Preamble : salaried or non-salaried technicians ?
Saturday, 24 July 2004
In principle, entertainment technicians are salaried employees.
They can be considered as non-salaried employees only if they are registered as self-employed and they do not work in a situation of permanent legal subordination.
The status of salaried worker in terms of labor law and social security for technical personnel working for a production is generally not contested. However, disagreements may arise in determining who the employer actually is.
Depending on the case, a salaried technician is employed :
In all cases, the required procedures for obtaining residence and work permits must be initiated (see the file Foreign entertainment technicians – Residence and work permits ).
They can be considered as non-salaried employees only if they are registered as self-employed and they do not work in a situation of permanent legal subordination.
The status of salaried worker in terms of labor law and social security for technical personnel working for a production is generally not contested. However, disagreements may arise in determining who the employer actually is.
Depending on the case, a salaried technician is employed :
- directly by the entertainment promoter based in France : see the file Foreign technicians hired by a company based in France ;
- or by an entertainment promoter based in a foreign country which has entered into a contract of the « sale of entertainment » type with the French organization (see the file Foreign entertainment technicians temporarily assigned to work in France under a contract of sale concluded with an entertainment promoter based in a foreign country ).
In all cases, the required procedures for obtaining residence and work permits must be initiated (see the file Foreign entertainment technicians – Residence and work permits ).
