Employment: Barcelona

Uría Menéndez is home to a highly regarded labour department, benefiting from significant experience in collective bargaining agreements and temporary layoffs. The team is equally adept at handling the employment aspects of corporate M&A transactions, including negotiating with unions over changes to labour conditions. Collective redundancies and employee transfers are also handled by the team. Furthermore, the firm often assists with contentious mandates related to dismissals, collective claims and health and safety standards as well as remuneration disputes. Uría Menéndez frequently acts for Spanish corporates from the retail and industrial sectors.