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Do you want to work while you are studying? Do you need a work permit? Where do you look for a student job or a company internship? Here is some useful information for you. Please note : French employment law has changed since 1st July 2007! |
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Addresses of the “Directions Départementales du Travail” |
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> If you live in Paris :
DDETF : 127 Bd de la Villette – 75010 Paris (Métro “Jaurès”)
dd-75.moe@travail.gouv.fr
Opening times for the public: Monday to Friday from 9h to 11h30
> If you live in Ile-de-France : you can find the addresses of the DDTEFP on the Ministry of Employment website, under the heading “Vos interlocuteurs en region” / “ île de France” (your contacts in the region/ile-de-France.)
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New legislation on working conditions |
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1)- The provisional work permit that all foreign students had to apply for via the DDTEFP (direction départementale du travail, de l’emploi et de la formation professionnelle), has been abolished. PLEASE NOTE: see below for details of the numerous exceptions under the heading “special cases”!
A student can now be hired by simply showing their temporary, valid resident’s permit stamped “student” or the receipt for its renewal. There is no need for any special authorisation from the DDTEFP.
Moreover, foreign students are now allowed to work up to 60 % (instead of 50 %) of the annual legal number of working hours (964 hours per year).
The starting point for this 964 hour period is the date stamped on the resident’s permit.
2)- An employer wishing to hire a foreign student must make a prior declaration to the préfecture de police in Paris that granted the student’s temporary resident’s permit two days before they are hired. This can be done by email or by registered letter with return slip, attaching a photocopy of the front and back of the student’s temporary resident’s permit.
The employer’s declaration must include the following:
> employer’s company name or first and last name, address, company identification number or company social security number;
> employee’s family name, first names, nationality, date and place of birth;
> start date of work contract ;
> job description, length of contract and number of hours worked yearly;
> number of the student’s temporary resident’s permit.
This declaration also serves as an employer’s formal request to the police headquarters to check the authenticity of the foreign student’s resident’s permit. It does not concern work contracts for foreign students that have already begun.
3)-An employer who fails to declare a foreign student to the police headquarters risks paying a penalty (known as fifth class penalty).
If a foreign student works more than 60 % of the annual legal work time, the police headquarters may withdraw their temporary resident’s permit. |
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Special cases |
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1. Algerian nationals : pursuant to the Franco-Algerian agreement, Algerians still need to apply for the provisional work permit. This must be requested from the foreign worker’s section at the prefecture nearest to the address on their resident’s permit. The provisional work permit is valid for a maximum of 12 months depending on the work contract, and is required every time the employer changes. The authorised annual work hours is limited to 822,50 hours.
2. Research grants
3. Temporary teaching/research posts (ATER) or language assistants.
4. Students preparing a PhD thesis.
5. Accountancy interns, auditors, lawyers and notaries, if this activity is carried out full time as part of the school curriculum, foreign students must apply for the provisional work permit from the appropriate DDTEFP.
6. Medical assistant, nurse. This is a regulated activity. Students can only start a work contract when they have obtained prior permission to practice from the DASS. They do not need to apply for a work permit. The maximum annual work hours are 964.
7. Work-based learning. This is authorised for students studying for a master’s or equivalent. Since the amount of annual work hours exceeds 964, they need to apply for an APT (work permit) from the appropriate DDTEFP.
8. Internships. This is not salaried work. Students abiding by the terms of an internship agreement, which must be a three-way agreement, are exempt from work permit requirements.
9. Former family help (au pairs). They now have a new student status and this is stamped on their resident’s permit, allowing them to work part time without a work permit. |
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Specialist websites |
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> The following sites post job offers and internships for student:
anpe.fr(keyword “étudiant”)
emploi.org (heading “emploi”)
emploi.iledefrance.fr
leclubetudiant.com (heading “emploi”)
> EURES – the European job mobility portal contains information on job opportunities, education and training in Europe (website in 20 languages).
> If you are nearing the end of your studies and are looking for work in your field, contact “l’Association pour Faciliter l’Insertion professionnelle des Jeunes diplômés” (association helping young graduates to find work): afij.org
> If you are a “foreign PhD” student nearing the end of your thesis, a job-seeking service is available to help you. Contact the BAEM (Reception Office for Mobile Students): baem@ciup.fr
> A branch of the National employment agency l’ANPE (Agence Nationale Pour l’Emploi) specialises in careers advice and student jobs. You can attend jobseekers workshops, where a professional career advisor helps you to define your career search and write your CV and covering letter. You can sign up for the workshops by telephone.
The specialised ANPE is inside the Paris CROUS
39, av. Georges Bernanos, 75005 Paris
T : 01.40.51.37.53 / 54
RER B : Port Royal
Opening times : from 9h to 12h30 and 13h45 to 16h30 (except Thursdays: opening 13h30) |
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Disputes |
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WHO TO CONTACT ?
> For information and practical helpsheets on the law of work, go to the Ministry of Work website.
> « Les maisons de justice et du droit » (Justice and Law centres) are there to receive, help and inform citizens. They organise free legal aid sessions and offer mediation services.Appointments by telephone. Click here for the full addresss.
> Industrial tribunal (Prud’hommes).
« Prud'hommes » are trained to resolve disputes between employers and employees. For more information, click here. |
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