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An HR manager in France (responsable des ressources humaines, often shortened to RRH) spends a large part of the week on obligations that are specific to French employment law.

You prepare and chair meetings with the CSE, the elected staff committee, and you have to consult it before many decisions. You keep the company aligned with the Code du travail and with the collective agreement (convention collective) of its sector, which sets minimum pay grids, notice periods and leave rules. On top of that come recruitment, the mandatory professional reviews held every two years, the training plan, payroll checks with the payroll team or provider, and the difficult files: warnings, dismissals, ruptures conventionnelles, workplace health issues. In a mid-sized company you are often the only HR generalist, reporting to the managing director.

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[First name Last name]

HR Manager (RRH) | Employee Relations, CSE, French Labour Law

[City] · [phone] · [email]

Profile

HR manager with [x] years in multi-site companies of [x] to [x] employees. I lead CSE meetings, negotiate company agreements with union representatives, run the annual pay review and support managers on sensitive individual cases, from first warning to dismissal procedure.

Experience

HR Manager (RRH), manufacturing company, [City]

[month year] to present

  • Prepared and chaired monthly CSE meetings and kept the consultation calendar up to date
  • Negotiated a remote work agreement with union delegates, signed by the majority unions
  • Moved paper-based leave and expense processes to an HRIS and trained [x] managers on it
  • Handled individual disputes from the first interview to settlement, working with the company's employment lawyer
  • Organised the professional reviews campaign and built the training plan from its results

Resume headlines

  • HR Manager (RRH) | Employee Relations, CSE, French Labour Law
  • HR Business Partner | Recruitment, Talent Reviews and Change Projects
  • HR Generalist moving to RRH | Payroll, HRIS and Collective Agreements

Summaries for your profile

Entry level

Master's graduate in human resources management with a two-year apprenticeship in the HR department of [Company], where I handled recruitment for operational roles, onboarding files and the annual professional reviews campaign. Comfortable with the Code du travail basics and with an HRIS.

Experienced

HR manager with [x] years in multi-site companies of [x] to [x] employees. I lead CSE meetings, negotiate company agreements with union representatives, run the annual pay review and support managers on sensitive individual cases, from first warning to dismissal procedure.

Career change

Operations manager moving into HR after years of hiring, scheduling and managing teams on the ground. I completed a professional certificate in HR management and want to bring practical knowledge of how shop-floor teams work to an HR generalist or HR manager role.

Tips

  • Name the employee headcount and number of sites you covered: HR in a single-site SME is a different job from HR in a multi-country group.
  • Show employee relations experience explicitly (CSE, NAO, union negotiations), because French recruiters screen for it first.
  • List the HRIS and payroll tools you have used, with the version or module if relevant.
  • If your experience is outside France, explain how you would adapt to French labour law and say what training you have done on it.
  • Use French terms in brackets (CSE, DSN, GPEC) so applicant tracking systems pick them up.

Mistakes to avoid

  • Describing HR only as recruitment, with no sign of labour law or staff relations work.
  • Quoting confidential details of disputes or dismissals, even anonymised, which raises doubts about your discretion.
  • Using an American-style CV with no mention of the collective agreements you worked under.
  • Listing every HR task you ever touched instead of the files you actually owned.

Working as an HR manager in France

HR manager is not a regulated profession in France, but the role is shaped by French labour law, so employers expect real knowledge of the Code du travail, collective agreements and staff representation rules. The usual route is a master's degree in human resources management (Bac+5), from a university or business school, followed by several years as HR officer or HR generalist. Fluent French is essential for most posts. When searching, use the French titles « responsable des ressources humaines », « RRH », « responsable RH » and, for group roles, « HR business partner » or « DRH » for director positions.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between RRH and DRH in France?

A responsable RH usually runs HR for one company or site and reports to the managing director or to an HR director. A DRH (directeur des ressources humaines) sits on the management committee, sets HR strategy across the group and supervises several HR managers. Many job ads in SMEs use RRH for a role that covers both.

Can I work as an HR manager in France with a foreign HR degree?

Yes, the job is not regulated, so no French diploma is legally required. In practice, recruiters want proof that you know French labour law, so a short course on the Code du travail or a French HR master's makes a foreign profile much easier to place, especially in SMEs.

Should my CV be in French or English?

For a French company, send it in French: you will be writing legal letters and running staff meetings in French. An English version is useful for international groups, where the HRBP role often involves reporting to a regional HR team abroad. Mention your French level clearly in both.

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