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💸 The French Senate adopted the "Activité Partielle de Longue Durée 'Rebond'" (APLD-R) amendment instigated by Catherine Vautrin and Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet. During Q3 2024, over 13,000 company failures threatened nearly 50,000 jobs, a 9% increase from the previous year. The APLD-R, effective from March 1, 2025, to February 28, 2026, requires employers to cover 15% of wages for up to 40% of reduced working hours. Businesses must also implement training and job retention actions formalized through a collective agreement.

💰 Booking.com introduced new General Terms of Service (CGP) in December 2024, with clauses 2.1.5 and 2.1.6 raising concerns, the latter not creating a contractual obligation for hoteliers to provide availability. The CGP may be updated to correct grammatical errors by summer. Hotels with different commercial names face technical issues with Booking's Know Your Partner (KYP) form, risking invisibility on the platform after January 28, 2025, if unresolved. A new rating system was implemented on January 23, expected to maintain or improve most scores.

📌 The Cour de Cassation ruled on January 15, 2025 (Cass. soc., January 15, 2025, No. 23-19.046), in favor of a restaurant server claiming unpaid overtime for working 6 days a week, 10 hours to 15 hours and 17 hours to 23:30 or midnight on Saturdays. The court deemed the employer had sufficient details to respond to the claim, stressing the employer's obligation to keep detailed records of work hours, as per the consistent jurisprudence and national collective agreement of HCR.

📖 The GHR Department of Social Affairs is hosting a webinar titled "Employee Inaptitude: Steps to Follow" on January 30, 2025, from 10 am to 11 am. The webinar will discuss the procedures employers must follow after determining an employee's inaptitude. Partnering with Klesia and Malakoff Humanis, registration is available online.

🧑‍🦰 All businesses must report monthly via the DSN the presence of people with disabilities, regardless of contract type. Companies with over 250 employees need a disability representative. The employment rate for disabled individuals in businesses is set at 6% of the full-time workforce, affecting calculation of annual contributions. Changes in 2025 include the end of the smoothing period for contributions and the removal of certain deductible expenses. The GHR's disability mission provides assessments and advice on inclusion, with financial and technical support from partners like Agefiph. Examples of assistance include integration and hiring aid up to €3,000, workplace adaptations, and co-financing for hearing aids. Contact: Rachel BOUVARD, RSE & Disability Mission Department - r.bouvard@ghr.fr, 06 81 69 25 93.