Manel Hernández

Employment, Labour Relations, Collective Bargaining, Litigation, Occupational Risk Prevention, Equality Plans.

He advises national and international companies, financial institutions and public entities on all aspects of employment and labour relations, including strategic advice, collective negotiations, the design and implementation of occupational risk prevention and equality plans, and complex contentious matters. He also represents clients in labour litigation and social jurisdiction proceedings, acting on high‑impact disputes and collective conflicts.

Manel is a partner (since 2022) in Pérez-Llorca’s Employment practice. He has extensive experience in all areas of employment and labour relations, including legal proceedings, strategic advice on employment matters, collective bargaining, as well as the design and implementation of occupational risk prevention and equality plans. With nearly 30 years of professional experience, he has developed his career in reputable Spanish firms and major public institutions.

- 2008 Advanced Studies in Labour and Social Security Law, Universitat de Barcelona (UB)

- 2002 Master’s degree in the Management of Credit Institutions, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF)

- 1995 Degree in Law, Universitat de Barcelona (UB)

He works in Spanish, Catalan and English.

Manel has held leadership positions throughout his career, including serving as partner of a prestigious Spanish law firm, where he was a member of the Management Committee and Director of its Barcelona office. Previously, he worked in his own practice as well as at Caixa Catalunya, the Catalan Health Institute and the National Institute of Social Security.

In the academic field, he has been an associate lecturer in several renowned programmes, including the ESADE Master’s degree for Access to the Legal Profession, the Master’s degree in Employment Law Consultancy at the Universitat de Barcelona, and currently at the Universitat de Girona, where he has also taught in its Master’s programmes.

He is the author and co-author of specialised publications, including:

Author of El abogado en Sala: Particularidades del orden jurisdiccional social, Tirant Lo Blanch (2017)

Co-author of La nueva regulación del Trabajo a Distancia y el Teletrabajo, Ediciones Francis Lefebvre (2020)

The Barcelona Bar Association (ICAB)