Duty of vigilance law (loi 2017-399)
Vigilance plan for large groups covering subsidiaries, subcontractors and suppliers.
Official source →France
Vigilance you can show, every month.
For French groups and groups operating in France.
The duty of vigilance law asks large groups to map and act on risks to people across subsidiaries, subcontractors and suppliers. Teamnet keeps that evidence as the work happens.
Plant Lyon - 260 peopleWorking time checked
CheckedSubcontractors - 9 firmsVigilance documents current
CheckedSubcontractor - 1 firmDocument due in 6 days
Reminder sentThe real problem
A plan on paper, a chain in practice.
The vigilance plan is published each year. The proof sits with subcontractors, who must also hand you their documents every six months.
Subcontractor documentsCollected from each subcontractor every six months.
Group-wide risksSubsidiaries, subcontractors and suppliers.
Working timeHours and rest on the Labour Code.
Plan versus proofThe plan is written; the evidence is scattered.
What Teamnet does in France
Vigilance evidence and subcontractor documents, read every month.
One record for employees, subcontractors and suppliers.
- Subcontractor vigilance documents collected and chased before they lapse
- Risks, alerts and actions for the vigilance plan kept in one place
- Hours and rest checked against the Labour Code
- Payslips and the Teamnet App in French and each crew's language
What changes
Compliance, HR and operations see the same facts.
- Team
- Group complianceThe vigilance plan backed by monthly evidence.
- PurchasingSubcontractor documents in one place.
- HRWorking time on one record.
- AuditorsRead-only access to any month.
The law
The laws you answer to in France.
Each law named, with its official source.
Labour Code (Code du travail)
Working time, subcontractor vigilance and records.
Official source →If it goes wrong
The penalty clock: late or unpaid wages.
What the law does, step by step, if it is missed. Teamnet flags each step before its date, for your own staff and every contractor.
- Day 1 after due datePaying late, partly or not at all is a criminal offence. Official source
- On convictionFine up to 2,250 euro. Official source
- Legal basisBreaking the wage payment rules is a third-class petty offence. Official source
- Labour courtThe court can order payment of sums due, with a daily penalty. Official source
- Using contractorsA client who fails its checks answers jointly for an undeclared-work contractor's taxes, contributions and wages. Official source
Enforced by Labour inspectorate, criminal courts and the labour court (conseil de prud'hommes). Sources checked 11 November 2026. Not legal advice.
Standards
The standards your customers and group ask about.
- ILO core labour standards: no forced or child labour, freedom of association, no discrimination
- UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
- OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct
- ISO 45001 for occupational health and safety
Teamnet is the tool your compliance, operations and audit teams work in, so nothing is missed. Your auditors and certifiers keep their own role.
Sources last checked: 11 November 2026. Every official source linked on this page was opened on that date. Not legal advice: the law and the authority decide; read the official source and take advice for your own case.
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