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23 N.Y.U. J. Int'l L. & Pol. 519 (1990-1991)
The French Law of Unjust Dismissals

handle is hein.journals/nyuilp23 and id is 531 raw text is: THE FRENCH LAW OF UNJUST DISMISSALS* ROLAND VOIZE-VALAYRE** I. Introduction .................................... 520 II. The Nature of French Dismissal Law ............ 523 A. History and Structural Function of the 1973 Statute ..................................... 524 1. Historical Background to the 1973 Statute .................................. 524 2. Functional Role of the Statute ........... 526 a. Interaction with Collective Agreements, Work Councils, and Unemployment Compensation ....... 526 b. Coverage ............................ 527 B. Preliminary Procedure ...................... 529 1. Service of Process .................. 530 2. Presence, Representation, and Assistance at the Meeting .......................... 531 3. Substance of the Meeting ............... 535 4. Notification of Dismissal ................ 538 5. Stating the Motives for Dismissal ........ 539 C. The Substantive Law ....................... 543 1. Genuine and Serious Cause: A Deductive Approach ............................... 545 2. Genuine and Serious Cause: An Inductive Approach ..................... 547 a. Good Management of the Company.. 548 b. Damage to the Company ............ 550 c. Loss of Trust in the Employee ....... 554 3. The Results of Indeterminacy ........... 557 III. The Litigation Process .......................... 562 A. The Labor Courts .......................... 562 B. Rules of the Game ......................... 564 C. Playing the Game .......................... 567 1. Jurisdiction ............................. 567 * The author wishes to give special thanks to Professor Samuel Estreicher for his indispensible comments on several drafts of this Note. ** ReceivedJournal of International Law and Politics 1991 Award for Best Student Note. 519 Imaged with the Permission of N.Y.U. Journal of International Law and Politics

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