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The Contrat Dure Limite (CDD), which is a fixed term employment contract, as well as interim agreements,
can be extended two times up to 18 months
2.
Hiring premium of 4000 euros for companies currently not employing any employee, for employment contracts
exceeding 12 months
3.
Agreement between employees and employers making it possible to change the employee remuneration as well as
the working hours for a period of five years, compared to a period of two years before the reform
4.
The compensation to employees enrolled in a dispute with their employer at the French labour courts will be caped
to 20 months of salary for companies with over 20 employees, and to 12 months with for companies having less
than 20 employees
The French Government has not yet announced any changes in the permanent employment contract, called Contrat
Dure Illimite (CDI)
SOURCES: 1 & 2
BUSINESS SWEDEN
12 JUNE, 2015
SOURCES: 3 & 4
BUSINESS SWEDEN
FAIR, currently directed by the French researcher Yann LeCun, sees its first research centre outside an Anglo-Saxon
country
The choice of investing in Paris is the concentration of knowledge in terms of artificial intelligence, according to
Facebooks technical director Mike Shroepfer
Facebook will partner up with INRA, the French National Institute for Computer Science, where common projects will be
initiated
The FAIR projects objective is to improve connectivity as well as enhancing Facebooks interface
Other announced long term goals are to develop intelligent machines and translation solutions
R&D research currently represents 40 % of Facebooks total expenditures, amounting to 1.06 bn during the first
quarter of 2015
SOURCES: 5 & 6
BUSINESS SWEDEN
12 JUNE, 2015
SOURCES
1. Les Echos 09/06/2015, TPE-PME : le Tout Pour lEmploi incertain de Manuel Valls,
http://www.lesechos.fr/economie-france/social/021124001608-tpe-pme-le-tout-pour-lemploi-incertain-de-manuel-valls-1126707.php
2. Usine Nouvelle 09/06/2015, CDD, prime l'embauche... Les mesures Valls pour les TPE et PME,
http://www.usinenouvelle.com/editorial/cdd-prime-a-l-embauche-les-mesures-valls-pour-les-tpe-et-pme.N334524
3. Les Echos 08/06/2015, Le systme de retraites reste loin de lquilibre financier,
http://www.lesechos.fr/economie-france/social/021119900246-les-retraites-quasiment-a-lequilibre-en-2019-1126295.php
4. Conseil dOrientation des Retraites (COR) 10/06/2015, Evolutions et perspectives des retraites en France.
http://www.cor-retraites.fr/IMG/pdf/doc-2816.pdf
5. Les Echos 03/06/2015, Facebook va crire une partie du futur Paris,
http://www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats/sciences-prospective/021106367667-facebook-va-ecrire-une-partie-du-futur-a-paris-1124752.php
6. LUsine Digitale 07/06/2015, Pourquoi Facebook a choisi Paris (et ce qu'il va y faire) en matire d'intelligence artificielle,
http://www.usine-digitale.fr/editorial/pourquoi-facebook-a-choisi-paris-et-ce-qu-il-va-y-faire-en-matiere-d-intelligence-artificielle.N333906
BUSINESS SWEDEN
12 JUNE, 2015