Re: So much for EU workers protections then...
Re France Telecom, one should mention that the allegations and trial are obviously politically motivated and that in a common law jurisdiction the defence would have been able to file a motion dismissing the case - either pre-trial, or as soon as the trial started. The first question is actuarial: were there more than the expected number of suicides given the number of employees. (There were not. No case to answer.)