French ordering company’s obligations

The French ordering party or Contracting Party must:

• check that the posted workers have indeed been declared to the French Employment Inspectorate by the foreign company
• check that the foreign company has indeed appointed a Representative in France
• ensure that the posted workers receive remuneration corresponding to the minimum legal requirements provided for in French law
• ensure that the posted workers’ accommodation is decent
• declare any accidents to the Employment Inspectorate within 48 hours
• append the posting declarations to the personnel register
• indicate the number of posted workers received in their annual report

Specific requirements for sub-contractors and companies using temporary labour:

• French sub-contractors using posted labour must obtain authorisation to use this type of labour from their own Contracting Authority
• the Contracting Authority must check that a posting declaration has indeed been made by each of its sub-contractors and/or by each temporary employment company involved on site