From: http://www.eurojuris.net/en/node/41566 http://www.eurojuris.net/en/node/41566 "Employment at will does not exist in France. So, you may only dismiss an e

From: http://www.eurojuris.net/en/node/41566 http://www.eurojuris.net/en/node/41566 "Employment at will does not exist in France. So, you may only dismiss an employee for specific reasons. The specific reasons must be recognized by French Law or French case law. Employment at will does not exist in France. So, you may only dismiss an employee for specific reasons. The specific reasons must be recognized by French Law or French case law. If the dismissal is challenged by an employee, the company will have to prove that dismissal was based on "genuine and substantive grounds". Also, employers need to be careful about applicable dismissal procedures." See also the sections POSSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL and DISMISSAL BASED ON PERSONAL REASONS. Of course, it is still possible for companies to get rid of unwanted employees, they just have to be smart about it. Common methods include assigning only menial tasks to employees or setting up inconvenient work schedules so that they leave voluntarily. Or reorganizing departments so that they become redundant. But outright firing people for no justification is not possible. Committing, or being indicted of, committing crime is generally not enough for terminating an employee either. For example, speeding is a crime but not grounds for dismissal.