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29 November 2016 | Soulier Bunch

Update on the application of the rules designed to increase the presence of women in the boardrooms of large French companies

Law n°2011-103 of January 27, 2011 on balanced representation of men and women on boards of directors and supervisory boards and on gender equality in the workplace, also known as the “Copé-Zimmermann” Law, provides for the phased introduction of a greater gender diversity in boards of directors of large French companies. The last stage of […]

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29 November 2016 | Thomas Caveng

Crisis communication: An insurance against reputation damage

Accidents, labor disruptions, financial crisis, news stories, class actions, etc. A multiplicity of more or less serious reasons may lead to negative media coverage for a company, whatever its branch of activity, its size, its location and its reputation.

The risk is even higher now because, with the advent of digital technologies and new media, anyone who possesses a smartphone can become a field reporter capable, through social media, of giving national or even international visibility to an event that would otherwise have remained ignored or, at worst, confined to a local scope.

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28 October 2016 | Soulier Bunch

French contract law reform: What consequences on the rules of representation within corporate groups

Ordinance n°2016-131 of February 10, 2016 for the reform of contract law, the general regime of obligations and proof of obligations (the “Ordinance”) came into force on October 1, 2016. One of the innovative provisions introduced by the reform is codified in new Article 1161 of the French Civil Code under which a so-called “contract […]

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28 October 2016 | Soulier Bunch

Recently adopted “Work Law”: A new secured way to enter into forfait working time arrangements if the provisions of the applicable collective agreement on employees’ workload are insufficient

Law of August 8, 2016 on Work, Modernization of Social dialogue and Securing Professional Careers, often referred to as the “Work Law”, addresses most areas of French labor and employment law. It includes significant provisions on collective negotiation and the enshrinement of company-wide collective agreements, and makes so-called forfait jours and forfait heures working time […]

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