Indirect Discrimination

Labour law, Labour law, Non classifié(e)

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Indirect Discrimination: Impact on People of the Same Sex Indirect discrimination can occur when a measure disproportionately affects a significantly higher proportion of people of the same sex. A judgment by the Court of Cassation...

Protected employees: limits of the employer’s disciplinary power

Labour law

Temps de lecture estimé (en minutes) Disciplinary sanctions and union delegates: judgment of the Court of Cassation The Court of Cassation criticized the decision of an appeal court which upheld a warning addressed to a union delegate for having fomented a conflict...

Freedom of expression for employees

Labour law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Unless abused, the employee enjoys freedom of expression within and outside the company, to which only restrictions justified by the nature of the task to be accomplished and proportionate to the desired goal can be made. An...

Company vehicle: what are the employee’s rights?

Labour law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Employee’s right to keep company vehicle during notice period In the event that an employee has a company vehicle for both professional and personal use, he has the right to keep it for the entire duration of his notice, even...

Apprenticeship: new Cerfa and supporting documents

Labour law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) New model contract: A new model apprenticeship contract entered into force on 1 July 2012. This Cerfa FA13 replaces the old one. Employers can obtain the Cerfa FA13 from chambers of trades, chambers of commerce, DIRECCTEs and...

Respect the internal regulations to consult employee messaging

Labour law, Non classifié(e)

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Emails sent or received by the employee using the IT tool made available to him by the employer for the purposes of his work are presumed to be of a professional nature . The employer has the right to open them in the absence of the...