Infosys has been fined 175,000 euros by a French regional labour authority over shortcomings in its system for recording employee working hours.
The penalty was disclosed by Infosys in a filing to Indian stock exchanges on July 25, 2026, after it received the communication from the regulator a day earlier. The fine was imposed by DRIEETS Ile-de-France, the regional authority overseeing employment and workplace compliance in the Ile-de-France region.
The authority found that Infosys’ working time recording system did not fully comply with French legal requirements, citing shortcomings in its reliability, auditability, and monitoring capabilities for certain categories of employees. The findings relate to France’s statutory requirements around tracking the 35-hour workweek, overtime, and mandated rest periods, which employers are legally required to monitor through auditable systems.
The company has not disclosed which employee categories were affected or whether it has been directed to overhaul the system. In its filing, Infosys stated that the penalty would have no material impact on its financials, operations, or business activities.
The action reflects rising scrutiny of workplace compliance in France, where labour and data authorities have taken an increasingly firm line on employee monitoring. In January 2024, the French data protection authority CNIL fined Amazon France Logistique 32 million euros for excessive warehouse worker monitoring, one of the largest workplace penalties issued in Europe. For Indian IT firms with large European delivery operations, the case is a reminder that local labour-law obligations around working-hour records extend to their overseas workforce.
