In a recent judgment, France's Court of Cassation approved the dismissal of a senior executive who had maintained a hidden romantic relationship for more than four years with another employee.

A resignation is as simple as saying "I quit!" right?

The Paris Employment team would like to draw your attention to some interesting developments regarding the application of the capped damages scale applied to unfair dismissals.

Does an employer who dismisses for serious misconduct an employee working as security consultant for a company providing security and defense services to governments

The French Supreme Court has just put an end to the suspense over the enforceability of the so called "Macron scale".

French labor law has been thoroughly reformed by five new ordinances, delivering on the campaign promises of French President Emmanuel Macron.

Under French law, the dismissal of a ‘protected employee' i.e. an employee having a mandate of trade union or staff representative is subject to the prior authorisation of the French Labour Inspector.

A video in which employees of the French company ‘le Slip Français' were shown behaving offensively at a private party raises questions about how and whether employers can discipline ...

The change of an employee's place of work at the same time as the implementation of a lay-off plan constitutes an abuse of the employer's power of direction.

In a decision dated December 8, 2021, the Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court) confirmed that when the mandatory provisions of French law regarding the termination of an employment contract...

A decision issued by the highest French Court late last year is a good occasion to have a look at the legal framework around romance in the workplace in France and, more generally...

In August 2022, we commented a ruling of the Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court) which held that in case of unsubstantiated abuse of a fundamental freedom relied upon to justify...

In a decision dated January 26, 2022, the Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court) clarified that the presumption introduced by Article L. 1226-12 of the French Labor Code...

This newsletter presents five court decisions handed down in recent months.

The latest version of Article L. 1235-3 of the French Labor Code, based on the "Macron Ordinances," has recently been the subject of major dispute, with several labor tribunals issuing conflicting decisions

In a ruling dated December 15, 2021, the Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court) overturned the decision of a Court of Appeals that had awarded an employee compensation for dismissal without real...

Il est fréquent d'entendre que le code du travail n'est pas adapté aux entreprises de petite taille ou de taille moyenne et que sa rigidité et sa complexité sont plus sources de pénalisation...

Now equipped with the power to change French labour laws through a simple presidential decree, President Emmanuel Macron is set to make a number of workplace law changes.

Par une décision du 15 décembre 2021, la Cour de cassation a censuré une Cour d'appel qui avait accordé à un salarié une indemnisation pour licenciement sans cause réelle et sérieuse, dépassant les « barèmes Macron ».

A new episode in the legal saga on Macron's scale: the Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court) recently issued an eagerly awaited opinion on the compatibility of Macron's mandatory scale for the determination of damages...