The highest court had examined the arguments raised by all parties during a hearing on November 13. The Advocate General had recommended the dismissal of the appeals.
The Court can decide to reject the appeals, which would make the decision final, but also partially revise this decision or even order a new trial.
The former boss of France Télécom Didier Lombard, 82, and his number 2 Louis-Pierre Wenès, 75, were sentenced on September 30, 2022 by the Paris Court of Appeal to one year in prison and 15,000 euros. fine, reduced sentences compared to those handed down at first instance in 2019.
Symbol of suffering at work
The two former managers of France Telecom (which became Orange in 2013) faced justice due to the implementation in 2006 of two restructuring plans (from 2007 to 2010) following the privatization of the company (2004 ) and providing for the departure of 22,000 employees and the mobility of 10,000 others (out of some 120,000 employees).
At first instance, the two men were sentenced to one year in prison, including four months, for their “preeminent role” in the implementation of a “die-hard” workforce reduction policy over the period 2007- 2008 within France Telecom.
-These “forced march” departures using “prohibited methods” had led to a “deterioration of working conditions” for “thousands of employees”, some of whom committed suicide.
The crisis came to light after the suicide in July 2009 of Michel Deparis, a Marseille technician who directly blamed France Telecom in a letter.
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