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[France] Employee ordered to do nothing for 20 years at full pay sues ex-employer [France] Employee ordered to do nothing for 20 years at full pay sues ex-employer
Ex-Orange Mobile employee Laurence Van Wassenhove may have been living some people's dream by getting paid to do nothing, but...
08
Aug
2025
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