Headed by a French labour law specialist, Lafourcade Avocats labour department provides support in all employment-law matters, both in an advisory capacity and in the event of litigation. 

In its advisory capacity, it has acquired solid experience in the field of industrial relations during national and cross-border restructuring plans (redundancies, outsourcing, changes to working conditions or working hours, trade disputes) and in questions relating to direct and indirect compensation policy (pension, health insurance, employee share ownership).

The firm's expertise also extends to managing relationships with individual employees (hiring, contracts, annual leave, sick leave, training, ending employment) and to issues relating to working conditions (health and safety, work organisation, social security, etc.). 

In addition, the skills base at Lafourcade Avocats enables it to assist CEOs in making decisions and defining strategies.

The firm is also experienced at managing communications in crisis situations.

Lastly, because employment law is a cross-cutting field, the firm has developed expertise in assisting with merger and acquisition operations (auditing, due diligence, managing the industrial-relations aspects of projects and their implementation) and in assisting companies in their dealings with government bodies (support during social-security audits, etc.) and public employment law (state liability in trade disputes, etc.).

For employment litigation, Lafourcade Avocats has experts in individual employment litigation (industrial tribunals), trade and electoral disputes (French Court of First Instance), criminal liability of corporations and their executives and social security (general disputes, social-security reassessments).

Please contact us for a confidential introduction meeting.  This introduction meeting (by skype, telephone or at our firm) is not charged.

See also the "legislation watch" area for various information about French employment law.