Why have France's labour reforms proved so contentious?

The government’s plan to adopt employment laws more in line with those in the UK has plunged the country into strike chaosScuffles and smoke bombs as protesters step up fight against labour billThe reforms that have plunged France into strike chaos this week are aimed at simplifying and relaxing the country’s labour laws, mainly by giving individual companies greater leeway to make more decisions about hiring, firing, pay and working hours according to economic conditions, rather tha