Juridique et Administratif

💵 Booking.com must reduce its commission rates for Swiss hotels by 25%, effective from May 21, 2025, for three years. The Swiss Price Regulator aims to boost hotel competitiveness and protect consumers from high costs. Booking.com, given three months to comply, plans to appeal the decision within 30 days. This ruling aligns with similar actions in Europe, including a €413 million fine from Spain in 2024. Booking.com recently launched a campaign for the Euro 2025 Women's Football Championship in Switzerland.

📈 L'arrêté du 21 mai 2025, publié le 22 mai 2025, fixe la nouvelle liste des métiers en tension, essentielle pour le secteur HCR. Cette liste facilite le recours à des candidats étrangers en simplifiant les démarches administratives pour les employeurs. Les métiers du secteur HCR sont inégalement reconnus selon les régions, causant des distorsions pour les employeurs. Le GHR insiste sur l'importance de corriger ces incohérences pour refléter la réalité du terrain.

🤖 L’IA réduit les biais de recrutement sur critères objectifs et garantit l'équité. En France, toute discrimination est interdite par l'article L.1132-1 du Code du Travail. ⚖️ L’IA rédige des offres inclusives et relit les contenus RH pour neutralité. Pourtant, l'IA peut refléter des biais si algorithmes mal configurés. Vigilance et éthique sont essentiels pour éviter l'exclusion de candidats adéquats par l’IA. Recruteurs gardent un rôle clé.

🚀 On May 14, 2025, U.S. legislators introduced the Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act to potentially lift the 1973 ban on supersonic flights over the U.S., provided they produce no sonic boom. This bipartisan effort involves Senator Ted Budd, Rep. Troy Nehls, and Rep. Sharice Davids. Boom Supersonic's test achieved Mach 1.12 without a sonic boom. Boom plans to create 1,700 jobs by 2030 in Greensboro, NC, supported by a $100 million public investment. San Antonio, TX, hosts Overture's engine factory.

📖 Partners in the hospitality industry recently announced two major advancements: negotiations for a new collective labor agreement (CCNT) and an increase in minimum wages for 2026 and 2027. Negotiations for revising the 2017 CCNT start in Q4 2025, aiming for implementation on January 1, 2028. Employee and employer representatives are optimistic about the long-term benefits. Minimum wages will be adjusted based on SEC’s annual inflation forecast from September for 2026 and 2027.

💸 Since April 1, 2025, the income ceiling considered for calculating French Social Security daily allowances (IJSS) has decreased from 1.8 times the minimum wage (€3,243.24 gross) to 1.4 times (€2,522.52 gross). This reduction obligates employers, who must maintain salary in case of employee sick leave, to pay a larger complementary part. Employees on sick leave receive IJSS from CPAM and salary maintenance from employers, varying by seniority and absence length. Conditions for salary maintenance include at least one year of seniority, providing a medical certificate within 48 hours, and receiving Social Security coverage. Salary is maintained without delay for work accidents or professional illnesses, otherwise, a 7-day waiting period applies. Salary maintenance starts at 90% of gross pay for 30 days, then 66.66% for the next 30 days, with additional days added for every five years of seniority, up to a maximum of 90 days for each period. Employers' additional remuneration takes into account Social Security payments, without exceeding the net pay the employee would have earned if they had worked.

📝 In the online reputation race, companies contemplate rewarding customers for reviews, raising legal and ethical questions. Offering rewards—discounts, promotional gifts, gift cards, loyalty points, raffle entries, or exclusive access—might alter the perceived objectivity of reviews. French consumer law (article L. 121-2) deems deceptive any false or misleading commercial practice, including on product characteristics or pricing. Norms like NF Z74-501/ISO 20488, while voluntary, dictate genuine consumer reviews without compensation. Legal sanctions for deceptive practices can reach €75,000 for individuals and €375,000 for legal entities, with additional penalties including imprisonment. Online platforms like Google Business Profile may remove reviews or profiles and reduce search visibility for rule violations. Guest Suite's strategy avoids incentivizing reviews, suggesting automated customer solicitation and satisfaction surveys as alternative approaches for authentic feedback. Guest Suite claims to boost client reviews by 200%, with 90% positivity, via unlimited surveys and automated review collection, including AI responses.

🚀 Sysdream reported 604 cyber incidents in the aviation sector in 2024, down from 764 in 2023. Airports faced the majority with 337 attacks, airlines had 97, mostly for data breaches. The Air Force and civil aviation authorities reported about 20 each. DDoS attacks accounted for 85% (513 incidents), ransomware for 52 cases, and there were 31 data leaks. NoName057(16), a pro-Russian hacktivist group, was responsible for 132 of the total incidents. The US, Israel, and France were top targets, with France experiencing 49 incidents, coinciding with hosting the Paris Olympics.