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The clocks change twice a year moving from winter (standard) time to summer time and back. Find out when, and how the French Alps' time relates to the rest of the world.

An introduction to the "Cheque Emploi Service" method of payment for domestic and garden staff workers. How it works, when to use it - as either employer or employee - and how to register in the system.

All you need to know about working in France - you and the Law. Information direct from the EU.

Freelance workers resident in France must be correctly registered to receive payments. Portage Salarial organisations act as "agents" and provide a service through which a freelance worker can legally invoice clients and receive social security

Information on becoming a taxpayer in France, when and how submit your return and details on the tax bands applied to your income. Also find out how other incomes may be taxed (pensions, rental income, interest, dividends), social charges and benefits.

Information on the various types of job contract used for working in France. Details for employers and employees on the fixed term contract (CDD), long-term contract (CDI), part-time and temporary job contracts (contrat de travail a temps partiel).

Looking for staff in the French Alps region? Needing employees? Advertise the jobs on offer in the AngloINFO Jobs Offered Forum.

Information on the legal obligations of gite and chambre d'hote owners in France. If you run self-catering accommodation or provide Bed & Breakfast hospitality there are certain obligations to fulfill.

Posting a letter in France? The post code numbers for all addresses in all communes of the French Alps that make up the Alpine towns and villages.

Information on how to set up a French business: details on the self-employed sole trader (EI), limited liability single operator (EURL) and the SARL (company). Plus: documents needed to register at the CFE, and tax regimes BIC, BNC and Micro-entreprise.

Unemployed? Retrenched? Information on Assedic and ANPE, the French national organisations dealing with issues relating to unempolyment benefits and job seekers.