Work

Moving to France and need to earn a living? Be inspired and stay informed with our in-depth guides to employment and running your own business, as well as real-life stories and work-related news updates.

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

Explainer: What help is there for people who are carers in France?

We explain the leave and compensation rights for people who care in a non-professional capacity for someone close to them

Two million independent workers in France to see social charges drop

Independent workers on the minimum wage or less will benefit from reduced social charges

Artisans, salespeople, heads of businesses, farmers and micro-entrepreneurs are among those to benefit dependent on their income

Insurance clarified for self-employed workers in France

A self-employed worker fills in paperwork at his desk

Cover can be for everything from civil responsibility to cyber attacks – and now it has all been detailed in a legal manual

French set-up going to plan as UK wine wholesaler moves citing Brexit

€150,000 a year in extra costs were the catalyst for a change of country – but south of France lifestyle is added bonus

Labour shortage: France plans to tighten unemployment benefit rules

The government hopes to bring the unemployment rate down to 5% by 2027. It is currently at 7.4%

A record 520,000 workers in France resigned at the start of 2022

As companies struggle to recruit, employees are finding it easy to move between jobs and find advantageous wage and working condition offers

Self-employed status in France must be on invoices and bank accounts

Urssaf says independent workers can only benefit from new legal protection if status is on work-related documents

B&B owners in France receive music royalties bill for premises

Gîtes de France body demands clearer guidelines on who is liable and how it will be enforced

English speakers in demand in France - MBA courses and job coach roles

We look at two opportunities in France where being a native English speaker is an advantage

Explainer: what is France’s ‘talent’ visa and who can get one?

The passeport talent is a visa enabling workers who will make a significant contribution to the economy to live and work in France for several years

19% rise in resignations since Covid fuels French jobs boom

The pandemic has pushed people to explore alternative career paths, and has created a surge in opportunities. Some three million posts are expected to be on offer this year

Self-employed in France get new law to protect home if business fails

Personal assets like property, furniture, cars and bank accounts will automatically be protected from debt collectors

Jobs boom: which sectors are recruiting most in France?

It is predicted that one million new positions will have been created between 2019 and 2030

Different but skilled: French caterers empower staff with disabilities

‘Differences do not prevent us from having talent’, says Olivier Tran, who runs a training programme to give more opportunities to people with disabilities

Self-employed workers in France to be given improved asset protection

Personal and business assets will be separated to prevent a person’s possessions from being seized if their business fails

French firms given financial support to employ disabled workers

Only around half of companies with over 20 employees respect the rule of having 6% of their staff registered disabled

Two million workers in France to receive boost to driving tax credit

Drivers can access this credit – which has been increased by 10% – if they cover a certain distance in their vehicle for work each year

20 proposals put forward to improve status of self-employed in France

Improved social protection, taxes and simplified administrative procedures are among ledges from the government for 2022

Meet the last traditional makers of the Parisian café chair

Paris would not be Paris without its terrace bars and cafés with their signature rattan chairs. When Alexis Dyèvre took on Maison Gatti in 2019, he felt he was buying a small part of the French capital

Reader experiences: What it is like to be your own boss in France

With Covid raging in 2020, record numbers of workers opted to start their own businesses and the trend is growing this year. We look at the different ways of finding freedom at work in France and talk to those who have made the step

A guide to micro-entrepreneurs in France

Who can become an auto-entrepreneur? What is the annual turnover ceiling? How do micro-entreprises pay income tax and social charges and what benefits are they entitled to?