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France Signs Framework Agreement on Teleworking and Social Security

14 July 2023

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Treaty Development

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France-Austria-Belgium-Czech Republic-Germany-Finland-Liechtenstein-Luxembourg-Netherlands-Slovak Republic-Switzerland

On 30 June 2023, France signed the Framework Agreement on the application of Article 16 (1) of Regulation (EC) No. 883/2004 in cases of habitual cross-border telework. As previously reported, the agreement provides an opt-in for employers and employees to maintain social security coverage in the country of the employer when an employee works from home (teleworks) in another country less than 50% of the time. The agreement is open to all EU Member States, as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. In addition to France, 10 other countries have signed the agreement, including Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic,...