France Benefits & Details

[thoughtbot is in the process of transitioning to benefits administered fully by Remote. This change is occurring in phases over the next few months. There will be frequent updates to this page.]

Benefits vary by country in accordance with each country's employment laws. This page serves as an overview of benefits for France. The Employer of Record for France, Remote, can provide additional details on the benefits that they administer (denoted below with *).

In addition to location-specific benefits, Shared Benefits are available to all team members.

Holidays*

• New Year's Day
• Easter Monday
• Labour Day
• Victory in Europe Day
• Ascension Day
• Whit Monday
• Bastille Day
• Assumption of Mary
• All Saints' Day
• Armistice Day
• Christmas Day

All holidays are determined by the Employer of Record and may vary by year. In addition to federal holidays, France also has regional holidays.

Annual Leave/Vacation Time*

The annual leave policy can be found in the Remote Employee Handbook for France.

Sick Time*

Beginning on August 1st, you will now follow Remote’s sick time policy. Please refer to the Remote Employee Handbook for France for more details. Time off should be recorded in both Remote and Rippling.

Parental Leave*

All thoughtbot team members are eligible for both paid and unpaid parental leave after the birth or adoption of a child. The paid and unpaid leave can be combined for up to 6 months (counted as 26 straight weeks regardless of holidays) of total time off and must be completed by the 1st birthday or 1-year adoption anniversary. In some locations, team members are eligible for more time off. thoughtbot ensures 6 weeks 100% paid parental leave for all non-birthing parents and 12 weeks 100% paid parental leave for all birthing parents. Public holidays are not additional paid days during any part of parental leave. In locations with their own system for paid leave, thoughtbot’s policy runs concurrently with the local system.

Additionally, in France birthing parents who have been employed at thoughtbot for over a year are entitled to up 6 weeks leave before birth.

Bereavement Leave

Team members may take up to 5 paid days off anytime someone close passes away. This includes pregnancy loss. We understand the deep impact that death can have on an individual or a family. If you need more than 5 days off, you can also use your accrued paid time off or unpaid time off.

Medical Insurance*

Medical insurance is available through Alan.

Compensation*

Team members in France are entitled to a 10% vacation premium paid in June.

Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)*

All our team members in France are part of a union.

Payroll Cycle*

All payments are processed through Remote. All bonuses, stipends, and expense reimbursements are added to the monthly payment, which is made on or before the last working day of each month, payable in arrears. The cut off date for submitting and approving expenses is the 10th of the month.

Notice Period*

In France the notice period is determined by the CBA and should be confirmed with Remote. The standard notice period in France is 1 month for employment under 2 years, and 2 months for employment over 2 years.