Comments on: Effusuvia http://electrolicious.com/2004/05/effusuvia Daily affirmations of a word mercenary Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:04:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: philippe http://electrolicious.com/2004/05/effusuvia#comment-4351 philippe Thu, 27 May 2004 09:39:30 +0000 #comment-4351 Hum, make those 30/35 hours a week 35 to 39. But you're right about the increased paid holidays (7 weeks for me..). Actually, for many french people the 35h work week law resulted in more holidays rather in really shorter days or weeks of work. (And when your company choose to actually decrease the work week, rather than increase the holidays, it usualy doesn't cut the amount of work to do...) The law set a maximum of work time per year and a maximum of 39h a week. Your boss may ask you to work more than that, but has to pay you (with a bonus) the extra time. All this, of course, for salaried workers only. Hum, make those 30/35 hours a week 35 to 39. But you’re right about the increased paid holidays (7 weeks for me..). Actually, for many french people the 35h work week law resulted in more holidays rather in really shorter days or weeks of work. (And when your company choose to actually decrease the work week, rather than increase the holidays, it usualy doesn’t cut the amount of work to do…) The law set a maximum of work time per year and a maximum of 39h a week. Your boss may ask you to work more than that, but has to pay you (with a bonus) the extra time.

All this, of course, for salaried workers only.

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