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OF 2. Dress code
CONTENTS 3. Business gift giving in France
5. Lê Thanh Tùng
01.
Business schedule
Business schedule
5
Within
French
business
1. Working week is 3. 8-hour/day 5. Improper periods
Monday to Friday schedule for business
appointment
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2. Working hours
- Generally from 8:30 or 9:00
a.m, to 6:30 or 7:00 p.m and
include 1 or 2 hours off for lunch.
4. “Right to disconnect”
Negotiation should take place law
from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m or
from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m
4. “Right to disconnect”
law
2. General
working hours
3. 8-hour/day
schedule
1. Working
5. Improper
- Some have implemented an 8-
week
time for hour/day schedule with Friday
business
appointment afternoon off
disconnect” law
- Introduced in 2017
- Forbid employees from sending or
replying to emails after certain hours.
-> maintain a work-life balance
Avoid appointment in
July and August.
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02.
Dress code
Keep it formal
- Virtually all French companies
maintain a formal office
atmosphere.
1 Timing is important
Avoid giving gift in the first business meeting
5 Gift taste
A good gift: avoid offended their intelligence
E.g: a too simple gift may imply you disrespect their
knowledge