Employment & Social Security Law

Employment law touches every stage of the relationship between employer and employee - hiring, daily management, restructuring, and termination. Getting it

Employment & Social Security Law covers legal assessment, document preparation and implementation support in Europe. It is typically relevant to businesses, investors and organisations operating or transacting in one or more countries. The precise rules, competent authority and procedure depend on the subject matter, jurisdiction and facts, with EU and national law considered together.

Key points

  • Scope is determined by the specific service and countries involved.
  • EU law operates together with current national legislation.
  • Documents and contractual mechanisms are tailored to the facts and objectives.
  • Outcomes and timing depend on the parties, authorities and procedure involved.

Jurisdiction and applicable framework

The applicable framework depends on the subject of the service, governing law and countries in which the structure or transaction has effect. EU law and current national legislation are assessed together.

Employment law touches every stage of the relationship between employer and employee - hiring, daily management, restructuring, and termination. Getting it wrong costs money and management time. We advise HR departments, executives, and founders on individual and collective employment matters, social-security coordination, and workforce restructuring, ensuring compliance with mandatory protections while preserving operational flexibility.

We draft and review employment contracts, executive-service agreements, non-compete clauses, and employee-handbook provisions, ensuring enforceability and alignment with local mandatory minimums on notice, leave, working time, and severance.

In collective matters, we advise on works-council consultations, collective redundancies, and TUPE obligations. For internationally mobile employees, we navigate the social-security coordination rules to determine which country's system applies and secure the necessary A1 certificates.

What this includes

  • Employment-contract & executive-agreement drafting
  • Non-compete & restrictive-covenant advisory
  • Collective-redundancy & restructuring procedures
  • TUPE & business-transfer compliance
  • Social-security coordination for mobile workers
  • Workplace disputes & labour-court representation

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