Employee Guide for France

👋 Welcome to Toku. Toku is your Employer of Record (EOR) in France. We employ you through the appropriate local Toku entity and manage the compliance, HR, payroll, and benefits administration connected to your employment. Your day-to-day work, goals, and role direction continue to come from the organization you support.

Your employment at a glance

📄 Your signed employment agreement governs your individual terms, including pay, working hours, probation, notice, and any custom arrangements. Mandatory local law also applies. If this guide and your agreement appear different, contact Toku before relying on the summary.

Pay schedule and payroll changes

You are normally paid monthly, on the last business day of the month. The standard monthly cutoff for payroll changes is generally the 10th, but the exact cutoff can vary by country and organization. Check the Toku: 2026 and 2027 Payroll Calendar and Deadlines or contact Toku before relying on a specific date.

You will receive a payslip for each payroll cycle showing your gross pay, required deductions, and net pay. Keep your bank, tax, and personal information current in Toku, and notify us promptly if anything changes.

Your employment terms and probation

• Toku issues a compliant local employment agreement for every hire, drafted in French as the law requires (a bilingual version can be provided).
• The indefinite-term contract (CDI) is the default. Fixed-term contracts (CDD) are only allowed in specific circumstances and are generally capped at 18 months including renewals.
• Probation is 6 months under Toku's employment agreement, in line with the renewal rules of the Labour Code and applicable collective agreement.

Working hours and overtime

Your normal working hours are stated in your signed employment agreement and may vary by role, schedule, or applicable collective agreement. Toku does not expect routine overtime. Do not work overtime or additional hours unless your manager has approved them in advance. Any overtime or additional-hours treatment follows your signed agreement and mandatory local law.

Leave entitlements

Annual leave accrues at 2.08 days per month over a reference year running 1 June to 31 May, and employees must take at least 12 consecutive working days during the main summer period. Maternity, paternity, and most sick pay are funded by Social Security, with the employer topping up sick pay after a waiting period.

ℹ️ Your employment agreement, Toku HRIS leave balance, and applicable local rules determine your exact entitlement. Contact Toku if the information shown in your account does not match your agreement or this guide.

Public holidays in 2026

France has 11 national public holidays in 2026. Only 1 May is a mandatory day off by law; for the others, time off depends on the collective agreement and company practice. The Alsace-Moselle region observes two additional holidays (Good Friday and 26 December).

Statutory benefits

Statutory : universal healthcare through Social Security, a state pension plus the mandatory Agirc-Arrco supplementary pension, unemployment insurance, and fully employer-funded workplace accident coverage. On top of this, French law requires employer-provided supplementary health insurance (mutuelle) covering at least 50% of the premium, and income protection insurance (prevoyance) for managerial employees.

Additional Toku benefits

Toku maintains a dedicated benefits guide for France. Review Toku: France Supplementary Health Insurance for current coverage, eligibility, enrollment, and support information. The benefits guide is the source of truth for Toku-provided supplemental benefits in this country.

Stablecoin payroll and token grants

Where permitted by local law and enabled for your organization, Toku can support token grant administration and allow you to elect to receive a portion of your net pay in stablecoins. Availability depends on your country, your organization's program, and your individual compensation arrangements. These options are not guaranteed components of every employment package.

If stablecoin payroll is available to you, see Toku: Stablecoin Payroll Set Up. For token grant questions, use the Toku: Contact our Team for Support! to reach the Token Grant Administration team.

Annual tax documents

Your pay and withholding information is reported to the French tax authority and normally appears on your pre-filled annual income tax return when the spring filing service opens. Check it against your payslips in Toku, including the annual taxable-pay totals. The tax authority's return and tax assessment are accessed through your own tax account, rather than uploaded by Toku. France does not have a universal P60-style annual employee form with a single employer delivery deadline; if payroll issues a separate annual income summary, it will be uploaded to Toku Documents when available. Contact Toku if you need supporting payroll information. French tax authority: salaries and tax returns.

Leaving Toku: resigning

Give Toku formal notice

Send your resignation letter to Toku, your legal employer, by uploading it to Documents in your Toku account or emailing [email protected]. Also notify your manager. Include your proposed final working day and follow the notice period in your employment agreement and any mandatory local formalities.

Your offboarding documents

Toku sends your formal offboarding/termination documentation through DocuSign and uploads it to your Toku Documents. Review it for your confirmed end date, applicable terms and final-pay arrangements. Toku does not send a separate personalized general offboarding email. Mandatory local certificates may arrive separately from Toku or the local payroll provider, and any required original-document process still applies.

At the end of your contract, Toku will arrange your certificat de travail, reçu pour solde de tout compte and attestation France Travail, plus an employee savings summary if you participated in an applicable plan. These documents must be available at contract end, including after any notice period. They may be supplied separately from DocuSign, including originals where needed. The France Travail certificate records the exit; it does not itself guarantee unemployment benefits. Service Public: end-of-contract documents.

Benefits after leaving

Your benefits are managed by external insurers and providers. Check their emails and member portal or app for coverage-status updates and any action required. Contact the relevant provider directly to confirm your exact coverage end date, any continuation or conversion options, and deadlines; do not assume every provider will send a separate cancellation email. Pension contributions and associated insurance may change when you leave, but leaving does not automatically cancel your pension savings. Review the benefits guide for the plans relevant to you.

Mutuelle/prévoyance portability is conditional. A resignation does not automatically qualify: continued cover generally requires entitlement to unemployment insurance, such as a qualifying legitimate resignation. Where eligible, Toku records the continuation in your work certificate and informs the insurer; you provide the insurer with proof of unemployment coverage. Service Public: portability.

Access and support after you leave

You will continue to have access to your Toku account and documents after your employment ends, including tax documents issued later. For help updating your email address, password or 2FA, or for anything unclear in your offboarding documents, email [email protected].

How to get help

Toku is your employer and your first point of contact for employment support. For payroll, payslips, statutory deductions, or payroll tax documents, email [email protected]. For benefits support, email [email protected]. For leave, employment documents, immigration, or other employment matters, use Toku: Contact our Team for Support! to reach the right team.

Important

This guide is a general summary and does not replace your signed employment agreement, Toku policies, benefit plan documents, or applicable law. Your exact entitlements may vary based on your work location, tenure, role, collective agreement, or individual terms. Where there is a conflict, the applicable law and binding employment documents control.

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Last reviewed September 2026. Source: 🇫🇷 Hiring in France.