© - ATH all rights reserved - Edition 2024 36 EMPLOYER’S GUIDE 2024 MONITORING OF HOURS WORKED The company can adopt a set work schedule: all employees follow the same schedule which must indicate the start and end time of each work period. Conversely, a company may stipulate that employees arrive, leave, and take a lunch break at different times. Working hours can be monitored by various means including clocking-in or a self-reporting system. Geolocation cannot be used to monitor working hours if another method is possible. COMPANY WORKING HOURS Company working hours can be set by collective agreement or by unilateral decision of the employer. The social and economic committee must be previously consulted on the initial company working hours and proposed amendments of these working hours. Company working hours are also sent to the employment inspectorate. They are posted in the work premises, dated and signed by the company manager. If overtime is worked on a regular basis, the company work schedule will indicate this. If overtime is worked occasionally, it must be recorded in an individual account. There may be several set work schedules in the same company, for example per department. Failure to post company working hours is subject to a category 4 fine (amount page 85). MONITORING OF WORKING HOURS 17 What you need to know : According to the French employment code, certain documents must be kept to monitor the working hours worked in the company. These documents must be accessible to the employment inspectorate. In the event of a dispute, they also can be used as evidence of hours worked.
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