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Dismissals in France: the case for selecting grievances
07/03/2024
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Caroline Schermann Flichy Grange
Caroline Scherrmann is a partner at Flichy Grangé Avocats

When an employee in a management position criticises the company's culture and management’s methods, are they failing to uphold their professional obligations or rather exercising their freedom of expression? Well, on 30 January, the Paris Court of Appeal upheld a Supreme Court decision ruling that a dismissal based on an employee's exercise of their freedom of expression, or their right to report harassment, is null and void.