Employment law - Social welfare law

• All
• Partner
• Associate
• Legal advisor

Julie LAYAT

Jessica NEUFVILLE

Caroline MO

Marion STOFATI

Pape Moussa NDIAYE

Pierre ROQUECAVE

Elsa LEDERLIN

Pierre SPINOSI

Philippe PACOTTE

Raphaëlle LEROY

Camille ROUSSET

Stéphanie DAGUERRE

Delphine BRETAGNOLLE

Marion GRENERON

The "Employment Law – Social Welfare Law” department advises companies and not-for-profit organisations on their daily strategic decision making in the fields of employment law, social security and supplementary health insurance coverage.

It proposes pragmatic social engineering solutions adapted to the specific requirements of each structure, working beyond the mere implementation of laws and regulations. The team’s dynamic approach gives real added value, including in moments of crisis, the aim being to reconcile the business needs each structure with their legal duties.

The "Employment Law – Social Welfare Law" department offers the following services :

Advice on :

• workplace relations,
• employment law audits (on prevention and compliance issues and prior to purchase),- collective relations (negotiations with the trade unions, running of staff representative bodies, working hours, GPEC, employee savings, health and safety at work, etc.),
• company restructuring and reorganisation,
• job preservation plans,
• supplementary health insurance coverage,
• international mobility.

Pre-litigation :

• out of court negotiations to settle individual disputes and class actions,
• arbitration and mediation.

Litigation :

• individual and collective,
• work accident and occupational disease, disablement,
• criminal liability of the employer,
• staff representation (elections and appointment ; requests for the permission to make redundancies and business transfers, etc.),
• URSSAF (the social security contribution collection office) adjustments.

The “Employment Law – Social Welfare Law” department is headed by 3 partners : Delphine BRETAGNOLLE, Philippe PACOTTE and Camille ROUSSET.

The team works in close collaboration with all of the other departments, in particular the “Company Law – Mergers & acquisitions” and “Not-for-profit organisations” departments.

Rankings of the department

• LEGAL 500 EMEA 2020 : Employment, tier 4.
• LEGAL 500 Paris 2020 : Employment, tier 4.

• Décideurs :
  • Law firm – France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) – Excellent
  • Collective bargaining & labour relations – Highly regarded 2/2
  • Criminal labour law – Highly regarded 2/2
  • Social security – Highly regarded