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Pôle emploi

Marine Francin

Living and Working in

France

Focus on Seasonal work

Some facts about

France

Movement of workers:

a transitional period

Main sectors:

• Tourism & hospitality

•Agriculture

Working in France

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France

Population: 65 million

27 regions including the overseas

departments

France shares its borders with

6 countries : Germany, Luxembourg,

Belgium, Switzerland, Spain and Italy).

Capital: Paris

Eu member: since the beginning

(1957)

Currency:EURO

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Croatia and France: a transitional period

France has introduced a two-year transitional period

During that period, Croatian nationals wishing to take upemployment in France as an employee will have to obtain awork permit. The employment situation may be raised as anobjection against their employment, save in the case of a list of291 occupations.

(Agriculture and Hospitality/Tourism are among these so-called shortage occupations).

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Economy and job market

Key figures in 2014:

The unemployment rate is 11% but 25% for young people

1.6 million recruiting projects

64% of labour needs are within the services sector

36% of hiring forecast are the object of seasonal needs

Job needs increase in Tourism accomodation, camping and

agriculture

40% of recruiting projects considered difficult (by the point of view

of employers)

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What are the particularities of seasonal work ?

The French Ministry for Labor defines seasonal work as tasks

that normally arise each year, at more or less set dates,

according to the rhythm of the seasons.

The typical employment contract is a short-term contract for a

set period of time. Generally speaking, in the case of seasonal

contracts, no compensation is given when the contract comes to

end.

Accomodation not often provided (B&B or camping may be

proposed)

Hard work

Employers attend candidates to speak French

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The main seasonal work sectors in France

TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY

34% of needs are seasonal needs

On seaside resort or in the mountains, lots of businesses in this

sector: beach restaurants, luxury hotel business, camping, fast-

food, amusement parks…

AGRICULTURE

42 % of needs are seasonal needs

Fruits and vegetables picking concentrate 80 000 contracts

THE MAIN REGIONS RECRUITING SEASONAL WORKERS

Rhône-Alpes (37.000 job vacancies)

Aquitaine (24.000 job vacancies)

Languedoc Roussillon (18.500 job vacancies)

Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur (18.000 job vacancies)

Pays de la Loire (17.000 job vacancies)

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TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY

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Tourism and hospitality

Sector not affected by the crisis, due to the flourishing touristic

activity in France (80 Million tourists)

Most vacancies come from the food industry (75%)

Large companies (ACCOR, FLO, etc) share the recruitments

with lots of small companies (80% have less than 10 employees).

Young people are mainly recruited

Strong difficulties for the employers to recruit

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Seasonal work on the beach

Summer season offers a large range of JVs :

Beach attendant

Ice cream seller

Beach activity leader

Holiday camp activity leader

Lifeguard (BSB or BNSSA needed)

Sport instructor (BP JEPS needed)

Warehouse assitants and drivers

Waiting staff (waiters, chambermaids, receptionnists…)

Childcare staff

…

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The mountains in the winter/summer

The winter seasonThe peak is in February-March and the French mountainous departments that offer the most seasonal work are Savoie, Haute-Savoie and Isère.

The Maison des saisonniers offers help and advice to seasonal workers concerning accommodation and social rights.

The mountains in the summer As well as the peak of activity in winter, there is the influx of tourists in summer which again creates a great demand for workers in the shops, hotels and restaurants.

The many summer sporting activities on offer (hiking, rafting, kayaking, bungee jumping, horse riding) create a demand for qualified instructors and guides.

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Agriculture

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Some key numbers in the agricultural sector

http://anefa.org/saisonniers/

According to France’s agricultural labor unions and employers’ organizations :

140,000 agricultural businesses covering sectors as varied as

tree farming, market gardening, winegrowing, horticulture, plant nurseries, market gardens, crop farming and cattle production…

Each year, 1,100,000 seasonal employment contracts are signed in the agricultural production sector.

850,000 employees hold a seasonal post.

320,000 personnel enjoy the benefits of a permanent employment contract.

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BMO : Labour Requirement survey 2014

The professions recording the largest increases in

the number of planned recruitments :

1. Vineyard workers, tree growers, pickers

92 682 with 97,4% of seasonal contracts

2. Agricultural employees, farm workers

61 883 with 85,9% of seasonal contracts

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A Guide in English for seasonal workers in agriculture

http://anefa.org/saisonniers/guides

Contents

As a new hire

Employment contract

Work schedule

Pay slip

Occupational safety

Employee rights

Useful contacts

(legislation, trade and employers

organisations, social rights,

employement & training…)

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Working in France

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Working conditions

Minimum Wage (SMIC) 2014: 9. 54 € gross/hour

1445.38 € gross/month

Legal working week: 35 H/week. 39 H/week for Hotel and

catering sector

Average Wage in France : 2068 EUROS

Your employer must give you a written employment contract (contrat de travail)

and every month you will receive your pay slip (gross and netto salary appears)

(feuille/fiche/bulletin de paye)

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Employers’ expectations

French employers do expect a decent level of

French

It is also not easy to look for a job in France via Internet

without speaking French since all websites are in

French without any translation

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Finding job adverts

National Public employment Service

It deals with placement, careers advice and allowance

www.pole-emploi.fr

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Finding job adverts

www.pole-emploi.fr

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Starting from January and Febrary for the summer

and from september for the winter season

How to find a seasonal JVs on pole-emploi.fr ?

