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Duration and organisation of working time lawyers

Growing customer demands for businesses to be open longer and services to be more accessible, companies becoming increasingly international and trade becoming increasingly global, imposing unprecedented pressure on working hours, the digital revolution introducing new ways of working (remotely, part-time, etc). Under these dual financial and technological pressures, the pace of work is increasing, whilst our working arrangements are being fundamentally transformed. Both a demand of employees eager to find a better work-life balance and an essential step for businesses, flexible working is in the increase, boosted by recent changes in the law (with the French employment market modernisation act of 2008 making working time arrangements more flexible, the French job security act promoting part-time working in 2013, the “Macron” act in 2015 increasing the options for Sunday and evening working and the “El Khomri” act in 2016 aiming to secure a fixed number of working days). At the same time, however, new concerns are emerging (such as the prevention of psychosocial disorders, stress and hardship, longer working lives and the position of older workers in the workplace and the quest for gender equality), broadening the scope of social responsibility and outlining new challenges in terms of duration and organisation of working time. In this unprecedented and changing environment governed by extensive, often complex regulations, the issue of working time is more crucially important than ever.

It is therefore essential, in order to avoid significant penalties, that you ensure that your company complies with the legal requirements in force. The systems many companies have in place for managing working time are now obsolete, or even illegal. On the other hand, it is vital that you guard against the risks associated with new working practices: the employer may be committing an offence, for instance, if employees use their smartphone for professional purposes outside their working hours. In this new climate, it is therefore crucial to design the most appropriate systems for organising working time, bearing in mind the specific nature of your business activity, your constraints and your ambitions, and to implement them so as to achieve the dual goals of economic performance and employee satisfaction.
With their expert knowledge of the core regulations on the duration and management of working time, our specialist employment and social welfare lawyers are able to assist you with all these issues that call for both experience and responsiveness. Regardless of the sector in which you operate or the size of your organisation, they will advise and help you, both in France and internationally, with managing working time within your company (including assessing your needs, implementing procedures and conducting negotiations), as well as that of your executives and with any issues associated with part-time working, working-time accounts, set working hours agreements, on-call and equivalent systems and exceptions to the Sunday rest-day rule. Their expertise and insight into the pitfalls and possibilities involved in this area combine to produce a pragmatic, overarching, collaborative and long-term approach, which will enhance your competitiveness.

 
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Ghislain Beaure d'Augeres
Partner
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Ghislain Beaure d'Augères joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 1994 and became a partner in 2003. His background in both public law and employment law means that he has developed considerable expertise in...
Pierre Bonneau
Pierre Bonneau
Partner
Member of the Supervisory Board
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Pierre Bonneau joined the Employment Law Department of CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats in 1999 and became a partner in 2012. Pierre advises both international and French companies on collective and individual...
Raphaël Bordier
Raphaël Bordier
Partner
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Raphaël Bordier joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 1995 and became a partner in Employment Law Department in 2009. He has worked in employment law and social welfare law for more than twenty years, both...
Nicolas Calliès
Nicolas Callies
Partner
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Nicolas Cailles joined the Employment Law Department of CMS Francis Lefebvre in 1990 and became a partner in 2001. Nicolas manages a team that provides advice and handles disputes in collective and individual...
Ludovique Clavreul
Ludovique Clavreul
Partner
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Ludovique Clavreul joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2006. Consulting activity: drafting of expert opinions in French or English (working time, election and information/consultation of workers’ representatives...
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Damien Decolasse
Partner
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Damien Decolasse joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2002 and is a Partner in the Employment and Pensions Department. He specialises in employment law and provides advice in collective and individual labour...
Vincent Delage
Vincent Delage
Partner
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Vincent Delage joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 1999 and was made partner at the employment and pensions department in 2010. Vincent specialises in employment law and provides advice in collective and...
Olivier Dutheillet de Lamothe
Olivier Dutheillet de Lamothe
Partner
Head of Employment and pensions practice's Intelligence department
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Olivier Dutheillet de Lamothe joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2014 as Counsel with responsibility for the employment and pensions practice's Intelligence, Scientific Development and Knowledge Management...
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Caroline Froger-Michon
Partner
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Caroline Froger-Michon is Co-Head of the CMS Employment & Pensions Group. In this position, she jointly leads an international team of 280 lawyers. Caroline is a partner in the Employment Law Department...
Christophe Girard
Christophe Girard
Partner
France, Lyon
Christophe Girard joined CMS Francis Lefebvre Lyon in 2001 (and was co-opted as a partner in 2019). He intervenes in labor law and social security law. He advises companies on a daily basis on all legal...