Social and reporting obligations in France
Discover the mandatory procedures for every employer in France: social security contributions and mandatory declarations to ensure business compliance.
What are an employer’s obligations in France?
Employing staff in France requires compliance with a set of social and reporting obligations.
Employers must notably pay social security contributions and regularly transmit information to the relevant authorities. These procedures contribute to the funding of the social protection system and ensure the business’s compliance.
Key points for the employer
Social contributions
Understand the role and functioning of social security contributions in France (contributions, funding of social protection).
Nominative social declaration: DSN
Understand the nominative social declaration (DSN), at the heart of reporting obligations, which centralizes social data via a single monthly declaration transmitted to social security organizations.
Social obligations simulator
Available on the official Service-Public.fr website, this online tool helps employers identify the social obligations applicable to their company based on workforce size.