US EditionFrench Court Convicts Ex-Ubisoft Bosses for Workplace Harassment
ÎLE-DE-FRANCE, FRANCE, JUL 2 – Three former Ubisoft executives received suspended prison sentences and fines for enabling a workplace culture of sexual and psychological harassment, according to a French court ruling.
- A French court sentenced three former Ubisoft executives to suspended prison terms for fostering a culture of sexual and psychological harassment at the company.
- Thomas Francois received a suspended three-year term for attempted sexual assault.
- Serge Hascoet received an 18-month suspended sentence for psychological harassment.
- A lawyer for the civil parties viewed the ruling as a victory against workplace harassment.
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‘Toxic culture’: Ex-Ubisoft bosses get suspended jail terms for workplace harassment
BOBIGNY (France), July 3 — A French court sentenced three former Ubisoft executives on Wednesday to suspended prison terms for enabling a culture of sexual and psychological harassment at the gaming giant. Thomas Francois, a former editorial vice president who was also convicted on a charge of attempted sexual assault, received the heaviest sentence of a suspended three-year term. Among the three defendants, he faced the most damning allegations…
Three former Ubisoft executives are convicted of sexual and psychological harassment
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