Une récente décision[1] (la Décision) rendue par l’arbitre Me François Hamelin (l’Arbitre) répond par l’affirmative à cette question. Nous en traitons ci-après.

Les faits

Dans cette affaire, un salarié en probation était réticent à apprendre et remettait en question certaines de ses tâches. Il avait aussi adopté une attitude intransigeante et

The legal context

Under French employment law, employers are entitled to provide for a trial period in the employment contract during which they are allowed to terminate the contract without being required to follow a dismissal procedure or to justify the termination on real and serious grounds. Such trial period cannot exceed a certain duration

The legal background

Under French employment law, the provision of a probationary period in an employment contract entitles the employer to terminate the contract without being required to follow a dismissal procedure or to justify the termination on real and serious grounds. However, the termination of an employment contract during a probationary period must be