Can you register your employer during a pre-dismissal interview?

An employee is summoned prior to his dismissal. He is accompanied by a union representative who registers the employer during the interview without his agreement. For the employer, this is unfair. He filed a complaint and became a civil party on the basis of the offense of invasion of privacy. The investigating judge shall issue an order of non-suit. The employer is appealing this decision.

The Metz Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the investigating judge. The employer then appeals to the Court of Cassation.

The Criminal Division of the Court of Cassation rejects this decision as the registration does not affect the privacy of the employer. Even if the recorded statements were made in a private place, they were made solely in the context of professional activity.