While I have been critical of the Labor Chamber of the Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court) in a very recent article, its decision of October 8, 2014 (n° 13-20.070) provides a good reason to regain hope in the soundness of its analysis of employers’ liability and reminds me that humor is the best cure […]
The Personal Training Account (Compte Personnel de Formation or “CPF”) was addressed in our May 2014 e-newsletter. Two Decrees were published on October 2, 2014: one in relation to the list of training programs eligible under the CPF (Decree n° 2014-1119) and the other in relation to the conditions in which (i) hours can be […]
The Labor Chamber of the Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court) does surprise me over and over again. I had already been taken aback by its decision of October 16, 2013 (n° 12-15.638) in which it explained (i) that there was nothing irregular for an employee declared totally unfit to drive any vehicle to do […]
Law n° 2014-856 of July 31, 2014 on the social and solidarity economy (“Law”) imposes new obligations on Small- and Mid-sized Businesses (“SMBs”) in case of share and business transfers. Any transfer implemented in breach of these obligations could be nullified. The new obligations introduced by the Law apply to the vast majority of French […]
In deliberation n°2014-042 published on January 30, 2014, the French Data Protection Authority has taken a new step forward with respect to whistleblowing programs. It has indeed once again amended the simplified single authorization and extended its scope to new issues (including hygiene and safety, environment, workplace discrimination and harassment) that are de facto often […]
3Law n° 2014-288 of March 5, 2014 on occupational training, employment and social democracy includes several provisions that (i) impose new obligations on companies of all types and sizes with respect to career development review meetings, and (ii) significantly amend the current Individual Right to Training (Droit individual à la Formation or “DIF”) that will […]
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