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Our Employment Law team reviews three rulings of the French Court of Cassation

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Specific consultation in the event of restructuring: no obligation to consult the works council upstream on strategic orientations. Payment of an annual bonus provided for by collective agreements provisions: strict...more

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Economic Difficulties as Basis for Termination (Cass., Soc., June 1, 2022, n° 20-19.957)

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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

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French Supreme Court Approves the Macron Scale for Dismissal Damages

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On May 11, 2022, the French Supreme Court issued two long-awaited decisions on the statutory scale of indemnification—i.e., the Macron scale—currently applicable in cases of dismissal without cause....more

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Sélection de jurisprudence - France / Second semestre 2020

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Un employeur conclut une rupture conventionnelle avec une salariée après lui avoir adressé deux avertissements successifs. La salariée conteste par la suite cette rupture conventionnelle, en avançant que son consentement a...more

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Selected case law - France / Second semester of 2020

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An employer concluded an amicable termination with an employee after giving her two successive disciplinary warnings. The employee subsequently contested this amicable termination, arguing that her consent was invalid due to...more

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Littler Global Guide - France - Q4 2019

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Reporting Harassment to Third Parties Constitutes Slander - Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency - When reporting facts that can form the basis for a complaint of harassment (moral or sexual), the...more

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Good news for the Macron grid: The Paris Court of Appeal follows in the footsteps of the French Supreme Court

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Following the ruling of the Supreme Court on 17 July 2019, the Paris Court of Appeal, by a judgment dated 30 October 2019, validated the Macron grid capping damages for unfair dismissal. This policy, which limits the...more

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French Supreme Court Validates Statutory Scale of Compensation for Unfair Dismissal Cases

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Since September 24, 2017, the compensation to which employees are entitled in unjust dismissal actions in France has been governed by a statutory scale with minimum and maximum amounts. The amount of the severance, expressed...more

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Employment Law Newsletter – May 2019

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Our Paris office is pleased to present its monthly newsletter on employment matters. 1. Equal Treatment / Collective Bargaining Agreement: The French Supreme Court sets limits to the assumption of justification relating...more

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Littler Global Guide - France - Q1 2019

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A new provision of the French social security code (Article L.241-17) reduces employers’ social contributions on overtime. This reduction, which was enacted by a Law on Emergency Measures in response to the “yellow vests”...more

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Working Time and Commutes in France

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France’s labor code does not ordinarily consider an employee’s commute as effective working time. When the commute’s length surpasses the usual trip between one's home and the workplace, however, the employee must be...more

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Changes to Transferring Employment Contracts in France After the 8 August Law - Des transferts de contrats de travail: les apports...

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When a service provider in a market changes, employment contracts may be transferred from the previous to the new owner to avoid dismissing employees who work at the site, however, whatever the legal vehicle by which the...more

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