Respect for safety at work

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Respect for safety The  Court of Cassation, in its judgment of June 19, 2013, established that the repeated refusal of an employee to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) constitutes serious misconduct making it impossible for...

Employer access to employee emails

Estimated reading time (in minutes) To understand the conditions surrounding an employer’s access to employee  emails , the following sections provide an overview of  key aspects : Legal framework:- This section highlights the legal framework governing access to...

Liability of employees in the event of a fine

Estimated reading time (in minutes) The Court of Cassation recently reaffirmed that an employer cannot demand reimbursement of fines incurred by an employee for offenses committed with a company vehicle. In a judgment dated April 17, 2013, the court clarified the...

Harassment and contractual termination

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Conventional Termination Invalidated Conventional termination allows the employer and employee bound by a permanent contract (CDI) to mutually agree on the terms of termination of the employment contract that binds them. However,...