Ban on cash payments over €3,000
business.gov.nl
Do you often pay large amounts in banknotes? The government intends to ban cash payments for amounts over €3,000. Read more.

from the article:

They are not allowed to avoid this amount by making several smaller payments in banknotes.

What does that mean for salaries? Every salary payment can be seen as a part of an annual income. I would demand more frequent pay days just to get some freedom back – to be free from forced banking. Of course I would say the paychecks are not part of a whole payment but each are a whole payment for a specific amount of labor rendered.

#warOnCash

  • Electricd
    2·
    8 months ago

    no, it’s often just once a month for most of the population. Legally set in stone and that’s how everyone is paid

    • activistPnk@slrpnk.netOPM
      2·
      8 months ago

      Then I suppose the next question is whether advances are permitted. Waiting over a month for the 1st paycheck is a struggle for many workers. I suppose I would try to arrange for a €1500 cash advance on a regular basis.

      • Electricd
        2·
        8 months ago

        They are permitted, but only if the company allows it nevermind, it is allowed once per month, and will be exactly half of your base salary. I believe it would not change the payment method in that case, but I can’t be sure of it

        Update: If this half is <= 1500€, then it can be paid in cash (source: https://www.economie.gouv.fr/particuliers/gerer-mon-argent/gerer-mon-budget-et-mon-epargne/pouvez-vous-demander-un-acompte-sur)

        In that case, I wonder if the remaining half can be paid in cash as well. Seems like a way to bypass the law of 1500€ maximum for cash, up to 3000€

        • activistPnk@slrpnk.netOPM
          1·
          8 months ago

          So IIUC, it sounds like the only way to be free from forced banking in France is to have a monthly salary of €3k, and to take a €1500 cash advance 2 weeks after every paycheck of €1500 cash.

          I could live on that. But likely impossible to find anyone who would hire me for just ~1 week per month.

          IIRC, France is not as allergic to cheques as the rest of Europe. So maybe another option to be free from forced banking is to get a paper cheque and cash it at the employer’s bank, which presumeably has no limit?

          • Electricd
            1·
            8 months ago

            paper cheque and cash it at the employer’s bank, which presumeably has no limit?

            Not sure the cheque can be withdrawn to money. I believe it has to be deposited in a bank account. In France, you basically can’t withdraw money at a bank teller anymore, unless it’s large sums (and from your bank account), in which case there will be a special procedure.