Miroiterie David. France. Confirmation of unfair dismissal
Their dismissal in 2012 was abusive: in Caen, nineteen former employees will share the damages, as confirmed by the Court of Appeal, January 19, 2018.
Gathered, this Tuesday evening, at the House of the unions, the former employees of the miroiterie David, company created in Caen in 1928, have the smile. "A decision of the social chamber of the Court of Appeal, it is important," confirms their lawyer, Sophie Lecellier. That of 19 January 2018 is clearly favorable to them: their dismissal in 2012 was recognized "without real or serious cause"
This decision confirms that of 2015, rendered at first instance by the industrial tribunal of Caen, which had already concluded unfair dismissals. Whose fault is it ? To their buyer, AGC France, representing the Japanese group Asahi Glass Co, world leader in glass.
In April 2012, its managers announced the closure of the plant, a veritable jewel of local industrial heritage, which employed up to 120 employees. In the last days, they were only 47. "AGC France, at the time of the recovery, had made promises of investments, says Me Lecellier. They were extremely limited. The employees saw, above all, machines and orders go to other production sites. "