This newsletter highlights four significant court rulings issued in recent months:
Working during sick leave automatically entitles an employee to compensation (Cass. soc., September 4, 2024, No. 23-15.944 FSB)...more
1/14/2025
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Cette newsletter présente quatre décisions de jurisprudence rendues au cours des derniers mois:
L’employeur peut utiliser le contenu de clés USB personnelles pour prouver une faute grave (Cass. soc., 25 septembre 2024,...more
1/6/2025
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Unpaid Overtime
This newsletter presents four case law decisions handed down over the past few months:
The employer can use the content of personal USB drives to prove gross misconduct (Cass. soc., September 25, 2024, No. 23-13.992)...more
1/6/2025
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Termination ,
Unpaid Overtime
Cass. soc., 31 janvier 2024, n°22-18.792
La lettre de licenciement n’a pas à préciser la date des faits invoqués. Un salarié licencié pour faute grave conteste la rupture de son contrat de travail, en se fondant notamment...more
7/5/2024
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Termination
Cass. soc., 31 January 2024, n°22-18.792 -
A dismissal letter does not have to specify the date of the alleged acts. An employee dismissed for gross misconduct contested the termination of his employment contract, citing...more
7/5/2024
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Gross Misconduct ,
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International Labor Laws ,
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Surveillance ,
Termination
Cette newsletter présente cinq décisions de jurisprudence rendues au cours des derniers mois :
Motif économique de licenciement : les pertes d’exploitation doivent avoir un caractère sérieux et durable (Cass. soc., 18...more
1/16/2024
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Net Operating Losses ,
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Termination
This newsletter summarizes five significant judicial decisions over recent months:
Economic grounds for redundancy: operating losses must be serious and lasting (Cass. soc., 18 October 2023, n°22-18.852 F-B)
After...more
1/16/2024
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Termination
The French Supreme Court has just provided very useful guidance for employers on how to secure a valid termination: when justifying a termination on grounds of economic difficulties, the employer can only consider the period...more
A new lump-sum grading scale has been introduced, by Decree n° 2013-721 of August 2, 2013, to help facilitate post-termination settlements at the conciliation hearing stage. The scale may also prove useful for out of court...more
Legislation -
Interprofessional National Agreement and Law on Employment Security Passed -
On January 11, 2013, social partners at national level agreed to an interprofessional agreement “for a new economic and...more