French collective agreement has updated minimum wages for the transport sector, which are applicable to drivers working in France starting from 25/03/2021.
Salary rates for foreign transport companies posting their drivers in France are then modified like follows:
Hourly wage for workers in the road transport of GOODS:
Please note:
according to the French national agreement, drivers of trucks and articulated vehicles for more than 3.5 t GVW, performing international transport operations, are considered to be equivalent to group 7, coefficient 150M. Minimum wage applicable to these drivers should then be 10,49 €/gross/hour.
Refer to the table here below for other categories of drivers:
| Coefficient | Hourly rate | After 2 years in the company | After 5 years in the company | After 10 years in the company | After 15 years in the company |
| 110 M – 115 M – 118 M – 120 M | 10,25 | 10,4040 | 10,6080 | 10,8120 | 11,0160 |
| 128 M | 10,25 | 10,4346 | 10,6392 | 10,8438 | 11,0484 |
| 138 M | 10,25 | 10,4550 | 10,6600 | 10,8650 | 11,0700 |
| 150 M | 10,49 | 10,6998 | 10,9096 | 11,1194 | 11,3292 |
| Coefficient | Definition of driver’s coefficient |
| 110 M – 115 M – 118 M – 120 M | Driver of a heavy goods vehicle weighing up to or more than 3,5 T and up to and including 11 T GVW |
| 128 M | Driver of a heavy goods vehicle weighing more than 11 T and up to and including 19 T GVW |
| 138 M | Driver of a heavy goods vehicle weighing more than 19 T GVW |
| 150 M | Highly qualified driver of a heavy goods vehicle (INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT) |
Extra hours rates:
|
| Extra hours paid + 25% * | Extra hours paid + 50% * |
| Long distance drivers – weekly hours | 36h to 43h | More than 43h |
| Long distance drivers – monthly hours | 152h to 186h | More than 186h |
| Short distance drivers – weekly hours | 36h to 43h | More than 43h |
| Short distance drivers – monthly hours | 152h to 186h | More than 186h |
* Extra hours increase when working hours exceed the statutory maximum number of working hours per week (35h for long distance drivers; 39h for short distance drivers).
- Example: long distance driver’s wage when working 45h hours weekly:
- 10.49 € * 35h
- 13.11 € * 8h (from 36th to 43rd extra hours)
- 15.73 € * 2h (for 44th and 45th hours worked)
Sunday work
- more than (3) hours: 24.43 € prime/day
- less than (3) hours: 10.50 € prime/day
Night Work:
It is considered to be night work every hour worked between 9 pm and 6 am (according to Art 1 of the Agreement of November 14, 2001 on night work related to the National Collective Agreement for road transport).
| Less than 50h worked between 10 pm and 6 am / month | Hourly rate + 20 % |
| More than 50h worked between 10 pm and 6 am / month | Hourly rate + 25 % |
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