{"id":987508673,"date":"2024-08-06T09:54:17","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T09:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gregorydamy.niceavocats.fr\/?p=987508673"},"modified":"2024-08-06T09:56:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T09:56:43","slug":"does-a-simple-letter-of-reproach-sent-by-an-employer-to-an-employee-constitute-a-disciplinary-sanction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregorydamy.niceavocats.fr\/en\/does-a-simple-letter-of-reproach-sent-by-an-employer-to-an-employee-constitute-a-disciplinary-sanction\/","title":{"rendered":"Does a simple letter of reproach sent by an employer to an employee constitute a disciplinary sanction?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/gregorydamy.niceavocats.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/contract-1464917_1280-2.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;CDD cumulatif &#8221; title_text=&#8221;contract-1464917_1280-2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Cass. soc. 29 May 2024, no. 22-19.313<\/em><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Does a simple letter of reproach sent by an employer to an employee constitute a disciplinary sanction?<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This was the question the Social Division of the Court of Cassation had to answer in a ruling dated 29 May 2024 (no. 22-19.313).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this case, the employer had sent a letter of reproach to his employee, but had not disciplined him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When the employee was dismissed for gross misconduct, he used this letter to contest his dismissal, arguing that the acts of which he was accused had already been punished.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The employer contested this, arguing that the acts cited in the letter were merely reproaches that had not been the subject of a disciplinary sanction.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Surprisingly, the Court of Cassation followed the employee&#8217;s reasoning, holding that a letter of reproach written by the employer constituted a disciplinary sanction when the employer reproached the employee for acts that it qualified as wrongful.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This case law runs counter to current case law, since until recently the Social Division of the Court of Cassation held the opposite (in this regard: Cass. Soc., 20 March 2024, no. 22-14.465).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you have any questions, Ma\u00eetre DAMY, Employment Lawyer in Nice, will support and advise you throughout all your procedures.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cass. soc. 29 May 2024, no. 22-19.313 Does a simple letter of reproach sent by an employer to an employee constitute a disciplinary sanction? This was the question the Social Division of the Court of Cassation had to answer in a ruling dated 29 May 2024 (no. 22-19.313). 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