Basis to apply when the payments made are not known
Monday, 04 July 2005
“We are a producer and employer (individual company) of foreign artists (American, Haitian and Canadian groups). What does daily band A cover, which serves as a basis for contributions when the amount of wages individually paid to foreign artists is not known?”
If you are a producer and employer of foreign artists, you must have drawn up:
- either an employment contract with each of the artists in the groups you host; these contracts must state the wage of the hired artist;
- or a group employment contract for all the artists in the group (contract known as “common engagement”); in which case it must list all the hired artists, as well as each of their wages.
This case should be distinguished form that of a foreign-based producer employing the artists (See Foreign artist seconded to in France under a sales agreement with an entertainment promoter based abroad and Entertainment promoter based abroad – Permit to work in France, formalities).
If neither of these cases matches your circumstances, labour law in its entirety applies, and the foreign artists must be hired under the same conditions as French artists: single statement of employment, employment contract … (see Foreign artist hired by a company based in France ).
The basis for the contributions depends on the gross amount paid to each artist, and this must be specified in the employment contracts. Only in respect of private pensions is there a provision for cases where the artists’ individual wages are not known (See Foreign artist hired by a company based in France ).
