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Soc., September 25, 2024, no. 22-20.672 ; n\u00b0 23-11.860<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a reminder,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; a penalty imposed in violation of a fundamental freedom &#8211; such as respect for private life \u2013 can be nullified;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; a fact based on personal life can only justify dismissal if it constitutes a breach of an obligation arising from the employment contract.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An RATP driver is arrested by the police for possession of cannabis in his personal vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the criminal proceedings had been dismissed, the police forwarded its report to the employer to ensure passenger safety. RATP dismissed the employee for serious misconduct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The employee contested his dismissal and asked for it to be canceled, arguing that this event fell within the scope of his private life &#8211; protected by article 2 of the DDHC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the Paris Court of Appeal upheld with the employee&#8217;s argument, the Social Division of the French highest civil Court disagreed, ruling that the reason for dismissal \u201cwas based on the employee&#8217;s personal life, but not on the intimacy of his private life\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, while the dismissal lacks any real and serious cause, insofar as the reason chosen does not characterize a breach by the employee of an obligation arising from his employment contract, it is not null and void.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cour de cassation thus draws a distinction between the \u201cintimacy of private life\u201d &#8211; the violation of which entails the nullity of the sanction &#8211; and the employee&#8217;s personal life, without however providing precise clues enabling to distinguish between the two. 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