The Orpea case is enriched with a new file.

Based on the revelations of the book-investigation

Les Fossoyeurs

, the CFDT Santé-sociaux filed a criminal complaint against X with the Nanterre public prosecutor's office for five offenses relating in particular to employment contracts and union life within the group of Orpea private nursing homes.

These five offenses targeted by this complaint filed by the CFDT Social Health Federation are: "hidden work", "abusive use of fixed-term employment contracts", "fraud", "union discrimination" and "obstructing union practice" .

At the end of June, the CGT had already filed a criminal complaint against Orpea and its "house union" Arc-en-Ciel for seven offenses, including "union discrimination".

In a separate civil procedure, the CGT, the CFDT and FO asked the courts on June 23 to cancel the professional elections within Orpea, which they consider to have been manipulated by the management.

The local court of Puteaux, where Orpea has its headquarters, will deliver its decision on September 12.

In 2019, Arc-en-Ciel won 24 staff representative seats out of 35 within the CSE.

Forty complaints from families of residents

In criminal matters, Orpea has also been targeted since February by a preliminary investigation on suspicion of "forgery and use of forgery" and breach of labor legislation.

For its part, the government issued, at the end of March, a report to the justice causing, at the end of April, the opening of a preliminary investigation for institutional mistreatment and financial offenses.

This survey was joined to that of February.

The investigators are also digging into more than forty complaints, the majority of which were filed collectively in early April by families of nursing home residents, who accuse Orpea of ​​"endangering the lives of others" and of " manslaughter ".

This nationwide investigation gave rise to “several hearings” according to the prosecution, then to “about fifteen searches”, on June 8, at the group's headquarters and in several Orpea establishments.

At the same time, a separate preliminary investigation was opened in mid-May in Nanterre, in particular for abuse of corporate assets, after a complaint by Orpea against X.

Company

Orpea case: An audit partially confirms the accusations against the group

Justice

Orpea case: The Ehpad group sentenced for negligence after the death of a patient

  • Company

  • Orpea case

  • Union

  • CFDT

  • CGT

  • Court