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Professional assessment system including behavioral assessment criteria deemed unlawful due to vague and imprecise criteria
In a decision dated October 15, 2025, the social chamber of the French Supreme Court ruled that a method of assessing the professional abilities of employees (EDI) was entirely unlawful. This method included a section devoted to "group behavioral skills" with behavioral criteria and not just purely technical assessments, including the concepts of "optimism," "honesty" and "common sense," used under the items "commitment" and "with simplicity" (Cass. soc., October 15, 2025, No. 22-20.716 F-B).
The Court of Appeal, approved by the French Supreme Court, ruled that these criteria had a moralizing connotation that affected the personal sphere of employees, and that they were too vague and imprecise to establish a direct, sufficient, and necessary link with the employees' activities for the purpose of assessing their skills at work. The Court of Appeal added that these criteria led to an overly subjective...
Actress Nana, formerly of After School, has taken a firm legal stance against what she describes as malicious false claims by the perpetrator in her robbery case, announcing a perjury complaint. O...