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The Nanterre Judicial Court reminds that the introduction of new technologies in the company requires prior consultation with the Social and Economic Committee (SEC), in accordance with Article L. 2312-8 of the French Labor Code. Facts: In this case, the employer had initiated the experimentation of several artificial intelligence (AI)…

In a decision dated January 30, 2025, the Court of Cassation recalled that settlement indemnities paid in the context of a dismissal are not systematically subject to social security contributions. Background: A dismissed employee had entered into a settlement with his employer, which had paid him compensation for moral and…

In this case, an employee had benefited from free housing provided on the premises of his employer. After being dismissed, he filed claims with a Labour Court to challenge the termination of his employment contract and to seek various compensations, including compensation for undeclared work, due to the due to…

An employee benefits from an absolute protection against dismissal during her maternity leave and of a relative protection for six weeks before and ten weeks after. If the employer dismisses the employee during these protected periods (without, for the period of relative protection demonstrating a gross misconduct or the impossibility…

As of January 1st, 2025, certain large companies and groups will be required to publish and certify information on sustainability issues, in accordance with Directive No. 2022/2464 of December 14, 2022, known as the CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive), transposed by Ordinance No. 2023-1142 of December 6, 2023, clarified by…

In case of dismissal without cause, the employee who was granted free shares which got forfeited due to his termination can claim to be compensated for the loss of chance to make profit in relation to the definitive acquisition of these shares if he had not been dismissed.  Damages for…

The French Supreme Court upheld the nullity of the dismissal of a general manager who had been terminated by his employer for gross misconduct,including sending emails with vulgar or even pornographic content from his professional email account to three men, one of whom was a colleague. In this ruling, the…

The French Supreme Court partially overturned a Court of Appeal decision concerning the dismissal of a driver employed by the RATP. He was dismissed after being found in possession of cannabis during a police control outside of working hours. The RATP justified this sanction by invoking damage to the company’s…