TYPES OF JOB CONTRACTS IN FRANCE
There are different types of job contracts in France, here is a small review of all the job contracts available:
- Stage (Internship) In order to do internship in France you should be enrolled in the French university which will provide you the internship contract called 'Convention de stage'. This document is mandatory, for the company to give you an internship. The duration of French internship varies from 2 to maximum 6 months. French labor law requires that all the internships should have a pay of €436.05/month for working 35 hrs/week.
- CDD - Contrat à Durée Determinée (Fixed term/Determinant contract) The duration of CDD may vary from 9 months to 18 months & Maximum 2 CDD's after which the contract is directly converted to CDI if the company is happy with your work ;) Pay should be a SMIC - Salarie minimum inter-professional de croissance (Minimum wage) which is gross €9.61/hour and €1 457.52/month for working 35 hrs/week.
- Intérim - Contrat Temporaire ou d'intérim (Temporary job contract) The duration of intérim contract may vary from 1 day to few weeks/months but should not exceed 35 hrs/week and 1 607 hrs/annum.
- CDI - Contrat à Durée Indéterminée (Unlimited term/In-determinant contract) CDI is a contract which does not have a particular date of termination & at the start of the employment there may be a trial period of 2-3 months. Pay should be a SMIC which is gross €9.61/hour and €1 457.52/month for working 35 hrs/week. Ref: http://vosdroits.service-public.fr/particuliers/F1906.xhtml
- Contrat de Travail à Temps Partiel (Part-time job contract) working hours should be 50%-80% of the normal working hours if it is a public sector company and in case of a private sector minimum working hours are not defined until specified in the contract.
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| Sample of a CDD |
USEFUL JOB SEARCH LINKS
Here are the job search links which I gathered over past few years in France,
SOME FRENCH OFFICIAL TERMINOLOGIES
Few French terms which may be useful while searching a job or working in France,
- Entretien d'embaucher - Job interview.
- Embaucher - A person who gives the job.
- Salarie - Salary.
- Fiche paie / Bulletin de salarie - Salary slips.
- Contrat - Contract.
- SMIC - Minimum salary.
- Horaire - Working time.
- Horaire Fixé - Fixed working time (e.g 9h - 17h)
- Horaire Flexible - Flexible working time.
- Temps plein - Full working hours (35 hrs/week)
- Mi temps - Half time (18 hrs/week)
- Temps partiel - Part time (8 hrs-10 hrs/ week)
- Congé - Leaves
- Licenciement - If company asks you to leave the job/company.
- Démissionner - If employee decides to leave the job/company.
Reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internship
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