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Man Fired For Not Being "Fun" Enough Wins Legal Case Against Employer
In its stern order, the French court called the company's "fun" culture "humiliating and intrusive practices".
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Renault Announces Ampere EV Unit Spin-Off as Firm Reorganises Towards Electric Future
Renault will pitch investors on the automakers plans to reorganise towards an electric future, as the company announces Ampere, an EV unit spin-off, and a subsidiary for thermal and hybrid assets for the carmaker. Renault also intends to combine its technological, manufacturing, and research and development activities for its hybrid and internal-co...
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French Police Use Tear Gas To Stop Protests Over Iranian Woman's Death
French police on Sunday used tear gas and employed anti-riot tactics to prevent hundreds of people protesting in Paris from marching on Tehran's embassy, AFP reporters and eyewitnesses said.
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Samsung Boss Lee Jae-Yong Receives Presidential Pardon in Bribery, Embezzlement Cases
Samsung boss Lee Jae-Yong received a presidential pardon in the cases which convicted him of corruption on economic grounds. The billionaire is given a chance to "contribute to overcoming the economic crisis" of the country. Lee will now be allowed to fully return to work as his five-year post-prison employment restriction has been lifted.
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Microsoft to Let Some Employees Work From Home Permanently
Software giant Microsoft will let employees work from home permanently if they choose to, US media reported on Friday, becoming the latest employer to expand work-from-home provisions prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Uber Loses Appeal in 'Employment' Contract Case in France
Uber has lost an appeal in France brought by a former driver who wanted his terms of employment recognised as a fully-fledged work contract.
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Not Rude, Just French: Fired Waiter Claims Discrimination
Guillaume Rey, who worked at a Vancouver restaurant on Canada's Pacific coast, filed a complaint with British Columbia's Human Rights Tribunal against his former employer, claiming "discrimination against my culture." In alleging discrimination Rey said French culture just "tends to be more direct and expressive." He owes his sacking to his "direct...
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Indian Journalist Among 2 Arrested In Maldives As Crackdown Continues
An Indian journalist employed by French news agency Agence France-Presse has been arrested in Maldives amid the ongoing crisis in the country, news agency ANI reported on Friday.
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French Journalist Wounded In Mosul Has Died: France Televisions
French journalist Veronique Robert, wounded in the same mine blast that killed two colleagues in the Iraqi city of Mosul earlier this week, has died, employers France Televisions announced Saturday.
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France's Emmanuel Macron, Eastern Europeans Try To Mend Fences
French President Emmanuel Macron and four eastern European Union leaders sought to smooth relations on Friday after publicly trading barbs over jobs and democratic values. Macron, in power for little more than a month, has vowed to protect French workers from what he sees as "social dumping", in which companies employ cheaper labour, and unfair com...
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Airbus Planning At Least 1,000 Job Cuts: Unions
Aircraft maker Airbus is planning to cut 1,000 jobs or more in France and Germany as part of an ongoing restructuring programme, unions at its French headquarters.
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French Authorities Employ Strange Traffic Sign to Curb Speeding
I never really knew that an endeavour for road safety could go too far, but turns out, I was wrong. Or at least that's what residents of the Burgundy region in France think. The region's authorities put up a rather odd traffic sign that reads "there are still children to crush, you can accelerate."
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Another Whistleblower Offers to Help India With Black Money Probe
As the government promises a new black money bill in the current Parliament session, a former employer of the world's largest private bank, UBS, has told NDTV he can give India valuable information for its black money probe.
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French Factory Sends Widow Rope with Which Husband Hung Himself
The widow of a man who hanged himself at work began legal action on Monday against his employer after receiving a package in the post with his T-shirt, socks and the rope he hung himself with.
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France Allows Employers to Ban Wine in Offices
The traditional Gallic "pot" - a convivial office drinks party - may be a thing of the past after the French government on Thursday allowed employers to ban wine from the workplace.
