{"id":29188,"date":"2026-09-29T14:55:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T12:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voltaire-avocats.com\/retrocommissions-occultes-quand-servir-ses-interets-personnels-suffit-a-prouver-lintention-de-nuire\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T14:55:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T12:55:54","slug":"retrocommissions-occultes-quand-servir-ses-interets-personnels-suffit-a-prouver-lintention-de-nuire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voltaire-avocats.com\/fr\/retrocommissions-occultes-quand-servir-ses-interets-personnels-suffit-a-prouver-lintention-de-nuire\/","title":{"rendered":"Quand servir ses int\u00e9r\u00eats personnels au pr\u00e9judice de son employeur suffit \u00e0 prouver l&rsquo;intention de nuire pour retenir la faute lourde"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">La d\u00e9monstration de l\u2019intention de nuire peut \u00eatre un obstacle pour l&#8217;employeur qui licencie un salari\u00e9 pour faute lourde.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Dans un arr\u00eat r\u00e9cent, la Cour de cassation rappelle ce qu\u2019il convient d\u2019entendre par intention de nuire du salari\u00e9 au pr\u00e9judice de son employeur, tout en faisant preuve d\u2019une interpr\u00e9tation \u00e9largie de cette notion au regard des circonstances de cette esp\u00e8ce (Cass. soc. 11 septembre 2026, n\u00b025-13.697).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Au cas particulier, pendant pr\u00e8s de quatre ans, un directeur commercial a encaiss\u00e9 chaque mois 1 % des commissions de deux agents commerciaux et, en contrepartie, ceux-ci gardaient ou \u00e9tendaient leur client\u00e8le. Finalement inform\u00e9 de ces faits, l\u2019employeur a licenci\u00e9 ce directeur commercial pour faute lourde.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Pour contester cette mesure de licenciement et la d\u00e9cision des juges du fond l\u2019ayant valid\u00e9, le salari\u00e9, au soutien de son pourvoi, s&rsquo;est appuy\u00e9 :<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ql-align-justify\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">sur le non-lieu rendu en mati\u00e8re p\u00e9nale,&nbsp;au motif que les agents avaient accept\u00e9 la r\u00e9trocession, ce qui \u00e9cartait le chantage vis\u00e9 dans la lettre de licenciement,<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ql-align-justify\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">et sur l\u2019absence de d\u00e9monstration de l&rsquo;intention de nuire pour pouvoir retenir la faute lourde qui lui \u00e9tait reproch\u00e9e.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Dans son arr\u00eat du 11 septembre 2026, la Cour a rejet\u00e9 la position du salari\u00e9 et son pourvoi (Cass. soc. 11 septembre 2026, n\u00b025-13.697).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">La Haute juridiction a d\u2019abord rappel\u00e9 la d\u00e9finition classiquement retenue de l&rsquo;intention de nuire, supposant la volont\u00e9 du salari\u00e9 de porter pr\u00e9judice \u00e0 l&#8217;employeur et ne d\u00e9coulant pas du seul fait d&rsquo;avoir commis un acte pr\u00e9judiciable \u00e0 l\u2019entreprise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Puis, elle a valid\u00e9 le raisonnement des juges du fond qui avaient relev\u00e9 que le salari\u00e9 avait d\u00e9tourn\u00e9 ses fonctions pour mettre en place, \u00e0 l\u2019insu de son employeur, un syst\u00e8me d&rsquo;enrichissement personnel, et que la client\u00e8le \u00e9tait attribu\u00e9e selon des crit\u00e8res \u00e9trangers \u00e0 l&rsquo;int\u00e9r\u00eat de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 concern\u00e9e, de sorte qu\u2019en faisant passer ses int\u00e9r\u00eats avant ceux de l&rsquo;entreprise, il avait agi avec une intention de nuire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Ainsi, l&rsquo;intention de nuire peut se d\u00e9duire de circonstances objectives, en l\u2019occurrence ici un syst\u00e8me occulte, install\u00e9 dans la dur\u00e9e, qui profite au salari\u00e9 au d\u00e9triment de l&rsquo;entreprise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">L&rsquo;enjeu est important, puisque la faute lourde permet d&rsquo;engager la responsabilit\u00e9 p\u00e9cuniaire du salari\u00e9 envers son employeur.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courdecassation.fr\/decision\/6aa3c801195da062e02f2e5b?search_api_fulltext=%2011%20septembre%202026%20n%C2%B025-13.697&amp;op=Rechercher&amp;date_du=&amp;date_au=&amp;judilibre_juridiction=all&amp;previousdecisionpage=&amp;previousdecisionindex=&amp;nextdecisionpage=&amp;nextdecisionindex=\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.courdecassation.fr\/decision\/6aa3c801195da062e02f2e5b?search_api_fulltext=%2011%20septembre%202026%20n%C2%B025-13.697&amp;op=Rechercher&amp;date_du=&amp;date_au=&amp;judilibre_juridiction=all&amp;previousdecisionpage=&amp;previousdecisionindex=&amp;nextdecisionpage=&amp;nextdecisionindex=<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La d\u00e9monstration de l\u2019intention de nuire peut \u00eatre un obstacle pour l&#8217;employeur qui licencie un salari\u00e9 pour faute lourde. &nbsp; 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