Lifelong Learning
The subject of professional training will be on the agenda of the 5th World Forum for lifelong [...]
Pole Emploi publishes report on unemployment benefits
The Pôle Emploi (The French equivalent to the Jobseekers Agency) has published its latest statistical data [...]
Restructuring the French Employment Office Pole Emploi?
Pôle emploi plans to close its executive agencies because the latter use very little the services of the [...]
Opcalia report into added value of OPCA in France
Opcalia is the interprofessional and inter-branch OPCA that finances the training of employees of small and [...]
New simplified template for dismissals in France?
Each year, about one hundred employees dispute their dismissal because of a non-conforming procedure. In [...]
Digital technology, a useful tool for training
The 3rd convention of the Interprofessional Fund for the Training of Professional Liberals held at the end of [...]
New Tax for French Vocational Training in Tourism
Extension of the 17th of November 2016 agreement between trade unions and employers’ organisations [...]
Report on French branch agreements on training reform published
The numerous agreements on training reform, begun in 2014, have been the subject of a study carried out by [...]
Outline of professional training reforms in France
In France, the reform of vocational training takes place approximately every five-year period. In spring [...]
Report on professional transitions via CIF in France
Each year, approximately 40,000 people benefit from CIF or Individual Leave of Training. This training, [...]
French university presidents harbour grand ambitions for professional training
The CPU or Conference of Presidents of Universities recently issued a press release to make known its [...]
Workers needed in heavy industry in Ile-de-France
In the Ile-de-France region, the industrial sector faces difficulties in recruiting qualified [...]
The growth of pro contracts in commerce and distribution
There has been a marked increase in contracts for professionalization in recent years, with the contracts [...]
The majority of training organisations in France set to disappear?
The French public authorities are divided on the consequences of the implementation of the anticipated [...]
New HR tools launched online by Agefos PME
Faced with the strategic role that HR plays within companies, AGEFOS PME has decided to make public new [...]
The impact of digital technology on jobs and the economy
As part of the Social Agenda 2016, the social partners shared a first reflection on the impact of digital [...]
Drop in number of VAE qualifications in France
In June, DARES, the entity responsible for studies and statistics in the French Ministry of Labour, published [...]
Pole-Emploi Survey on the need for workers in France in 2017
Each year, Pôle Emploi carries out a survey called “Labor Needs” to assess the recruitment needs [...]
Evaluating the CEP scheme in France
A little less than 3 years after its birth, the Professional Development Counselling scheme (CEP) still has [...]
Labour Cost Index changes in France during first quarter of 2017
The labor cost index (ICT) is increasing in the first quarter of 2017 according to INSEE. Wages alone the [...]
DARES study published on assisting young apprentices in France
The Directorate for Research, Studies and Statistics has just published the results of a study conducted by [...]
Professional development advice on the rise in France
The Fongecif d’Ile de France is discussing the issue of the deployment of the Council in professional [...]
Public establishments authorized to issue Masters degrees
The Council of State was seized in April by the Conference of the Grandes Ecoles (CGE) on the question of [...]
FAFIEC to increase funding of training schemes in France
In a press release, Fafiec announces its decision to re-evaluate upward the funding criteria for the [...]
First applications of new French labour code
Over the past few weeks, numerous different pieces of labour legislation have been published. They concern [...]
The impact of the web on job seekers
A telephone survey carried out by the Institut Français d’opinion publique (IFOP) on nearly 3,500 [...]
Review of decree governing seasonal workers
The decree of 28 April 2017 on the renewal and determination of the seniority of employees under seasonal [...]
The exclusion of work-study contracts confirmed by decree
On the occasion of the generalization of the Nominative Declaration of Salaries (DSN), it is social security [...]
New government prioritizes apprenticeship reforms
On June the 6th, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe presented the government’s program to renovate the [...]
Viva Tech job fair, the marketplace for startups
The Viva Technology job fair, co-organized by Publicis and Les Echos, is making a big comeback! The [...]
New classification of Rural Revitalization Zones
Employers and bodies of general interest whose activity is located in the Rural Revitalization Zone (ZRR) may [...]
An increase in company contributions for disabled workers?
The fund for the integration of disabled people in the workplace (Agefiph) is in a very delicate financial [...]
Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region seeks to improve training access for disabled workers
Agefiph, represented on a regional level by Daniel Dias, and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, represented by [...]
Generation Y and the workplace
Generation Y employees are often judged and stereotyped in the world of work. Are they really eternally [...]
Reorganisation of professional branches
The authorities in charge of public administration have launched a reorganization of the conventional [...]
Assessment of Agefiph vocational training for 2016
Over the course of 2016, Agefiph spent more than € 119 million on training disabled people in France. The [...]
AI – a new tool for recruitment
The field of human resources has also entered the digital age. Companies face new challenges and priorities, [...]
Decree governing fields of competence in professional training
Fields of competence will now be taken into account in continuing education or VAE for the [...]
Direccte report on employment assistance schemes in Ile-de-France
According to a report recently published by the Direccte Ile-de-France, many young people from the [...]
Applying the CPA to the civil service
The publication of a decree in the Official Gazette on May the 10th, 2017 has outlined the different [...]
INSEE report on the 2016 job market published
According to the figures published by l’Insee and the BIT (Bureau International du Travail), the active [...]
“Free prescription” at the heart of the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region
A meeting was held on the 24th of April 2017 at the regional council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes with the aim of [...]
New decree on information sharing for Pole Emploi
Training providers are now obliged to inform Pôle Emploi about the actual movements of persons on the [...]
Recruitment prospects in the Grand Est region
Pôle Emploi regularly publishes surveys on labor needs by population. The public body has just published an [...]
Apprenticeship Forum 2017 at the Cité des sciences et de l’industrie in Paris
The 22nd edition of the Alternance Forum will take place at the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie in [...]
Work activities have a major role to play in improving in-company training
For most companies, employees learn less through organized training than they do through informal learning [...]
European Silicon Valley – new campus opens in Lyon
Opened by the Auvergne-Rhône Alpes region and Laurent Wauquiez’ flagship project, the “Campus [...]
Like diversity : the new portal for diversity and the workplace
Like diversity is a new web portal dedicated to plurality which offers practical and free advice on the [...]