- Infosys has been fined €175,000 in France after authorities found gaps in the company’s system for tracking employee working hours.
- French authorities have found that Infosys’ working time recording system did not fully comply with French labour laws.
- DRIEETS Île-de-France imposed a total fine of €175,000 on the company.
- Infosys disclosed the news in a stock exchange filing, stating it had received communication from the French authorities regarding the penalty.
- French labour rules require employers to keep track of working hours, including the statutory 35-hour workweek, overtime and mandatory rest periods.
- The case highlights the strict nature of French labour laws, which require employers to maintain accurate, reliable and auditable systems to track employee working hours.
- Workplace monitoring and time-management practices have come under increasing scrutiny in France as regulators tighten enforcement of employment regulations.
- Despite the regulatory action, the company said the financial impact would be negligible.
- While the €175,000 penalty is relatively modest for a company of Infosys’ scale, the case underscores the growing compliance burden facing multinational employers operating across multiple jurisdictions.
Infosys has been fined €175,000 by the French labor authority, DRIEETS Île-de-France, due to non-compliance with local employee time-tracking laws. The authority identified shortcomings in the company's system for recording working hours, citing issues with reliability and auditability for certain employee categories.1256
The penalty was disclosed by Infosys in a stock exchange filing after receiving communication from French authorities on July 24. Despite the fine, the company stated that the financial impact would be negligible.34
French labor laws mandate that employers maintain accurate systems to track working hours, including the statutory 35-hour workweek, overtime, and mandatory rest periods. This incident adds to the ongoing debate regarding working hours at Infosys, particularly in light of the controversial 9-9-6 schedule described as working from 9 am to 9 pm, six days a week.
The case highlights the strict nature of French labor regulations and the increasing scrutiny on workplace monitoring practices. While the €175,000 fine is modest for a company of Infosys' scale, it underscores the growing compliance burden for multinational employers operating in various jurisdictions.1011
As regulators tighten enforcement of employment regulations, companies like Infosys must adapt to ensure compliance with local laws to avoid penalties.
“The fine was imposed by DRIEETS Île-de-France after deficiencies were found in Infosys' system for recording working hours, which failed to meet French labor laws. This incident highlights the increasing scrutiny on workplace monitoring practices in France, as regulators enforce stricter compliance measures for multinational companies.”
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