Employment law, social law
Our specialized lawyers

ADER JOLIBOIS Law Firm offers its clients, whether companies or employees, a comprehensive range of legal services covering all aspects of individual and collective labor relations:

• Drafting employment contracts, converting fixed-term contracts to indefinite-term;
• Dismissals, mutual terminations;
• Discrimination, moral and sexual harassment;
• Professional and non-professional unfitness;
• Compensation, working hours, overtime, and undeclared work;
• Election of personnel representatives (Workplace Health and Safety Committee, union delegates), relations with employee representative bodies;
• Mandatory annual negotiations (NAO), working hours, gender equality at work, quality of work life;
• Compensation policies, profit-sharing, employee shareholding, welfare and retirement schemes;
• Workplace hygiene, safety, and health: single document for the assessment of occupational risks (DUERP), psychosocial risks, etc.;
• Voluntary departure plans;
• Social management of restructurings, mergers, acquisitions, and business transfers (M&A), social due diligence and compliance audits;
• Status of corporate officers, criminal liability of directors, management of the employer’s inexcusable fault;
• Movement of workers, expatriation.

An In-depth Knowledge of Corporate Human Resources Management Needs

Through the diversity of cases handled, the labor law attorneys at ADER JOLIBOIS have achieved technical excellence and a robust understanding of the corporate world and its human resources management needs. They are thus able to anticipate the search for pragmatic and reliable legal solutions, in a social landscape where issues are numerous and complex.

Companies face a rapidly evolving world of work: skill development, reduction in working hours, a growing desire to balance professional and personal life, autonomy, and the emergence of new forms of work (freelance, nomadism, salary portage, shared time, intrapreneurship, teleworking, etc.), as well as the digitalization of processes.

The initiatives related to corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the digitalization of processes have accelerated.

Now, all companies integrate social, environmental, and economic concerns into their activities and their interactions with stakeholders.

Leading the Social Law department, Jocelyne Clerc works with leaders and executives from companies across all sectors of activity, from industry to services, including distribution, commerce, or media, addressing all issues related to the lives of employees and Works Councils (IRP).

Her action is in line with the values of ADER JOLIBOIS: a strong ethic, listening and attention to others, as well as a concern for well-done work which enables better anticipation of risks, their prevention, and a commitment to long-term engagement.

Extensive Experience in Labor Courts and Other Civil, Administrative, or Criminal Jurisdictions

Thanks to their experience with labor courts and national civil, administrative, or criminal jurisdictions, ADER JOLIBOIS lawyers can provide advisory and litigation services on issues related to human resource management in companies, workplace safety and health, or relationships with employee representative bodies.

Proactive Regulatory Monitoring They offer reliable and high-quality legal services, especially to Human Resources Directors, both in developing and implementing an HR strategy aligned with the company’s overall strategy and in dealing with the Labor Inspectorate.

Moreover, social law attorneys benefit from the support of other ADER JOLIBOIS lawyers specialized in corporate law, commercial and competition law, or tax law, enabling them to address all corporate issues and offer a comprehensive range of services.