Arnaud Parreaux lost case defending rogue employer
Sun, 12 Oct 2025
Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock.
Conflict of Interest disclaimer: the author has resided in Switzerland, he has taken the Swiss citizenship oath and, from time to time, been party to legal and contractual relationships involving parties referenced in the JuristGate reports. The nature of these relationships is often declared within the research reports although we can't rule out the possibility some relationships or influences have not been explicitly itemized within every report.
Publicity from Parreaux, Thiébaud & Partners claimed the firm works for the underdog. Cross border workers from France, the Frontaliers, are frequently victims of exploitation in Switzerland. The Swiss jurists at Parreaux, Thiébaud & Partners explicitly promised to help Frontaliers.
Searching records from the Swiss Federal Tribunal, we could only find one case where the name Parreaux is mentioned. The jurist for the case was Arnaud Parreaux, who was listed as a member of the team in Parreaux, Thiébaud & Partners / Justicia SA.
Reading the judgment, we see that an employer was penalized for underpayment of workers in Geneva. The employer decided to appeal the decision to the Swiss Federal Tribunal. Arnaud Parreaux was not representing the workers, he was representing the employer.
In other words, their promise to represent Frontaliers was just another lie.
Moreover, the rogue employer was an insurance sales office with five employees. The employer claimed the employees were really independent agents who were provided with desks where they could come and work for their clients. The canton and the tribunals felt that this arrangement was a sham and the employees had been underpaid by twenty thousand Swiss francs.
The Swiss Federal Tribunal was not convinced by the arguments of Arnaud Parreaux. He lost the case and the punishment from the cantonal tribunal was upheld by the Federal tribunal.
Search the judgments of the Swiss Federal Tribunal online.
In the search box, type the name "parreaux".
The result is a single case: 20.03.2024 2C 137/2024: penalty for failure to respect minimum salary. (Amende pour non respect du salaire minimum).
2C_137/2024
Arrêt du 20 mars 2024
IIe Cour de droit public
Composition
Mmes et M. les Juges fédéraux
Aubry Girardin, Présidente,
Ryter et Kradolfer,
Greffier : M. Dubey.Participants à la procédure
A.________ Sàrl,
représentée par Me Arnaud Parreaux, avocat,
recourante,contre
Service cantonal de l'inspection et des relations du
travail de la République et du canton de Genève,
rue des Noirettes 35, 1227 Carouge GE,
intimé.Objet
Amende pour non respect du salaire minimum,recours contre l'arrêt de la Cour de Justice du canton de Genève (2e Section) du 30 janvier 2024 (ATA/117/2024).
Conflict of Interest disclaimer: the author has resided in Switzerland, he has taken the Swiss citizenship oath and, from time to time, been party to legal and contractual relationships involving parties referenced in the JuristGate reports. The nature of these relationships is often declared within the research reports although we can't rule out the possibility some relationships or influences have not been explicitly itemized within every report.