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Man Fired For Not Being "Fun" Enough Wins Legal Case Against Employer
In its stern order, the French court called the company's "fun" culture "humiliating and intrusive practices".
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Renault Announces Ampere EV Unit Spin-Off as Firm Reorganises Towards Electric Future
Renault will pitch investors on the automakers plans to reorganise towards an electric future, as the company announces Ampere, an EV unit spin-off, and a subsidiary for thermal and hybrid assets for the carmaker. Renault also intends to combine its technological, manufacturing, and research and development activities for its hybrid and internal-co...
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French Police Use Tear Gas To Stop Protests Over Iranian Woman's Death
French police on Sunday used tear gas and employed anti-riot tactics to prevent hundreds of people protesting in Paris from marching on Tehran's embassy, AFP reporters and eyewitnesses said.
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Samsung Boss Lee Jae-Yong Receives Presidential Pardon in Bribery, Embezzlement Cases
Samsung boss Lee Jae-Yong received a presidential pardon in the cases which convicted him of corruption on economic grounds. The billionaire is given a chance to "contribute to overcoming the economic crisis" of the country. Lee will now be allowed to fully return to work as his five-year post-prison employment restriction has been lifted.
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Microsoft to Let Some Employees Work From Home Permanently
Software giant Microsoft will let employees work from home permanently if they choose to, US media reported on Friday, becoming the latest employer to expand work-from-home provisions prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Uber Loses Appeal in 'Employment' Contract Case in France
Uber has lost an appeal in France brought by a former driver who wanted his terms of employment recognised as a fully-fledged work contract.
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Not Rude, Just French: Fired Waiter Claims Discrimination
Guillaume Rey, who worked at a Vancouver restaurant on Canada's Pacific coast, filed a complaint with British Columbia's Human Rights Tribunal against his former employer, claiming "discrimination against my culture." In alleging discrimination Rey said French culture just "tends to be more direct and expressive." He owes his sacking to his "direct...
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Indian Journalist Among 2 Arrested In Maldives As Crackdown Continues
An Indian journalist employed by French news agency Agence France-Presse has been arrested in Maldives amid the ongoing crisis in the country, news agency ANI reported on Friday.
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French Journalist Wounded In Mosul Has Died: France Televisions
French journalist Veronique Robert, wounded in the same mine blast that killed two colleagues in the Iraqi city of Mosul earlier this week, has died, employers France Televisions announced Saturday.
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France's Emmanuel Macron, Eastern Europeans Try To Mend Fences
French President Emmanuel Macron and four eastern European Union leaders sought to smooth relations on Friday after publicly trading barbs over jobs and democratic values. Macron, in power for little more than a month, has vowed to protect French workers from what he sees as "social dumping", in which companies employ cheaper labour, and unfair com...
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Airbus Planning At Least 1,000 Job Cuts: Unions
Aircraft maker Airbus is planning to cut 1,000 jobs or more in France and Germany as part of an ongoing restructuring programme, unions at its French headquarters.
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French Authorities Employ Strange Traffic Sign to Curb Speeding
I never really knew that an endeavour for road safety could go too far, but turns out, I was wrong. Or at least that's what residents of the Burgundy region in France think. The region's authorities put up a rather odd traffic sign that reads "there are still children to crush, you can accelerate."
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Another Whistleblower Offers to Help India With Black Money Probe
As the government promises a new black money bill in the current Parliament session, a former employer of the world's largest private bank, UBS, has told NDTV he can give India valuable information for its black money probe.
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French Factory Sends Widow Rope with Which Husband Hung Himself
The widow of a man who hanged himself at work began legal action on Monday against his employer after receiving a package in the post with his T-shirt, socks and the rope he hung himself with.
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France Allows Employers to Ban Wine in Offices
The traditional Gallic "pot" - a convivial office drinks party - may be a thing of the past after the French government on Thursday allowed employers to ban wine from the workplace.
