History

• The French Data Privacy Authority (CNIL) imposes a 100 000€ fine on a company who did not properly implement its video surveillance system
  Published on : 27/10/2025 27 October Oct 10 2025
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  A company which had installed a hidden video surveillance system to detect wo...
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• Staff must receive information in writing with regards to staff elections by electronic means
  Published on : 27/10/2025 27 October Oct 10 2025
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  When organizing staff elections by electronic means, staff must receive detai...
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• There is no right to silence during pre-dismissal hearings
  Published on : 27/10/2025 27 October Oct 10 2025
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  French law provides that employees must be invited to a meeting before they a...
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• End-of-contract documentation must be provided immediately in case of dismissal for serious misconduct
  Published on : 27/10/2025 27 October Oct 10 2025
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  The French Supreme Court ruled that in case of dismissal for serious miscondu...
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• Evolving case law: navigating dismissals, disability accommodations, and workplace misconduct
  Published on : 01/08/2025 01 August Aug 08 2025
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  Depriving an employee on sick leave of any activity and of all means of acces...
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• Harassment, Dismissals & Pay Rules in France
  Published on : 09/04/2025 09 April Apr 04 2025
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  When company policy becomes harassment: France's Court recognizes institution...
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• Sexist behaviour can justify a dismissal even if the employer had not taken any disciplinary action in the past
  Published on : 12/11/2024 12 November Nov 11 2024
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  Under French law, there is a specific article in the French Labour Code which...
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• Dismissing an employee who initiates legal proceedings and/or testifies in favour of another employee can be deemed null and void
  Published on : 12/11/2024 12 November Nov 11 2024
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  An employee was dismissed for serious misconduct after having testified in fa...
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• Recordings made without consent can be deemed admissible in court
  Published on : 12/11/2024 12 November Nov 11 2024
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  An employee claimed that she had been bullied into entering into a mutual ter...
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• KEY RULINGS IN FRENCH LABOUR LAW: INTRA-GROUP TRANSFERS, NON-COMPETITION CLAUSES AND DUTY OF LOYALTY IN THE WORKPLACE
  Published on : 30/07/2024 30 July Jul 07 2024
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  In case of an intra-group transfer, the transfer must be materialized by a si...
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