Did Manu Levy morally harass three former colleagues? This was the question on which the industrial tribunal had to decide and rule this Friday, November 15, 2024. A big day for NRJ after the Cauet case (the presenter was dismissed by the Paris Court of Appeal…).
Three former colleagues of Manu Levy, who accused the star host of NRJ of
“moral harassment”, which he disputes, won their case on Friday at the industrial tribunal, where the radio was ordered to pay them more than 300,000 euros in total. These three people demanded the reclassification of their contracts as permanent contracts or, for the third, call-ups for overtime, must also be compensated for the moral damage suffered, according to the judgment, which was attended by an AFP journalist. . “It's a big, fairly clear and severe victory for NRJ“, welcomed their lawyer Mr. Pierre Vignal, contacted by AFP by telephone. “Clearly, moral harassment has been recognized“, he estimated. Asked by AFP, the NRJ group did not react immediately.
Many Levy's former colleagues accuse him of “extreme control” and “an immense workload”
The case had five plaintiffs, four of whom were successful. A member of the social and economic committee (CSE) of the NRJ group, who contested a warning received after an attempted dismissal, must also be compensated to the tune of approximately 8,000 euros. Another complainant who linked the end of her trial period in the subsidiary of
NRJ podcasts to the fact that her partner was a “whistleblower”,
However, his requests were rejected. Manu Levy's former collaborators, at the helm of the radio morning show since 2011, criticize him for “extreme control” and “an immense workload“Me Vignal explained to AFP in April. “All have seen their health affected” et “suffered career damage“he added, affirming that the harassment was “the determinant” of their departure from the radio station in 2023.
The host, supported by Nagui and other television stars, “categorically refutes all the facts with which (he is) burdened“. “In 13 seasons on NRJ, I have not been aware of any complaint concerning me“, he emphasized in April in a statement sent to AFP. Gaël Sanquer, deputy director of musical media for the NRJ group, pointed out the “blackboard, caricatural and misleading” drawn up by the plaintiffs.
