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Labour of love: meet the commuters who cross borders

With its beautiful countryside, culture-rich cities and idyllic seaside resorts, France is in many ways an ideal country to live in – but how far would you travel for the privilege? Gillian Harvey discovers the lengths that some people will go to

Public Holidays in France 2019

List of the public holidays in France this year.

Vets must take it all in their stride

Hunting-dog accidents are such a regular event at the vets’ practice I visit that no appointments are scheduled for Saturday afternoons – that time is reserved solely for them.

Any payment for doing a stage in France?

My son is applying for work experience to enhance his CV. Can he expect to be paid for a stage work placement?

15 years on, I still speak French with an accent

Young movers: ‘It was sink or swim!’ says Tom Rowe who arrived in France at age 13

Can micro-entrepreneur work for just one client?

I am a micro-entrepreneur and work up to 15 days a month for a client. I have other work but am stopping it. I have heard it is not within the rules to work for only one client and in such a case you should be employed.

Versace family’s handcrafted and traditional tiles

Craft in focus: Everything is handmade at Pierre Versace’s workshop, where specialist tile-making is a family affair.

I had no lectures due to a year-long strike

Young movers: Ursula young landed in France, aged 13

Loan arranger aids freelancers in need

Many freelance workers know only too well how hard it can be to secure even the smallest of loans.

Do we need to register our new B&B as a business?

We are starting a chambres d’hôtes at our farm and are unsure about just declaring the small income or registering a business (eg. micro-entrepreneur).

I loved hats so much I learnt how to create them

Craft in focus: Amélie Hélin has adored hats since she entered a hat shop for the first time, aged 17, and fell in love with all the different forms and styles.

Top tractor and machinery deals delivered to France

Sponsored content: Cowling Agriculture prides itself on friendly advice and excellent aftersales service – and all at competitive prices

Chômage changes help self-employed in France

As an independent worker in France, I believe I do not have any right to unemployment benefit, but that this is changing. When will it happen and how will it work? Is it definite? How will the amount we receive be worked out? J.S.

Tax on materials

I am an artisan micro-entrepreneur. I bill customers for labour and materials. I pay tax via the libératoire method quarterly. Do I have to declare the amount I am paid for the materials?

Modern apprenticeship from the Middle Ages

One way to join the best trained and most respected craftsmen and women in France is to sign up with Les Compagnons du Devoir, an organisation which has passed on skills from generation to generation since the Middle Ages.

Creating carnival works of art is full-time business

Crafts in focus: Carnavalier Cédric Pignataro tells us about his work.

Tax at source for new businesses in France

I started my artisan business in 2018 - how will this work with the tax at-source system which started this year? F.I

Hotel industry’s hot prospect moved to France recently

Charlotte Cooke came to France aged 15 with her family and just five years on she has become European champion in a prestigious restaurant front-of-house competition.

French find-a-tradesman site on track

A French online company which links artisans and other professionals with clients is holding its own against internet giants such as Amazon, Google and Facebook.

Translating early experience into a career in France

Young movers: ‘We started school with little French but look at us now!’

French scientist recycles the leftovers in old tins

French chemist Maïlys Grau has started making and selling new paint made from the remains left in old tins.

French teachers’ protest group growing

An “angry teacher” protest group launched on Facebook in mid-December has grown to around 64,000 members – one in every 14 teachers.

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