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Before making any decision to dismiss an employee, an employer must invite them to a preliminary meeting. The purpose of summoning the employee to a meeting is to inform them of the reasons for the me...

A carpenter set up a business offering carpentry, woodwork and PVC services, similar to those offered by his employer. He was dismissed for serious misconduct.However, the Court of Appeal ruled that t...

An employee was dismissed for serious misconduct following a whistleblowing report and an internal investigation. Before the Court of Cassation, he primarily argued that his dismissal was void. He cla...

Insulting or threatening remarks, particularly towards a line manager, often justify dismissal for serious misconduct.This was the ruling in the case of:a secretary who publicly described her branch m...

The Court of Cassation usually considers that racist remarks made by an employee are wrongful and justify the dismissal of the person concerned, often for serious misconduct, for example:refusal to ca...

An employee's resignation must be clear and unequivocal.When the employee's clear and unequivocal intention to resign is not established, a judge may reclassify the resignation as dismissal without re...

An employer may provide accommodation to an employee in two ways:through a residential lease separate from the employment contract; oras part of the employment contract, as a benefit linked to it. The...

The inclusion of a place of work in an employment contract is for information purposes only, unless a clear and precise clause indicates that the employee will perform their work exclusively at that l...

In principle, an employee working on a fixed-term contract must have an end date for their employment specified in their contract.However, in an exhaustive list of cases, the employment contract of an...

Employers are prohibited from making the same employee work more than six days per week.But what does "week" mean in this context? The calendar week, from Monday at midnight to Sunday at midnight incl...

During periods of suspension of their employment contract, employees remain bound by a duty of loyalty to their employer. However, carrying out an activity while on sick leave does not in itself const...

According to the French Labour Code, "No one shall be subjected to sexist behaviour, defined as any behaviour related to a person's sex, which has the purpose or effect of violating their dignity or c...

Any measure, other than verbal observations, taken by the employer following an action by the employee that the employer considers to be wrongful constitutes a sanction. These measures may or may not ...

After much uncertainty due to political instability, the National Assembly finally adopted the 2026 Social Security budget.Among the measures planned are:a suspension of the 2023 pension reform, which...