Since the imposition of a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination
requirement for employees in some sectors, French judges have
started to rule on claims from employees who have faced employment
consequences as a result of a refusal to get
vaccinated.
Following the publication of
law 2021-1040 of 5 August 2021, French employers are having to
deal with refusal to get vaccinated by employees working in
establishments where mandatory vaccination is now required.
Some employees have applied to the administrative courts or
industrial tribunals (under public or private law) to challenge the
suspension of their employment contract and their pay as a result
of their refusal to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
