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Subject:Re: summary: salaries and job hunting in Europe From:msingh -at- caramail -dot- com To:techwr-l Date:Fri, 23 Jun 2000 2:31:54
I fully agree with you that we do end up paying more taxes and social
charges in most European countries compared with the US. I live and work in
France, and here's a rough idea of what the situation is like here :
- Depending on your income and family situation you may end up paying 60%
of your gross salary in social security, unemployment contribution, taxes
etc.
However, on the bright side, here are the benefits of working in France:
- 5 weeks of paid vacation
- 35 hour week
- Best healthcare system in the world (according to a recent WHO study)
- Employees are far more protected than in the US or the UK
- If I no longer have a job, I will receive unemployment benefits (80% of
my salary) for 9 months, 60% for the next 9 months and 3000 francs/month
for life (even if I don't work at all).
- French cuisine (just kidding!)
Manjeet Singh
Tech Writer
SCORT Inc
