Can an employee be subjected to sexual harassment without being directly targeted by the statements or behaviours alleged? By a decision published in the Bulletin on 28 May 2026 (Cass. soc., 28 May 2026, No. 24-22.754), the Court of Cassation replied in the affirmative. Beyond the solution adopted, the decision seems to confirm the emergence of a more environmental approach to harassment at work. The facts: an employee witness to repeated acts. …
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Can an employee be subjected to sexual harassment without being directly targeted by the statements or behaviours alleged? By a decision published in the Bulletin on 28 May 2026 (Cass. soc., 28 May 2026, No. 24-22.754), the Court of Cassation replied in the affirmative. Beyond the solution adopted, the decision seems to confirm the emergence of a more environmental approach to harassment at work. The facts: an employee witness to repeated acts. …