Uría Menéndez, Employment | Chambers Europe Profile

About

Provided by Uría Menéndez

We take an all-encompassing and cohesive approach to employment-related issues, always pursuing the best overall result for our clients’ human capital.

Our specialist lawyers use their comprehensive understanding of business, academic vocation and first-hand experience in the labour and social security authorities to support the human resources departments of large and medium-sized companies in all aspects of employment and social security law:

- Drafting and negotiating employment contracts and senior executive contracts.
- Collective bargaining.
- Redundancy procedures and temporary layoffs and working time reductions, substantial modifications of working conditions and updating of collective bargaining agreements.
- Individual and collective judicial proceedings before all branches of the courts.
- Designing remuneration schemes, pension plans and supplementary benefits.
- Acceptable-use policies for digital devices, video surveillance and “digital disconnection” policies.
- Codes of conduct and investigations into psychological, sexual and gender-based harassment.
- Occupational hazards prevention.

We also advise on employment issues that arise in the context of mergers, acquisitions, transfers of undertakings and outsourcing.

Chambers Review

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Employment: Elite - Spain

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Across its various offices in Spain, Uría Menéndez houses a highly reputed employment practice. Prominent domestic and international corporates from the transportation, banking and public sectors seek the firm's advice on collective redundancy procedures, bargaining agreements and workforce restructurings. The team is additionally well equipped to handle terminations of executives' contracts, often involving court and out-of-court negotiations. Litigation in front of the nation's highest courts also falls within Uría Menéndez's expertise. Clients likewise benefit from the firm's extensive experience in handling labour inspectorate investigations and infringement proceedings that often deal with complex questions as to the employment status of workers. Another strength is in employment law questions pertaining to M&A transactions.

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Work Highlights

Provided by Uría Menéndez

Uría Menéndez represented Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcon in an unfair dismissal claim before Spanish courts.

Strengths

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"Speed and excellence define this law firm. They have a quick response capacity and absolute availability."