The firm is aware of the importance of finding alternative solutions in dispute resolution and has developed its mediation practice. It is particularly well-versed in dealing with psychosocial risks and it promotes arbitration, providing an alternative to the current congestion in the labor courts.
The employment and labor law team also leads many training sessions on behalf of legal organizations and publishers. In addition to offering monthly information breakfast meetings, it also provides its clients with a customized, in-house training program in its role as a training provider.
Key areas
Individual and collective high-risk litigation in the courts:
- Conseil de Prud’hommes (labor litigation tribunal)
- Tribunal de Grande Instance (district court)
- Tribunal d’Instance (civil court)
- Commission Arbitrale des Journalistes (arbitration commission for journalists)
- Cour d’Appel (court of appeals)
Collective bargaining and relations with employee representatives
- Restructuring, reorganizations, mergers, business transfers, employment protection plans, strategic workforce planning, assistance during agreement negotiations, project management
Union law
- Implementation and guidance for relations with employee representation bodies
- Election and union representative appointment disputes
Criminal labor law
- Daily advice and assistance in crisis situations: strikes
- Compliance with legislation on work time, undeclared work, illegal work and improper subcontracting
- Occupational health and safety
- Psychosocial risks: sexual harassment and bullying in the workplace
- Discrimination
- Workplace accidents
Labor due diligence and advice on M&A transactions and intra-group restructuring
Training
- Certified training provider
- Training sessions on behalf of legal organizations and publishers
