Mediapart and RMC Sport reveal a deleterious working atmosphere within the French Tennis Federation since Gilles Moretton took over as president two years ago.
Mediapart and RMC Sport have thus collected anonymous testimonies describing a “toxic” atmosphere and a “permanent malaise” within the French tennis body. An employee believing to be “the target of the day, the one who must be shot”. Common point of the two surveys: the worrying number of departures within the FFT. RMC Sport thus counts 130 departures (112 for Mediapart) out of more than 400 employees since the arrival at the presidency of Gilles Moretton two years ago for certain employees. The methods would have been brutal, according to the surveys with sudden internet cuts to tell employees that they were no longer wanted, but also a management that would have caused several burnouts. These numerous dismissals would have been accompanied by colossal checks to avoid legal attacks for unfair dismissal.
FFT executives describe in particular, “an president who refuses any debate after his speeches “, at the Superior Council of Tennis, body in principle of control and vigilance on the federal policy. The survey also highlights budgetary largesse and “missions generously granted”.