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Employer obligations Until January 1, 2017, employees using company-provided vehicles were exempt from deducting points for traffic violations.\u00a0However, since January 1, employers are required to declare the identity of the driver within 45 days or face a fine of 750 euros.\u00a0Additionally, they must take appropriate action if they choose to pay the fine instead of the\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>offending employee\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0.<\/span><\/p>\n

Obligations and risks for employers regarding traffic violations by employees: \u2013<\/span><\/h2>\n

Obligations of the employer in a judgment of March 9, 2017, the Court of Cassation confirmed that \u201cthe payment of fines for traffic offenses committed by an employee of the company is considered as an advantage (\u2026) .\u00a0Coverage of these offenses is assimilated to remuneration and is therefore subject to social security contributions, like any remuneration paid to workers in exchange for or on the occasion of work.<\/span><\/p>\n

Consequently, the amount of\u00a0<\/span>the fine<\/span><\/a>\u00a0paid by the employer must be included in the base for contributions paid to URSSAF to avoid possible adjustments.\u00a0<\/span>The legislator has filled the gaps in the system, because employers, who often prefer to protect their employees, now find themselves in a delicate situation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Legal Considerations and Employer Liability for Paying Fines:-<\/span><\/h2>\n

The law firm Damy, specializing in criminal law and labor law, provided this insight in 2022. The\u00a0<\/span>firm<\/span><\/a>\u00a0insists on the need for employers to comply with reporting obligations and considers the payment of fines on behalf of employees as a form of remuneration subject to social security contributions.\u00a0.\u00a0This decision places employers in a difficult position as they navigate the delicate balance between protecting their employees and meeting their obligations\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>under the law\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Employer obligations Until January 1, 2017, employees using company-provided vehicles were exempt from deducting points for traffic violations.\u00a0However, since January 1, employers are required to declare the identity of the driver within 45 days or face a fine of 750 euros.\u00a0Additionally, they must take appropriate action if they choose to pay the fine instead of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Until January 1, 2017 employees, who drove a vehicle provided by their employer, were spared from losing points in the event of a traffic violation.\r\nHowever, since January 1, employers have had the obligation to denounce the identity of the driver within 45 days or risk receiving a fine of 750 euros. Furthermore, they must take precautions if they wish to pay the fine instead of the offending employee.\r\nIn a judgment of March 9, 2017, the Court of Cassation affirmed that \u201cthe payment by the employer of the fines repressing a contravention of the Highway Code committed by an employee of the company constitutes an advantage (\u2026). The assumption of responsibility for these offenses is considered as remuneration, and is therefore subject to social contributions like all sums paid to workers in return for or on the occasion of work. \u00bb\r\nConsequently, the amount of the fine paid by him must be reinstated in the base of the contributions paid to the URSSAF so as not to risk an adjustment. The legislator has filled the loopholes in the system since the employer who often prefers to protect his employee is today in a delicate situation.\r\nDamy law firm \u2013 2022 \u2013 criminal law and labor law","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[308],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-labour-law"],"yoast_head":"\nObligations and risks for employers regarding traffic violations by employees - Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 d'avocats Damy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Obligations and risks for employers regarding traffic violations by employees Employer obligations Until January 1, 2017, employees\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gregorydamy.niceavocats.fr\/en\/obligations-and-risks-for-employers-regarding-traffic-violations-by-employees\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Obligations and risks for employers regarding traffic violations by employees - 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