Home » HR practices » Professional development » Legal developments » National legislation » France: emergency bill adopted to address Covid-19 crisis France: emergency bill adopted to address Covid-19 crisis On 22 March the French parliament passed an emergency bill to address the Covid-19 pandemic. The bill allows the government to introduce emergency measures by ordinance, particularly in the areas of employment law and social security. In the coming days, to address the impact on business amid the ongoing crisis, the government may therefore enact measures that will extend access to short-time working or to allow the employer to draw on leave and RTT days (working time reduction). Through . Published on 23 March 2020 Ă 16h25 - Update on 25 March 2020 Ă 19h18 Resources Even though the government’s bill was examined over a period of only four days, deputies and senators in France had an opportunity to make amendments on certain points. The bill sought to allow the government to introduce provisional measures, via decree, to “limit the termination of company activities […] and layoffs” (see article n°11736). Article 7 of the version of the bill that was definitively adopted on 22 March allows the government to enact measures,… Managing the fallout of Covid-19 Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageNameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels