FRANCE FROM 1ST JANUARY 2015 INCREASED MINIMUM MONTHLY SALARY TO 1457.52 EUROS FOR OBTAINING WORK PERMIT The French government has announced an increase in the minimum legal monthly salary requirement (SMIC), with effect from 1 January 2015, bringing it up to 1457.52EUR per month (up by 8%, from 1445.38EUR per month in 2014). The SMIC is the minimum legal salary for all workers in France. A change to the SMIC affects minimum salary thresholds for some types of work permit. Salary Requirements in France It is important to note that foreign nationals locally hired in France must be paid salaries comparable to what a French national in the same position at the same company would expect to receive. The new application forms for work permits (see our alert here) make this very clear. Employees on assignment to France should be also be paid according to their level of expertise and experience, and salaries in all cases should meet minimum requirements as stated in the applicable French conventional labour regulation (i.e. collective bargaining agreement) applicable to the parent French company. Intra Company Transferees The increase to the SMIC particularly affects employees coming to France as intra company transferees (i.e. using the Salarié en Mission route) as the minimum salary level for this route is set at SMIC x 1.5; i.e. at least 26,236EUR per year. However, note that again, the salary must be relevant for the actual position and experience of the applicant.
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 06:20:37 +0000
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