Your employer has no right to fire you for not being “fun” enough

Do you stop going to office parties because they bore you? Don’t you subscribe to the excessive alcohol consumption they encourage? Rest assured, your employer has no right to fire you for this reason, as the Court of Cassation, France’s highest court of justice, ruled in early November in a ruling that BFMTV reports.

At the start of this business, Mr. T. was recruited to Cubik Partners in 2011 as a Senior Consultant before becoming a Director a few years later. In 2015, the scope of this specialized consulting firm ended up being redundant.professional incapacity“. In the letter, the management accuses him of not accepting the company policy and not sharing the values.fun and professionalwhich reign there.

Mr T then decides to drag his employer to an industrial tribunal, finding these reasons unfounded. For his part, he condemns seminars and weekend drinking.frequently causing excessive drinking by all participants, encouraged by partners who made very large amounts of alcohol available“The judgment of the Court of Cassation is related, which is based on the testimony of the employees.

“Degrading practice”

this “aperitif culturealso manifests as “degrading and invasive practices in private life, such as simulacra of sexual acts, having to share a bed with another partner during seminars, using nicknames to refer to people, and posters in offices of distorted and fake photos.also lists the verdict.

In this context, the Court of Cassation finds that Mr. T. has used his freedom of expression, a fundamental right guaranteed by the constitution, by refusing to adhere to values.”fun and professionalof his company. So he uttered “nothingness” about the dismissal and, according to his application, advocated the reinstatement of Mr. T. as a senior consultant. Cubik Partners must also pay 3,000 euros to the relevant person. The case sent to the Paris Court of Appeal is not over, Mr. T. is still demanding €461,406 in compensation from Cubik Partners.