France

Last updated on 5/18/2022

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Info Salary

Minimum gross wage

Applicable

10.85 EUR per hour

1,645.58 EUR per month

Salary per category

Unskilled

20,093 EUR to 20,876 EUR per year (civil engineering)

1,589.47 EUR to 1,595 EUR per month (building)

Skilled

20,875 EUR to 23,943 EUR per year (civil engineering)

1,589.47 EUR to 1,713.1 EUR per month (building)

Specialist

24,450 EUR to 27,922 EUR per year (civil engineering)

1,619.92 EUR to 2,072.2 EUR per month (building)

Foreman

28,692 EUR to 30,328 EUR per year (civil engineering)

1,830.5 EUR to 2,362.11 EUR per month (building)

Professionals

19,834 EUR to 36,594 EUR per year (civil engineering)

1,589.47 EUR to 3,042.01 EUR per month (building)

Info Working time

Daily

7 hours

Weekly

35 hours

Overtime

10 hours per day

48 hours per week (average maximum 44 hours per week over a period of 12 consecutive weeks)

Breaks

Every 6 hours

20 minutes

Info Travel abroad and lodging

Within France

Travel allowance

Short trips: < 50KM : travel and transport allowances calculated according to the number of km and by region. for long journeys, reimbursement based on the transport invoice or a fixed amount defined by the company.

Info

Note: in case of long distance travel, the company must pay for the periodical costs of transport to the home.

For posted workers

If you are a posted worker, these allowances are on top of the compulsory payment by your employer of transport costs from your home country to your workplace in France.

Meal allowance

Public Works

10.5 to 12.24 EUR daily

Building

8.6 to 11 EUR daily

URSAFF scale Long distance travel > 50KM

19.1 EUR daily

Company negotiation to determine fixed rates or reimbursement on invoice

Accommodation allowance

URSAFF scale Long distance travel > 50KM

68.5 EUR daily (paris + department 92.93 and 94 )

50.8 EUR daily other departments or reimbursement on invoice

Info Premiums

Overtime

First 8 hours : 25 % of salary per hour

After 8 hours 50 % of salary per hour

Night work

Determined at company level

From 9:00 pm to 6:00 am

Working on Sundays

Determined at company level

Info

Sunday work remains highly regulated and remains exceptional.

Working on public holidays

Determined at company level

Info

Bank holiday worked must be compensated by another vacation day (except when having worked for less than three months)

Shift work

Determined at company level

Standby pay

Determined at company level

Annual holidays allowance

30 % of holiday pay

Extra holidays

Info

Depending on seniority +2 days after 20 years, +4 days after 25 years, +6 days after 30 years, but company agreements may provide for days of leave linked to seniority from the third year.

13th month

It is possible to have a 13th month but it has to determined by the company

Supplementary occupational retirement pension schemes

Not applicable to posted workers

Additional wage components

Arduousness (pénibilité) determined at regional level

Info Holidays

Number of holidays

2.5 days per month

30 days per year

Public holidays

10 days + pentecost (specific statute)

1st January

Easter Monday

1st May

8th May

14th May

Pentecost

14th July

15 August

1st November

11th November

25th December

Info Wage deductions

Social security contributions

23 % of gross salary taking into account pension funds.

For posted workers

As a posted worker, your employer must register you and must make social contributions in the country where he is established. As proof, the employer must have an A1 form showing that you are indeed covered in the event of work accidents, sickness, retirement, family benefits, etc.

Income tax

Depends on the company

Additional pension funds

Tax paid at the end of the year

Info

If you stay more than 183 days in France in a given year, you must pay taxes in France.

Info Sickness and injuries

Sickness/illness

Day 4 to 48 : 100 %

Day 49 to 90 : 75 %

For posted workers

Does not apply to posted workers

Work injuries/accidents

If the unavailability is less than 30 days day 1 to 15 EUR 90 %

If the unavailability is less than 30 days day 16 to 30 : 100 %

If the unavailability is more than 30 days day 1 to 90 : 100 %

For posted workers

Does not apply to posted workers

Info Contacts

Fédération nationale Construction et Bois – CFDT

47/49 avenue Simon Bolivar
75950 Paris cedex 19
France

Tel. + 00 33 (0)1 56 41 55 60

W. http://www.cfdt-construction-bois.fr/

E. fncb@cfdt.fr

You can contact us in the following languages

Bulgarian, German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian

Fédération Nationale des Salariés de la Construction, du Bois et de l’Ameublement CGT

263 rue de Paris
93514 Montreuil

W. http://construction.cgt.fr/

E. construction@cgt.fr

You can contact us in the following languages

English, French

FO Bâtiment, Bois, Papier, Carton, Céramique

Avenue Parmentier 170, CS 20006
75479 Paris Cedex 10

Tel. 0033142013000

W. http://www.foconstruction.com/web/federation-generale-fo/la-force-syndicale.php

You can contact us in the following languages

English, French

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France

Minimum gross wage

Salary per category

Unskilled

Skilled

Specialist

Foreman

Professionals

Daily

Weekly

Overtime

Breaks

Within France

Travel allowance

Meal allowance

Accommodation allowance

Overtime

Night work

Working on Sundays

Working on public holidays

Shift work

Standby pay

Annual holidays allowance

Extra holidays

13th month

Supplementary occupational retirement pension schemes

Not applicable to posted workers

Additional wage components

Number of holidays

Public holidays

Social security contributions

Income tax

Additional pension funds

Sickness/illness

Work injuries/accidents

Fédération nationale Construction et Bois – CFDT

Fédération Nationale des Salariés de la Construction, du Bois et de l’Ameublement CGT

FO Bâtiment, Bois, Papier, Carton, Céramique