The race of Neymar Jr. has faced increasing challenges. Although he shone in teams such as Brazil, Barcelona and PSG, his recent move to Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia has generated controversy, criticized for prioritizing financial gains over sporting achievements. In addition, personal problems and recurring injuries have affected his performance. Currently, the footballer has been inactive since October due to a knee injury, and his return is not expected until the middle of next year. To complicate her situation, a former household employee in Paris has filed a legal complaint against her.
A domestic worker, also of Brazilian origin, filed a complaint with the French authorities against the famous soccer player. The woman stated that she worked for him for almost two years when she was at Paris Saint-Germain. The fact was made public this Wednesday, November 15, through the media Le Parisien.
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Why has Neymar been reported?
The woman claimed to have worked for the player without being discharged. The lawsuit was filed in a labor court on the outskirts of Paris, specifically in Saint-Germain, Laye. This legal action is due to the employment she had from January 2021 to October 2022, without having been officially registered, and for additional violations, according to French labor laws.
Likewise, within the details of the accusation, it is noted that the employee stated that she was forced to perform duties until fifteen days before she had her fourth child and that, shortly after that event, her job position was not restored. These details of the challenge were recorded by the woman’s lawyers, Caroline Toby and Vincent Champetier, in an official statement sent to the agency AFP.
What does the complainant demand of Neymar?
The woman is demanding an amount of 368,000 euros (around $399,000) from ‘Ney’. According to the French media cited, the complainant detailed that she worked daily, without rest, seven days a week. Furthermore, Neymar and his team paid him in cash. The employee also indicated that she was reproached for the exhausting pace she had to follow, she was not compensated for the extra hours worked, and she lacked health insurance and paid vacations.
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What evidence will they present against Neymar?
Always with information Le Parisian, the plaintiff establishes in her statement that she worked a working day of 9 hours a day from Monday to Thursday, and 6 hours on Fridays and Saturdays, while on Sundays she worked 7 hours. What was the payment amount? He was paid 15 euros per hour worked and double that on holidays. However, he did not receive a formal payment receipt, so he wrote down the hours worked in a notebook that he will present as evidence.
According to the woman’s lawyers, Neymar is also responsible for a “obvious violation of legal protection rules linked to maternity”. He fired her without prior notice to her after giving birth he left her “in total destitution, mainly due to their lack of registration in social services“, they expressed in an email. The lawyers also mentioned that, after going to the labor court, they are considering taking the case to criminal proceedings.
How was Neymar injured?
Neymar’s injury occurred at the end of the first half of the match (against Uruguay), when he collided with Nicolás de la Cruz and fell to the ground with obvious signs of pain in his left knee. The situation worsened when the Al-Hilal player had to be carried off the field in a cart, with tears in his eyes.
Later, after undergoing the corresponding tests, the sad news was confirmed: The Brazilian star suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left knee. Given this, he will have to undergo surgery and would not play for approximately 8 months.
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