In principle, the president of an association can sign a dismissal letter without having to seek the prior authorisation of the board of directors, unless provided otherwise in the articles of association (Cass. Social Chamber, 23 March 2022, n° 20-16.781). What happens when the articles of association are silent on the question of dismissal (as well as the question of
The first half-year is now over and many collective bargaining agreements on the fixed number of working days anticipate a half-yearly interview to monitor employees’ workload expressed as a fixed number of working days. The application of this fixed number of working days may be pushed aside without the monitoring interview. This would mean that the employee reverts to a