Apr 7, 2014
Bonneville (France) (AFP) - French prosecutors on Monday called for a year sentence and a fine of 10,000 euros for a British ski instructor charged with teaching without proper qualifications in one of France's poshest ski resorts. The case against Simon Butler, who has been a ski instructor in the French Alps for more than 30 years, goes to the heart of Europe's labour laws and has sparked outrage in his native country. Despite having the highest-rated British ski instructor's licence, Butler has stubbornly refused to obtain qualifications needed to teach in France, in the face of repeated convictions and fines. Source: AFP