"They're trying to intimidate me": Former France Travail advisor accused of illegally practicing law
Yann Gaudin, dismissed for serious misconduct and insubordination in 2020 by Pôle emploi (now France Travail), had continued to support and assist job seekers. The Rennes Bar Council is taking him to court.
By Solenne DuroxFatigue in no way dampens his determination. Former Pôle emploi advisor turned whistleblower Yann Gaudin is accused of illegally practicing law. The Rennes Bar Council (Ille-et-Vilaine) has taken him to court. The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, July 8, before the Rennes Commercial Court. "They're trying to intimidate me, to suffocate me financially," says Yann Gaudin. An employee of the ANPE (National Employment Agency) and then Pôle emploi (now France Travail), the man was dismissed in 2020 for serious misconduct and insubordination by the institution. His superiors criticized his zeal, which too often led him to break the rules.
Hired in 2006, the Breton denounced massive dysfunctions in the payment of certain allowances, identified anomalies to the point of openly criticizing the public institution. In 2014, for example, he discovered by chance that intermittent workers, unlike those receiving benefits under the general scheme, did not receive the application file for specific solidarity aid, which deprived them of the payment of end-of-rights aid amounting to 324 euros. He then sent an email to the 8,000 Breton intermittent workers to inform them of their rights , which earned him the wrath of his management.
Le Parisien
