A few days ago, telecommunications operator Orange was convicted of concealed work in a judgment of the Riom Court of Appeal. Employees by a subcontractor company, four maintenance technicians were assigned exclusively to Orange sites in Auvergne between 2013 and 2016.
There was a legal fiction around service provision contracts, when they were integrated into Orange – Jean-Louis Borie, employee lawyer
They would not have benefited from the same benefits as Orange employees, while they were carrying out the same missions. “There was a kind of legal fiction surrounding service contracts, whereasthese employees were fully integrated into Orangeand did not have skills that differed from those of the operator’s agents“, indicates Master Jean-Louis Borie, the employee’s lawyer.
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Licensed after termination of the service contract
It is the CGT of Orange which alertedon the situation of these maintenance agents. The plaintiffs’ advocate considers that such a difference in treatment is not justifiable, “They were obviously harmed, first on their salaries, but also on the other benefits enjoyed by Orange employees.they were at risk of being made redundant, which eventually happened to them “.
We are contesting this court decision and we will appeal to the Supreme Court – Orange communications department
The regional branch of Orange was fined 50,000 euros for concealed work. Contacted, the management of Orange Auvergne defends itself, “we challenge this court decision andwe will appeal to cassation “. The telecommunications operator refusing to comment further.
