El Khomri law

[5][6] On the other hand, it allows workers to transfer untaken days off between employers, and provides additional support for young people without training or qualifications.

In order to prevent large organisations from benefitting from loopholes, subsidiaries cannot be considered in difficulty if their parent company is not experiencing the same losses.

[7] The El Khomri law indicates a maximum indemnity payment that an employee can receive if labour courts judge that they have experienced unfair dismissal.

[7] The law increases the role of company-level agreements by referendum, valid if at least 50% of votes are cast by union members.

[7] A company may conclude an agreement to change work hours and remuneration of employees in order to move into other markets.

[7] The compte personnel d'activité (CPA), open to all employees or jobseekers over 16 years of age, enables workers to carry over untaken sick days or paid holidays between jobs.

[10] After the legislation was first proposed in parliament, and while it was still in its draft stage, it was met with significant public opposition and became a catalyst for strikes and demonstrations organised by trade unions and student groups.

[13] On 10 May, Prime Minister Manuel Valls announced that the government would force the legislation through France's lower house, the National Assembly, without a vote, using Article 49.3 of the French Constitution.