What other statutory benefits are available in France, excluding health and pension benefits, bonuses, additional salaries, and allowances?
Statutory benefits under the French social security system include:
- Sickness benefits
- Maternity benefits
- Paternity benefits
- Disability benefits
- Death benefits
- Accidents and occupational diseases benefits
- Family allowances
- Unemployment benefits
- Old-age pension benefits
Additional statutory benefits in France include:
- Work-from-home (WFH) allowances
- Reimbursement of teleworking expenses: This indemnity is treated as a professional expense and is calculated at a fixed rate of EUR 10 per teleworked day per week, up to EUR 50 per week. This calculation is provided by the Social Security Authority in France and is not subject to social security contributions.
- Monthly allowance for domicile occupation: This indemnity is EUR 50 per month, which serves as compensation for the occupation of the supported employee’s domicile for professional purposes and is subject to both social security and income tax.
- Prevoyance vendor is Generali since 2024 which include life, short-term, and long-term disability (“prévoyance”) benefits. Prévoyance is mandatory and fully paid for by the employer. The burden is 3.2 times the employee’s annual salary, with additional coverage in some situations.