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Living and Working in
France
Focus on Seasonal work
Pôle emploi
Some facts about
France
Movement of workers:
a transitional period
Marine Francin
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 up
employment in France as an employee will have to obtain a
work permit. The employment situation may be raised as an
objection against their employment, save in the case of a list of
291 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, fastfood, 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 :
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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 season
The 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 WEBSITES
Companies 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 MEDIA
The 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
Mle Paule EMPLOI
13 rue Malherbe
76100 ROUEN
Tel : 02 35 07 54 90
mail : [email protected]
permis B, véhicule personnel
ASSISTANTE
RESSOURCES HUMAINES
CV
DOMAINES DE COMPETENCES
GESTION DU PERSONNEL
GESTION COMMERCIALE
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
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
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
One page , max 2 (it depends on your
Experience)
5 rubrics:
•Personal details
•Personal profile
•Work experience
•Education
•Additional information
•NO references
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
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Working in France
Cover Letter
In 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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Eures Network
100
eures advisors
Rouen
Lille
Paris (tête
de réseau)
Caen
Metz
Rennes
Hayange,
St Avold,
Longvy,
Forbach,
Verdun
Strasbourg
Guadeloupe
Orléans
Pontarlier
Nantes
Dijon
Martinique
Saint-Genis Pouill
Lyon
Limoges
Meythet
Chambéry
Saint - Etienne
Clermont- Ferrand
Réunion
Grenoble
Bordeaux
Valence
Bayonne
Nice
Toulouse
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Perpignan
Montpellier
Marseille
Ajacci
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