French payslip guides: read, check and fix your bulletin de paie

Working in France? These guides explain your French payslip in plain English: what each line means, how overtime and the minimum wage work, and what to do when something looks wrong.

• French payslip explained: how to read your bulletin de paie
  Understand your French payslip (bulletin de paie / fiche de paie) line by line: gross salary, social contributions, net pay, taxable income, net social amount and income tax.
• Mistake on your French payslip? How to check it and get paid
  Common errors on French payslips (unpaid overtime, missing bonus, rate below the SMIC) and the steps to get them corrected, including the 3-year time limit.
• Overtime pay in France: rates, calculation and unpaid hours
  Overtime (heures supplémentaires) in France: 25% premium for hours 36 to 43, 50% beyond, worked example, part-time additional hours, and how to claim unpaid overtime.
• Minimum wage in France (SMIC): how to check you are paid enough
  How the French minimum wage (SMIC) works, how to check your hourly rate on your payslip, what counts and the exceptions for under-18s and apprentices.
• Gross to net salary in France: what you actually take home
  Convert a French gross salary (brut) to net: about 22% of employee contributions for non-managers, 25% for cadres, then income tax withheld at source.
• French payslip glossary: French–English translation of every term
  Translation of French payslip terms into English: salaire brut, net à payer, cotisations, part patronale, assiette, congés payés, heures supplémentaires, prime, PMSS and more.