​Abusive dismissal: GMS is ordered to pay 45 million, the management denounces an “unfair” decision 

  Condemned for abusive dismissal, the Groupe Médias du Sud (GMS) denounces an “unfair” decision by the court. Its spokesperson, Cheikh Tidiane Cissé, director of information, reviewed the difficulties encountered by the company in 2019 and accused former employees of manipulation. Le Groupe Médias du Sud (GMS) finds itself at the heart of a judicial litigation which is provoking strong reactions within the management. The company was recently ordered by the courts to pay more than CFA 45 million to three of its former employees for abusive dismissal. A decision deemed “unfair” and tainted with “manipulation” by the group’s leaders. In the face of the press, Cheikh Tidiane Cissé, director of information and spokesman for the GMS, a tenu à retracer les faits. According to him, the company’s difficulties date back to 2019, when the group’s YouTube channel, the main media showcase, had been suspended for three months.