Labor Law

Our lawyers specialised in employment and social law can advise you on all legal aspects of your employment and human resources management. We offer tailored services to ensure that your business complies with the applicable legal requirements.

Our employment law services include:

• Drafting and reviewing of employment contracts: We assist you in drafting employment contracts that comply with legal requirements, taking into account the specifics of your industry.
• Management of collective labour relations: We assist you in your work with the social partners (works council, trade unions) and ensure compliance with labour law regulations.
• Advice on the conclusion, amendment and termination of employment contracts (dismissal, termination agreement, retirement): We guide you through all legal aspects and assist you in negotiations (e.g. non-compete clauses).
• Support during the execution of the employment contract: performance issues, disciplinary procedures, health and safety obligations, handling of accidents at work and occupational diseases, creating and updating of risk assessment documents (DUERP), management of psychological risks, internal harassment investigations, disability procedures.
• Drafting of company agreements and value-added systems: We can help you draft company agreements and implement profit-sharing, employee share ownership and savings plans in compliance with the law.

Our lawyers provide comprehensive support in all labour law disputes with employees or authorities before various courts and administrative bodies.

Our litigation services include:

• Pre-litigation phase: In order to resolve disputes as early as possible, we assist you in negotiations, in particular through discussions, settlements and out-of-court agreements.
• Disputes with authorities: We help you resolve conflicts with the Labour Inspectorate, Social Security (URSSAF) or Health Insurance (CPAM), to enforce your rights and contest decisions.
• Legal disputes: We guide you through the entire litigation process before the relevant authorities, such as labour courts, appeal courts and the social division of the court.

Corporate restructurings and social plans are complex challenges due to market developments and require careful and legally compliant handling. Our specialist lawyers can help you manage organisational change while safeguarding your interests and complying with the law.

Our restructuring and social plan services include:

• Assistance with the preparation of job protection plans (PSE): We help you design and implement job protection plans to comply with legal requirements and minimise social impact.
• Management of collective and individual redundancies: Our experts can help you manage collective or individual redundancies and ensure compliance to minimise legal risks.
• Negotiations with social partners: We can help you negotiate with employee representatives and trade unions in the event of restructuring or mass redundancies.
• Integration of labour law into restructuring strategies: We integrate labour law aspects into your restructuring, M&A or reorganisation strategies to ensure legal compliance and maintain social relations within your company.

Our social audits help you minimise legal risks and optimise the management of social relations within your organisation. Our expertise in labour law and human resources management enables us to provide a detailed analysis of your practices and legal obligations.

Our social audit services include:

• Compliance and contractual audits: We conduct a comprehensive audit to verify that your social and contractual practices comply with applicable laws and industry standards.
• Collective bargaining agreement reviews: We ensure that your company complies with applicable collective agreements and industry-specific regulations.
• Legal compliance review: We conduct thorough audits to ensure that your company is complying with legal requirements relating to working hours, gender equality, occupational health, working conditions and other social obligations.
• M&A due diligence: We help you conduct social due diligence in mergers and acquisitions to assess the social and legal risks associated with these transactions. Our social audits help you identify violations, implement corrective actions and safely optimise your human resources management.

We help companies and their talent move across borders to ensure smooth transitions and compliance with the laws of the various countries involved. Our experts can help you legally secure your international operations and optimise the legal, tax and social aspects.

Our cross-border mobility services include:

• Securing expatriation and assignment contracts: We help you draft and secure expatriation and assignment contracts to comply with local and international laws.
• Social security and tax optimisation: We provide best practice advice on optimising social security and tax arrangements for your expatriates, taking into account country-specific regulations.
• Cross-border home office advice: With the rise of cross-border home office, we help you structure solutions that comply with international social and tax laws to mitigate the risks associated with international assignments. We offer comprehensive expertise to help you manage your international mobility within a secure legal framework and optimise your global people management.

Coffra Group helps you outsource payroll and social compliance so you can focus on growing your business while complying with applicable laws. Our payroll experts ensure that your social and administrative obligations are met efficiently and legally.

Our outsourced payroll services include:

• Payroll preparation and security: We ensure that your payroll is prepared in accordance with legal and collective agreement changes, and that it is accurate and legally compliant.
• Regular legal monitoring and adjustment of payroll practices: Our experts continuously monitor your payroll practices to ensure they comply with the latest legal requirements.
• Management of social security and administrative declarations: We manage social security and administrative declarations related to payroll, such as URSSAF declarations, social security declarations (DSN) and other payroll-related obligations.
• Optimisation of social security contributions and management of benefits: We advise you on how to optimise social security contributions in compliance with the law and manage your benefits in order to maximise tax and social advantages for your company and your employees. Coffra group offers complete external management of payroll and social obligations to reduce the risk of non-compliance and increase payroll efficiency.

We can help you integrate Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) issues into your corporate social policy to enhance your company’s compliance and attractiveness. Our experts can help you implement responsible practices that meet social standards and contribute to your overall business performance.

Our CSR integration services include:

• Diversity and equality policy development: We can help you develop diversity policies and implement concrete measures to promote gender equality and the inclusion of people with disabilities and underrepresented groups.
• Assessing and improving working conditions: We conduct audits to assess and improve the working conditions in your organisation, focusing on the safety, well-being and satisfaction of your employees.
• CSR social compliance audits: We conduct CSR audits to verify your company’s compliance with social, environmental and ethical standards. We help you implement corrective actions and improve the social impact of your operations. Integrating CSR issues into your social policy ensures legal compliance, improves your brand image, attracts new talent and strengthens employee retention.

When faced with a report of psychological or sexual harassment, conducting an internal investigation cannot be improvised. It is a crucial lever that enables the employer to fulfil their legal obligations while protecting all employees. Methodological rigour, neutrality, confidentiality, traceability, and adherence to deadlines are its cornerstones, ensuring both its legal validity and effectiveness.

Our services in the field of internal investigations include:

• Conducting independent internal investigations: We carry out objective and structured investigations, ensuring neutrality, confidentiality, and respect for the rights of all parties involved.
• Legal and compliance support: We ensure that procedures comply with legal obligations and that a robust case file is prepared in the event of litigation.
• Protection of employees and the company: A properly conducted investigation safeguards potential victims, the individuals concerned, and the company itself by demonstrating compliance with the duty of care.
• Prevention of psychosocial risks: We provide support beyond crisis situations, helping implement a sustainable prevention policy: raising team awareness, training managers, continuously improving working conditions, and monitoring the workplace climate.
• Support from specialised lawyers: Our lawyers ensure the legal security of the process, respect for everyone’s rights, and the effectiveness of corrective measures.