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Several French dismissal stories are making the rounds. A man fired for running the Rotterdam marathon while on sick leave was awarded 60,000 euros by the courts. La Poste's procedural error cost an employer nearly 7,000 euros. Other reports cover tax thresholds on severance pay above 48,060 euros, pharmacist concerns over sick-leave gaps, and new compensation rules from October 2026. The satirical MEDEF piece added fuel.
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France's La France Insoumise is at the centre of a political storm. Medef's president mocked LFI's economic plans, calling RN promises empty and warning he would leave a France run by LFI, calling it horribly dangerous. Meanwhile, Bruno Retailleau fuelled debate by branding LFI a seditious party and suggesting its ban should be considered, drawing strong reactions across the political spectrum.
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Medef president Patrick Martin is at the centre of a French budget dispute after Les Echos examined who is right in the standoff between Matignon and the employers' association over planned tax increases targeting companies in the 2027 budget. The debate questions whether government figures or business leaders' warnings better reflect the impact of the proposed hikes.
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France's Economy Minister Laurent Wauquiez estimates the effort demanded from companies in the 2027 budget at 10 billion euros, rejecting forecasts from the employers' federation Medef. The figure frames the government's position ahead of budget negotiations, with business leaders disputing the scale of the burden being placed on firms.