Following a complaint lodged by a same sex male couple who found their working hours had been altered when Leroy Merlin, the home improvement and gardening retailer learned of their relationship, the company chose to ignore recommendations by the Defender of Rights (Défenseure des droits ) to alter its practices. Consequently the Defender of Rights used its own power of last resort and ‘named and shamed’ the company vis-à-vis discrimination by requesting the case be published in the Official Journal.
On 12 September, the French Defender of Rights published a special report on the DIY chain Leroy Merlin, following a complaint lodged by male couple (former employees who worked in the same department). The company, having become aware of their relationship, had decided to modify their schedules so that they no longer worked together or took their rest days at the same time. This type of work organisation is a store policy, which the report notes neither the store nor the company higher up inte
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Antoine Piel
Section Head at Mind HR