A person who was fired by a Paris-based consulting agency for failing to be "enjoyable" and take part in work occasions that concerned "extreme alcoholism" and "promiscuity" was wrongfully dismissed, France's highest courtroom has dominated.
The terminated employee, a senior advisor recognized as Mr. T, was fired in 2015 for what his employer, consulting agency Cubik Companions, referred to as "skilled incompetence" after he refused to take part in social actions together with his colleagues.
The courtroom dominated that the worker couldn't be terminated for his failure to be "enjoyable" by taking part in seminars and weekend excursions that always concerned "extreme alcoholism," bullying and promiscuity.
The Courtroom of Cassation dominated that Mr. T was entitled to "freedom of expression" if that meant sitting on the sidelines whereas his colleagues socialized with each other. The person's refusal to fraternize together with his colleagues is a "basic freedom" beneath labor and human rights legal guidelines, in response to the courtroom.
The worker claimed colleagues engaged in "humiliating" and "intrusive" acts comparable to "mock sexual acts" and that he was as soon as pressured to share a mattress with a colleague throughout a retreat.
Cubik Companions didn't instantly reply to CBS MoneyWatch's request for remark.