Nos expertises
Employment law
Employment law
Making employment law a strategic tool to support corporate development is the ambition of UGGC Africa. Drawing on experience with international groups, SMEs, and public entities, the firm assists its clients in anticipating, negotiating, securing, and managing all employment-related issues they may face.
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS
Collecrtive bargaining helps adapt mandatory social rules to the specific needs of corporate projects, while ensuring smooths and constructive social relations
UGGC Africa assists its clients in structuring social dialogue, conducting meetings with employee representatives, and drafting collective agreements. Our firm also advises on wheter to continue or suspend negociations and supports the implementations of unilateral decisions when needed .
With a strong experience working with international group, SMEs and public entities, UGGC Africa supports its clients in all aspects of employment management : remuneration schems, employee saving plans, mandatory negociations, working time arrangements, reorganisations, relocations, collective redundancies, mergers and social gouvernance.
Individual employment relationships
UGGC Africa will assist its clients to determine individual employment rules in the company, taking into account the group’s history and culture (recruitment policy, contractual clauses, specific schemes applicable to company officers, termination of contractual relationship).
UGGC Africa advises on all aspects of
individual employment relations, from contract drafting to termination. The
firm secures employer decisions regarding disciplinary action, working time,
pay, and mobility.
It also provides expertise in managing specific employment statuses such as executive-level employees, protected employees, and expatriates or seconded staff.
Labour disputes
UGGC Africa assists and defends its clients in all their litigation situations.
Before industrial tribunals: contesting of employment termination, of contractual clauses, harassment or discrimination…
– Before lower or high courts: disputes about elections or trade union designations, UES (economic and social unit), interpretation of collective bargaining agreements or contesting of expert assessments.
– Before administrative courts, in partnership with lawyers of the public business law team: contesting of PSE (employment protection plan), protected employees.
– Before social security courts: contesting of industrial accidents, reassessments by the URSSAF (organizations in charge of collecting social security and family benefit contributions).
– Labour criminal law, to defend company officers as well as companies (health and safety, staff representative bodies, trade union law, harassment, discrimination, working hours…).
UGGC Africa represents clients before all social, civil, and criminal courts across the African continent, including specialised employment jurisdictions.
The firm is also recognised for handling complex collective litigation, including economic dismissals, disputes over professional elections, and industrial action.
