Comparaison des règles d'emploi 1979-2024 🧠 Droit du travail

## Comparative overview: Employment rules in France (1979 vs 2024) ### 1. **Employment Contracts** - **1979** : CDI (Contrat à Durée Indéterminée) was the default; CDD (Contrat à Durée Déterminée) usage was more restrictive. - **2024** : Flexibility increased; temporary contracts (CDD, intérim) are more common but still regulated (Code du travail, Articles L1242-1 et suivants)[Légifrance 2024](https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/id/LEGISCTA000006195820/). ### 2. **Working Hours** - **1979** : Legal weekly working time: 40 hours; overtime closely regulated. - **2024** : Legal maximum is 35 hours/week, introduced in 2000,[service-public.fr](https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F1911) with many exceptions but still the reference. ### 3. **Dismissal Protection** - **1979** : Strong protections; dismissals only for valid cause, strict procedural requirements. - **2024** : Still protected, but 2017 "Ordonnances Macron" introduced indemnity scales, simplified disputes [Ministère du Travail, 2017](https://travail-emploi.gouv.fr/actualites/l-actualite-du-ministere/article/ce-qui-change-avec-les-ordonnances-pour-le-dialogue-social). ### 4. **Recent Changes** - **Recent reforms** include more digitalization (e.g. dematerialization of payslips as of 2023), extension of telework rules due to COVID-19, and “travail à distance” framework [service-public.fr, 2024](https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/actualites/A16317). --- Would you like more details about a specific aspect (contract, dismissal, working hours, etc.)?