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Analyze the case file to calculate my client’s overtime back-pay. We are going to challenge the validity of the day-rate agreement.
Reading the employment contract
Managerial employee — Journalism CBA
Reference salary: 3 100 €
Analyzing overtime hours
MOIS+25 %+50 %
Janvier 2618 h6 h
February ’2621 h9 h
Mars 2617 h5 h
EMPLOYEE
Julien Mercier
VALUATION
TOTAL0 €
CONTRIBUTIONS & TAX
EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS
29 244 €
EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS
15 318 €
INCOME TAX
9 050 €
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This employee is claiming payment of his non-compete compensation from my client (the company); review the file and draft a memo on the risk for the company.
Reading the employment contract
Reading the pay slips
Reference salary: 3 988 €
Syntec CBA — min. consideration 1/3
Late waiver — unenforceable
CASE LAW
Cass. soc., 15 nov. 2006
No. 04-46.721 — token consideration
Cass. soc., 13 mars 2013
N° 11-21.150 — renonciation tardive
Cass. soc., 10 juill. 2002
No. 00-45.135 — validity conditions
TEXTES
Art. 18 — Syntec CBA L. 1121-1 C. trav. Art. 1103 C. civ.
RISK MEMO — NON-COMPETE CLAUSE
CONSIDERATION10 % of gross monthly salary
DURATION24 months
SCOPEAll of France
WAIVER15 days from termination

The employer’s late waiver of the clause is unenforceable against the employee  . Above all, the 10 % contractual consideration is far below the minimum of 1/3 set by  Art. 18 — Syntec CBA: the clause is very likely void for token consideration  .

Consequences: no contractual consideration is payable; damages remain owed for the period already observed (presumed harm); the employee is released going forward. Add the CBA to the file to check Article 18 in force on 13.05.24.

SETTLEMENT SIMULATIONGROSSEMPLOYEREMPLOYEEIT
SCENARIO A — IFC + DAMAGES
IFCStatutory conciliation indemnity 96 120 €
DIDamages 21 500 €2 085 €535 €
TOTAL COST TO COMPANY — A117 620 €
SCENARIO B — IFC + EXCEPTIONAL BONUS BACK-PAY
IFCStatutory conciliation indemnity 96 120 €
BONUSExceptional bonus back-pay 27 000 €11 340 €5 940 €2 180 €
TOTAL COST TO COMPANY — B134 460 €
DIFFERENCE: 16 840 € IN FAVOUR OF SCENARIO A · 115 K€ NET TO EMPLOYEE IN BOTH CASES
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2 rulings find it void, the manager’s conduct being classified as moral harassment; 2 reject it. In this jurisdiction, a void dismissal is compensated on average at 8 months of salary for this length of service.
POURCass. soc., 15 nov. 2023 N° 22-11.339VOID
POURCA Paris, 18 janv. 2024 N° 21/064128 MOIS
CONTRECA Versailles, 6 avr. 2023 N° 21/02901LSCRS
CONTRECA Paris, 9 mars 2023 N° 20/08114LSCRS
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CA
LAW FIRM
C&A FRANCE
47 avenue Foch, 75116 Paris  ·  Toque C0847
Submissions
before the Paris Employment Tribunal
It follows from the exhibits produced that the day-rate agreement is deprived of effect, the employer having organised no effective monitoring of the workload. The employee is therefore entitled to seek,  EXHIBIT 12 - RECORDS    for the overtime hours worked, salary back-pay together with the related paid leave. Accordingly, the Court is asked to order the employer to pay the salary back-pay, and to order the delivery of corrected pay slips under penalty…
CA
LAW FIRM
C&A FRANCE
47 avenue Foch, 75116 Paris  ·  Toque C0847
Schedule of exhibits produced
EXHIBIT NAME
I - CONTRACT
I-1Employment contract03/09/2019
I-2Day-rate agreement03/09/2019
I-3Amendment — remuneration12/01/2023
II - PAY & WORKING TIME
II-1Pay slips 2023-202631/05/2026
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