MEDEF

French media are covering a wave of employment law stories. A man dismissed for running the Rotterdam marathon while on sick leave won €60,000 in court, La Poste's clerical error cost an employer nearly €7,000, and severance payments above €48,060 will now be taxed. Deputies also scrapped taxation of sick leave benefits, while new indemnification rules take effect in October 2026. The MEDEF president's satirized suggestion to replace sick leave with dismissal drew attention.