How to find a seasonal JVs on pole-emploi.fr ?

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Starting from January and Febrary for the summer

and from september for the winter season

How to find a seasonal JVs on pole-emploi.fr ?

How to find a seasonal JVs on pole-emploi.fr ?

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Finding Job adverts

BY CONSULTING:

COMPANY WEBSITESCompanies often have a “Recruitment” area.

A search engine or a professional

directory will enable you to find their internet address. You could also

start your search from the following website: www.pagesjaunes.fr.

THE PRINT MEDIAThe specialist press enables companies to recruit staff by publishing

their vacancies. You will find all the titles and their link on:www.press-directory.com.

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Finding job adverts

BY SEARCHING THE HIDDEN JOB MARKET

→ These are unpublished vacancies: employers will first

search among speculative applications that they have

received before advertising a job on the open market.

(it represents 60% of needs)

By meeting employers on Job Fairs (information on www.pole-emploi.fr)

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Working in France

CV

One page , max 2 (it depends on your

Experience)

5 rubrics:

•Personal details

•Personal profile

•Work experience

•Education

•Additional information

•NO references

Mle Paule EMPLOI 13 rue Malherbe

76100 ROUEN

Tel : 02 35 07 54 90

mail : melynda.barbier@hotmail.fr

permis B, véhicule personnel

DOMAINES DE COMPETENCES

EXPERIENCE PROFESSIONNELLE

2008 Conseillère à l’emploi : POLE EMPLOI CADRES à Rouen

2007 (3 mois) Assistante gestion du personnel : MANPOWER à Eu

2006-2007 Assistante recrutement : SAMSIC INTERIM à Rouen

2006 (3 mois) Assistante gestion du personnel : SECURIFRANCE à Rouen

2004-2005 Assistante recrutement : RH FACILITIES à Mont Saint Aignan

2003-2004 (3 mois) Secrétaire : Auto-école «FORUM » à Rouen

2001-2003 Gestionnaire de santé : MUTUELLE GENERALE à Levallois

FORMATION

2001 : DUT GEA (Gestion des Entreprises et des Administrations)

1999 : Baccalauréat STT ACC (Actions et Communications Commerciales)

Connaissances informatiques : ANAEL, LEA, Connect, Outlook, Word, Excel, Internet.

INFORMATIONS COMLEMENTAIRES

Titulaire de l’attestation de formation aux premiers secours

Randonnée, voyages, décoration intérieure et jardinage

ASSISTANTE

RESSOURCES HUMAINES

GESTION DU PERSONNEL

Diffusion d’offres

(Pole Emploi, site internet agence, presse, écoles)

Sélection de CV

Entretiens

Validation des connaissances et compétences (tests)

Gestion des formations

Saisie et suivi des contrats de travail, saisie des paies

Saisie et suivi des offres d’emploi

Saisie de DUE, attestation Assedic, solde de tout compte

GESTION COMMERCIALE

Visites clients

Prospection téléphonique

Prise de commande des clients

Propositions actives de candidatures

Conseils juridiques

Facturation et relance

Gestion de plannings

Gestion de tableaux de bord

Accueil, standard, secrétariat courant

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Working in France

Cover LetterIn french

1 page

Why you write, what you can bring to the

company (skills, ...)

without repeating what is on the CV

What you know about the company or at least

in its sector

Propose to meet with the recruiter (interview)

Handwritten letter not mandatory

(But that may be required)

Recipient identified

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2

Eures Network

Paris (tête

de réseau)

Lyon

Chambéry

Strasbourg

Lille

Toulouse

Marseille

Nice

Nantes

Caen

Limoges

Metz

MontpellierPerpignan

Bordeaux

Rouen

Orléans

Dijon

Rennes

Clermont- Ferrand

100

eures advisors

Bayonne

Meythet

Guadeloupe

Martinique

Réunion

Ajacci

o

Grenoble

Valence

Saint - Etienne

Saint-Genis Pouilly

Pontarlier

Hayange,

St Avold,

Longvy,

Forbach,

Verdun