Infosys has been fined €175,000 (around ₹1.75 crore) by a French labour authority over its employee working time recording system. This was disclosed in a regulatory filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), saying that it had received the communication from DRIEETS Île-de-France on July 24, 2026 at 3:30 pm IST.
According to the filing, the penalty was imposed by DRIEETS Île-de-France (Direction régionale et interdépartementale de l'économie, de l'emploi, du travail et des solidarités), the French authority responsible for overseeing labour laws, employment regulations, and workplace compliance within Île-de-France.
Infosys said the fine is due to deficiencies in the company’s employee working time recording system in France. The filing did not elaborate on the specific deficiencies, but indicated that it pertains to French labour laws governing monitoring and recording of employee working hours.
According to Bangalore-based IT group, the financial penalty is not going to have a material impact on the company’s financial performance or operations and not to the extent of business activity in the company’s operations or in the business.
France has some of the world’s strictest labour regulations, with employers required to keep accurate records of employees’ working hours to comply with maximum working time, overtime, rest periods, and employee welfare. Failure to have adequate systems can lead to regulatory action and financial penalties.
The disclosure comes at a time when multinationals are under increasing scrutiny from labour regulators globally over their workplace practices, the welfare of their employees and governance policies. The labour laws are more stringent across Europe, and companies with high levels of labour force, e.g., in information technology and consultancy fields, have been under more intense scrutiny.
Infosys, one of India’s largest IT companies, has hundreds of thousands of professionals worldwide, with clients in banking, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, telecommunications, and other industries, so compliance with local labour and employment laws is imperative.
The regulatory blow up in France was small compared to Infosys’ overall revenue and profitability. Investors are not likely to see the fine as a big financial problem, but the incident proves the necessity of having sound compliance systems which are maintained across the board.
The firm has not yet said if it will appeal or take any further action to remedy the penalty or take corrective measures. Nevertheless, regulatory filings indicate that Infosys will continue to work with the relevant regulators to identify and address the compliance issues it has identified and work to improve its internal processes as well as implement the compliance systems to address them as needed.
That happens, and so now we must continue to adapt our global companies and workers in various countries to the changing labour law in order to keep working with employee management transparent and accurate.
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