PAY FREEZE

FRANCE

BLOCAGE (SALARIAL)
PAY FREEZE

Prohibition of pay increases. French law incorporates the possibility of freezing pay levels as a means of fighting inflation. The last occasion was in 1982.

Please note: the European industrial relations glossaries were compiled between 1991 and 2003 and are not updated. For current material see the European industrial relations dictionary.

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