Labour and employment law
Bersay & Associés counsels clients in labour law, for both collective and individual matters, as well as in Social Security law and criminal matters in the employment context.
Our lawyers are particularly involved in the following areas:
Collective matters
- Setting up of institutions for employee representation (organizing elections, election disputes, etc.);
- Industrial and labour relations law; negotiating with trade unions;
- Relations with work inspectors, government labour authorities and social security agencies;
- Restructuring and collective redundancies, both in an advisory capacity and in litigation;
- Ensuring the application of the 35-hour work week law in France;
- Setting up employee profit-sharing and incentive plans;
- Advice and litigation linked to strike settlement.
Individual matters
- Drafting employment contracts;
- Advice relating to the modification of employment contracts;
- Implementing procedures for individual dismissals;
- Negotiation and drafting of settlement agreements;
- Disputes concerning the interpretation, performance and/or breach of employment contracts.
Criminal labour law
- Unlawful lending of workforce, subcontracting;
- Concealed work;
- Interference with institutions of employee representation;
- Violations of legal working periods;
- Violations of safety and hygiene regulations;
- Work-related accidents;
- All other violations of work laws for which the company, its officers and/or its directors may be held criminally liable.