Provision of services
in France
International service provision occurs when a French company (the client) enters into a commercial contract with a foreign company (the service provider) for the performance of a temporary assignment using workers whom the provider temporarily assigns to France. In practice, this results a tripartite relationship involving the foreign employer, the posted worker, and the client in France.
Why entrust us with
your files of service provision
cases in France?
As the host company in France, you must be particularly vigilant, as you share liability in the event of non-compliance by your foreign service provider posting a worker to France.
- We support you in coordinating the obligations of all parties involved: the foreign employer, the posted worker in France, and the host company.
- We help you minimise your risks related to joint liability, especially as you are well aware that many of your service providers are unfamiliar with—or completely unaware of—their legal obligations.
- We act as your representative before the French relevant authorities.
- We also assist the foreign service provider in understanding and complying with its obligations.
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All our services for your
service provision assignments
We manage hundreds of posted worker cases related to service provision, on behalf of clients both abroad and in France, and have extensive expertise in handling these complex procedures.
Service provision falls under the scope of posting and involves multiple legal areas—immigration, social security, labour law and taxation.
Our service provider coordination offering includes:
Key Specificities of your service provision assignments
Service provision falls under the scope of posting of workers, and involves two major specificities:
- The principle of joint liability and the duty of care
- The mandatory formalities to be completed by the foreign company — which is often unaware of them
It is also important to keep in mind that posting is a sensitive, high-profile and high-risk topic. Procedures must be handled with utmost care to avoid issues with the Labour Inspectorate, URSSAF and other regulatory bodies.
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- Procedure launch with full support from start to finish and a dedicated point of contact
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Your main obligations:
- Mandatory declaration of your service providers
- Verify that your service providers hold the necessary immigration documents
- Verify that your service providers are covered by State Social Protection (country of origin or France)
- Provide payslips compliant with French standards
- Respect the same rights as French employees (equal treatment between men and women, equal pay for equal work, etc.)
Your main risks:
- Criminal risk: imprisonment for the company director
- Reputational risk: negative publicity
- Risk of being targeted by the labour inspectorate and the URSSAF
- Financial risk: fines, payment of foreign company’s tax and social debts, etc.
- Risk of suspension or prohibition of the service