Labour relations and employee protection

pdf version  We place at our clients disposal our expertise in business law and labour law, which enables us to grasp a company's labour issues, using a cross-disciplinary approach. We provide legal advice and handle litigation matters, and assist our clients in managing individual and collective labour relations and in drafting contracts. We are at our clients' disposal to anticipate labour issues raised by external growth transactions or an intra-group restructuring.  EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE:

Managers and company officers

 Labour and tax laws applicable to company officers and company founders; concurrently holding employment and a corporate office; criminal liability of company officers; management of industrial risks, health and safety issues and delegations of powers; concurrently holding employment and receiving a retirement pension
 Handling the termination and suspension of corporate officers' employment agreements

Employment agreements

 Drafting agreements and handling the termination thereof; amendments to terms and conditions or employment agreements; length of the work week issues
 Handling of legal, labour and tax issues raised by termination on personal or economic grounds, individual or collective terminations, negotiated terminations and settlements
 Status of sales representatives

Labour issues associated with restructurings

 Labour due diligence
 Information/consultation of employees
 Transfers of employment agreements (Article L. 122-12 of the French Labour Code)
 Harmonisation of collective bargaining agreements

Corporate groups

 Legal and labour issues associated with seconded and expatriate employees; international mobility and employee lending agreements
 Handling of issues relevant to economic and social units
 Management of organisational charts

Labour relations

 Calculation of employee numbers and management of thresholds; rights of employee representatives and collective conflicts; employee elections
 Setting up employee representative institutions and management of employer's obligations
 Handling issues such as unfitness to work, illness or absences
 Sanctions and disciplinary proceedings
 Internal rules and regulations

Personal data and individual freedom

 Law governing handling of personal data and employers' obligations
 Data processing charter

Employee savings plans

 Profit sharing; employee shareholding
 Company savings plans
 Independent subscription warrants; subscription warrants for company founders; preference shares; stock options; free shares

Litigation

 Litigation arising from termination of employment agreements and settlements
 Risk management and handling of employment criminal law litigation; criminal liability of the employer and its delegates
 Handling of collective conflicts
 Disputes with the Social Security Agency (URSSAF)
 Employees' inventions

PARTNERS:

 Tamar LOUBATON
 Jean-Pierre FOURRIER