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The French DPA issues its guidelines on cloud computing

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • France
  • -
  • June 28 2012

Since launching its consultation in October 2011, France’s Commission nationale de l’ informatique et des libertés (CNIL) has bided its time in issuing its long awaited Guidelines

Supreme Court brings redundancy relief for French employers

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • France
  • -
  • May 11 2012

The Social Chamber of the French Supreme Court has just handed down an important decision for French employers in the case of Viveo

France penalized for excessive delays in Industrial Tribunal system

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • France
  • -
  • April 12 2012

The French State has been accused of denying employees access to justice in light of the lengthy delays being experienced in the Industrial Tribunal system there

French employers urged to proceed with caution when making redundancies

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • France
  • -
  • February 16 2012

Two very recent Court of Appeal rulings mean that French employers carrying out redundancy exercises need to be careful to ensure the process is not rendered unlawful for the lack of an “economic motive”

The French Labour Court: a company is ordered to reimburse another company's social plan

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • France
  • -
  • December 8 2011

The French Labour Court regulates disputes between employers and employees and the Commercial Court governs disputes between companies, right?

French employer liable for third-party bullying

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • France
  • -
  • December 6 2011

In July 2011 the French Supreme Court held for the first time that an employer may be liable for acts of bullying carried out by third parties against its employees

Virtual works council meeting gets the court's seal of approval

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • France
  • -
  • November 28 2011

In a decision dated 26 October 2011, the French Supreme Court unexpectedly held that meetings of Central Works Councils could, under certain circumstances, take place via videoconference

All work and no play makes Jacques an ill boy ...and his employer was held liable

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • France
  • -
  • November 22 2011

On 26 October, the Paris Court of Appeal held that an employer had been grossly negligent when one of its employees had a heart attack as a result of his excessive workload

Guillotining of French trial period held discriminatory

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • France
  • -
  • October 25 2011

An employer that could not show that there were objective grounds for terminating the trial period of an employee who was away on sick leave at the time was found guilty of discrimination against him on the grounds of ill-health

Employee appraisals: beware of using behavioural criteria

  • Squire Sanders
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  • France
  • -
  • October 21 2011

On 21 September the Toulouse Court of Appeal held that an appraisal process which was based partly on behavioural criteria was illegal