Nine ways a French job centre can help jobseekers - and employers From CV advice to language lessons the new France Travail is gearing up to increase employment
French jobseeker rebrand aims to inspire 鈥榓ctive鈥� take on employment Ditching the old 鈥楶么le Emploi鈥� moniker is accompanied by plans to make people on unemployment benefits do weekly 鈥榠nsertion鈥� work
Labour shortage: France plans to tighten unemployment benefit rules The government hopes to bring the unemployment rate down to 5% by 2027. It is currently at 7.4%
news France implements more controls to check for unemployment fraud P么le emploi can now access more details on jobseekers in a bid to detect benefit fraud
19% rise in resignations since Covid fuels French jobs boom The pandemic has pushed people to explore alternative career paths, and has created a surge in opportunities. Some three million posts are expected to be on offer this year
French unemployment benefits: What changes for job seekers today? New calculations will reduce monthly payments for 1.15 million newly unemployed people, as a minister says some people 鈥榚arn more being unemployed than working鈥�
Job centre advisor and HR director shot dead in east France A man killed two people yesterday, one at a former place of work, the other at an unemployment agency. Police have linked him to a similar killing earlier this week
Restaurants cook up plan to fill French job vacancies At the end of 2018, France's jobs agency P么le Emploi said there were 286,000 unfilled jobs in the sector
Jobless figure in France lowest in decade President Macron has pledged to cut unemployment to 7% by the end of his five-year mandate in 2022
New job offers in France 'highest in 10 years' Employers expect to create more than 2.5million new jobs in 2019, many on long-term contracts
French President defends 鈥榗ross the street鈥� job quip French President Emmanuel Macron has defended his comments about how people can 鈥渏ust cross the street to get a job鈥�, when questioned by a father whose son has been looking for work for nine months.
Tougher sanctions for failing to seek work Unemployed people claiming state benefits in France now face stronger sanctions - including the suspension of payments for up to four months - if they miss meetings or other key obligations.
43,000 extra claim dole due to Gilets Jaunes' protests Employees forced to claim additional benefits after working hours slashed due to protests
P么le Emploi apologises for patronising Facebook post P么le Emploi had to apologise after sharing a Facebook post which was branded patronising by internet users. Labrador Tag Feed Labrador Tag Feed Labrador Tag Feed Labrador Tag Feed Labrador Tag Feed
