Health, safety and working conditions in France - Jurisprudence - France / Second Semester 2016

Preventing occupational hazards and managing aspects related to the safety and health of workers is still a major concern for employers.

This newsletter revisits five noteworthy decisions on this matter from the last semester.

Content

    1. Health and Safety Committee and prevention of occupational risks: the Committee’s right to take action regarding employees of a subcontractor
    2. Pregnant employee and unfitness to work: beware of the grounds in the termination letter
    3. Occupational accidents and diseases and paid holidays: applicable rules according to the employer’s status 
    4. False harassment allegations: the path to slanderous allegations is open, the one of defamation closed 
    5. Unfitness to work and impossibility to redeploy: the employer may acknowledge the employee’s stand

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