French Labor Law lawyer

Unfair dismissal, Labor Court proceedings (Conseil de prud'hommes), contractual termination, relations with staff representatives, Business and Social Council (CSE), trade unions, sexual harassment, mental harassment, discrimination...Our lawyers are renowned for their labor law technical skills and are regularly called for sensitive cases.

Skills

Our lawyers work in these areas:

What’s labor law?

Labor law lays down the rules applicable to employment contracts: conclusion of the contract, performance and termination of the employment contract.All in all, it governs the contractual relationship between an employee and his employer.

Labour law also includes important regulations relating to collective labour relations within the company, in particular through collective bargaining within the company, trade union action and staff representatives.

Labor law is constantly evolving field. As it is a technical and complex, the assistance of a specialised lawyer is essential.

Identifying, understanding and applying the many and regularly changing provisions of labor law is a time-consuming activity.On top of that, it involves a degree of risk, as employment legislation is becoming increasingly complex. What’s constant is, that it is necessary to preserve the quality of work relationships, which are essential to the company’s success. In the event of a dispute, but also to resolve any unsolved issue, calling on a lawyer specialising in labor law is often the best solution.

Service

In the event of litigation proceedings, the lawyers assist, advise and represent the client. Their aim is always to defend their client’s interests to the best of their ability, whether the client is an employee or an employer. They also provide legal assistance to those who need advice outside of professional disputes.

A lawyer’s first task is to advise his client. The main aim is to avoid any litigation. His knowledge of the rules laid down by law, collective bargaining agreements and case law enables him to help negotiate an amicable settlement. When you call on the services of a lawyer specialising in employment law, you can be sure of making fair and equitable decisions.

 

The Firm offers you a labor lawyer‘s assistance to answer your questions, especially in the management of your work relationships.

Our specialised lawyers assist you in:

  • Drafting employment contracts and assisting its evolution during its performance;
  • Securing the exercise of your disciplinary power, while complying with proceedings and delays;
  • Preparing and implementing contract termination proceedings contractual termination, gross misconduct dismissal, for incompetence, for economic reasons, etc.);
  • Preventing litigation risks;
  • Starting administrative procedures to obtain a self-employed status.
  • Reclassification of a service contract

Goldwin firm lawyers assist you in the labor relations and in collective negotiation, a development tool for your company :

  • Set up the Business and Social Council, define its operating mode and advise you on managing relations with its elected members;
  • Assist collective negotiations to conclude effective company agreements tailored to your company’s activity;
  • Provide guidance during company changes (transfer, restructuring, merger, receivership, etc.);
  • Prevent litigation risks.

The Firm advises you on your legal issues. Firstly, our lawyers will always try to find an amicable solution.

In the absence of a consensus of an agreement, the Firm will assist you to define the best defense strategy to choose, in order to assert your rights and interests before the competent court:

  • Labor Court litigation; (Conseil de prud’hommes)
  • Litigation before the social security court;
  • Technical – collective and individual – litigation;
  • Litigation before criminal courts.

Goldwin lawyers also assist employees in administrative procedures with their employers.

Our specialised lawyers in employment law advise you and represent you in litigation in the event of:

  • Work harassment;
  • Unfair dismissal;
  • Salary or overtime payment request;
  • Undeclared work;
  • Negotiation of contractual termination;
  • Defense before the Labor Court of Appeal; (Conseil de prud’hommes)
  • Failure to comply with employment contracts by the employer.

If you wish to take your case to the Prud’hommes court, we strongly advise you to find an Labor law lawyer beforehand.

If you use a lawyer who is an expert in the field, you can be sure of a shorter procedure and a greater chance of success.

Using the services of a labor lawyer is essential to preserve the durability of its activities in a company. The lawyer specialising in social and labor law has a broad remit.

He/she masters in:

  • Unfair dismissal;
  • Employment contract breach;
  • Harassment;
  • Work discrimination.

They trusted us

Brilliant team. It’s a pleasure to work with a skilled, efficient and reliable law firm. Cases are taken VERY seriously. Jonathan and his associates are extremely efficient. I highly recommend them.

Alexandre Chombeau

Maitre Jonathan Bellaiche, the firm founder, is more than a lawyer, he’s a strategist, a chess player with a long-term vision who anticipates everything.

Thanks to him and his team.

Yanis Abbas

Responsiveness, a sense of service, determination and mastery of the subject… proven on several cases.

François T.

A golden law firm! Maître Zahedi, Maître Bellaiche and all the firm’s associates make up a great team of efficiency, integrity, professionalism and responsiveness. It’s great to be able to count on professionals who are committed and exemplary, adapting to often tight deadlines. With this law firm you can sleep soundly and peacefully, I fully recommend it and would like to thank Maître Zahedi once again for his efficiency and exemplary handling of our case.

Cécile LEDUC

Very warm welcome. A very straightforward professional. Very attentive and selfless. Very efficient. Many thanks.

Philippe J.

Magnificent firm 100% success on my procedures

Alex A.

The Goldwin firm,
met my expectations in more than just a professional way, we’re talking human here. Not paternalistic, the firm was able to answer questions, without fault, in an honest way, and this without prejudice, by principle of the laws, by principle simply. Thank you for everything.

Aby Turpin