The Labour Law Department is dedicated to assisting companies and managers in employment law.
We assist our clients in the context of specific human resources needs (major restructuring projects - economic redundancies with PSE, PDV or staff transfer issues -, collective negotiations - NAO, working hours -, organisations in terms of working hours, a situation of moral or sexual harassment or discrimination, company, complex or high-risk litigation, status of your managers (employment contract/mandate, unemployment insurance, non-competition, deferred remuneration), recruitment of employees in France (for foreign companies), conflicts with trade union delegates or elected representatives or staff (strike), redundancy procedures, termination of contract, retirement, termination of trial period, work permits for foreign employees, non-competition clauses, intellectual property, geographical mobility, etc.), use of atypical forms of employment (e.g. employment contract, employment contract, etc.).), recourse to atypical forms of work: fixed-term contracts, temporary work, wage portage, freelancers, creation of employers' groups, etc.).
We also advise them on their daily needs (recommendations with legal risk assessment), or in exceptional situations (restructuring with collective redundancy plan, merger, acquisition or sale, transfer operation involving an autonomous economic entity, takeover of staff as part of a takeover bid for a company in receivership, social audit, etc.).
We defend our clients before the industrial tribunals (contesting dismissals, regularity of recourse to fixed-term contracts, harassment, discrimination, etc.), the criminal courts (prosecutions by the Public Prosecutor following reports drawn up by labor inspectorates or others), the High Court (in the context of disputes between our clients and the works council), the district court (contesting the appointment of union representatives, or disputes relating to professional elections), and the administrative courts (contesting the procedure for dismissing protected employees).
Our contacts are Human Resources Departments (all HR and operational staff), Legal Departments, General Management and Administrative and Financial Departments, Managing Directors or HR of English, American or German companies with subsidiaries or branches in France, foreign lawyers located in London, Madrid, Milan and New York.
