Corporate relationsand Labour law
Cloix Mendès-Gil supports you in structuring, securing and steering your employment and labour relations matters, combining strategic advice, litigation expertise and risk prevention.
Describe my needOur support in labour law and industrial relations
HR advice and management of individual employment relations
Day-to-day human resources management calls for decisions that are swift, legally sound and tailored to the situation at hand.
We help you:
- secure the drafting and performance of employment contracts
- manage sensitive individual situations (disciplinary matters, termination, mobility, the status of senior executives)
- structure your remuneration and employee savings policies
- support your management decisions
Collective relations, social dialogue and the CSE (works council)
The collective framework of employment shapes working relationships within the company over the long term.
We help you:
- organise and secure social dialogue
- negotiate collective agreements suited to your needs
- manage relations with trade unions
- structure the operation of the Social and Economic Committee (CSE, the French works council)
- anticipate risks linked to social dialogue
Collective bargaining and trade union law
Collective bargaining is a strategic lever in managing organisational change.
We act to:
- prepare and conduct collective negotiations
- structure collective agreements (working time, remuneration, organisation)
- secure relations with social partners
- support you through deadlock or tension
Restructuring and complex transactions
Transformation projects (reorganisations, acquisitions, restructurings) carry major employment implications.
We help you:
- manage the employment aspects of M&A transactions
- structure and secure restructurings
- implement collective redundancy schemes (PSE, RCC, internal reorganisations)
- anticipate employment, legal and reputational risks
Employment litigation and dispute management
Employment disputes may involve individual or collective situations, sometimes with substantial stakes.
We act to:
- represent your interests before employment tribunals, and civil and administrative courts
- structure your litigation strategy
- manage collective disputes and complex litigation
- anticipate and limit litigation risk
Criminal labour law and specific risks
Certain situations expose the company and its directors to criminal liability.
We help you:
- prevent breaches of labour law (undeclared work, health and safety, harassment)
- manage criminal labour law proceedings
- secure subcontracting chains
- support directors in high-risk situations
Social security law and URSSAF audits
URSSAF audits and social security matters represent a significant risk for companies.
We help you:
- anticipate and prepare for audits
- secure your HR practices and social security filings
- challenge reassessments
- manage social security disputes
Internal investigations and management of sensitive situations
Workplace crises call for a structured, independent and legally robust approach.
We act as investigating lawyers to:
- conduct internal investigations (harassment, discrimination, whistleblowing alerts)
- establish the facts objectively within an adversarial process
- secure disciplinary decisions
- limit litigation and criminal risk
Prevention of occupational risks and workplace health
The prevention of occupational risks lies at the heart of an employer's obligations.
We help you:
- structure your prevention policies
- secure your health and safety obligations
- manage high-risk situations (workplace accidents, occupational illnesses)
- anticipate related litigation
Public sector and civil service matters
We also support public sector bodies with their employment-related issues.
We act in particular on:
- the management of public officials
- disciplinary matters
- collective relations within the civil service
- administrative litigation in employment matters
Your partners
Our vision of the lawyer's work by your side
Cloix Mendès-Gil supports private and public players in their strategic projects, sensitive situations and complex disputes. Companies, local authorities, institutions or entrepreneurs: we work at the heart of your challenges, with a comprehensive, operational approach.
We are a partner of private initiative and public action
We support companies, financial players, mixed-economy and social-economy structures, as well as the State and local authorities. This dual public/private culture allows us to understand your constraints and provide solutions suited to interlocking environments.
We approach advice, litigation and mediation as a single whole
We combine expertise in public and private law to handle each situation as a whole. Anticipating risks, structuring projects, securing decisions and managing disputes: our goal is to choose the most effective strategy to defend your interests.
We work according to a proven method
A lead partner steers each case and coordinates a team suited to your needs. We build mediation in as a strategic lever to preserve relationships, control costs and speed up resolutions, whenever it is relevant to do so.
We place mediation at the heart of our strategies
We place mediation at the heart of our strategies to foster effective, level-headed solutions. Led by partner-mediators in public and private law, it helps preserve relationships and control costs and timeframes. Far more than an alternative, it is a strategic tool we use with rigour.