What we do, in practice.

01

Employment contracts and related formalities

From drafting the contract to the disciplinary code.

• Contracts for every professional category: executives, middle managers, office staff, manual workers, agents and freelance contractors
• Bespoke covenants: performance, non-compete, retention bonus, minimum tenure, confidentiality, inventions
• Disciplinary code and code of conduct
• Recruitment notices and competitive calls for public bodies and in-house companies

02

Managing the employment relationship

The life cycle of the relationship, from checking job classification to termination.

• Checking that the work performed matches the employee’s classification
• Disciplinary charges and proceedings, including arbitration
• Dismissals on objective grounds, individual and multiple
• Notices of dismissal for just cause
• Collective redundancies and notifications to the competent bodies
• Settlement agreements under Article 411 of the Italian Code of Civil Procedure

03

Work organisation

The structure behind the relationship: policies, protocols, organisation charts.

• Pay policies
• Company protocols and incentive agreements, individual and collective
• Functional and organisational charts
• Workforce plans for public bodies and in-house companies subject to public control
• Strategic advice on people management

04

Data protection and employment

The processing of staff data, from appointments to legal opinions.

• Privacy notices and documentation: appointments, data protection organisation charts, policies
• Analysis of data and legal obligations under employment and trade union law
• Opinions and advice

05

Remote working and other forms of employment

Agreements and protocols for work carried out away from the office.

• Drafting individual agreements
• Compliance checks against current legislation
• General protocols

06

Health and safety at work

Compliance duties and relations with the occupational physician.

• Analysis of general regulatory obligations
• Documentation and agreements between the company doctor and the employer
• Support in dealings with public authorities

07

Business transfers and contract changeovers

Extraordinary transactions seen from the employment side.

• Assessing the nature of the transaction and its employment consequences
• Impact on employment and agency relationships, social security contributions and pension positions
• Opinions on the employment aspects of M&A, restructuring and outsourcing
• Changes of contractor and contract handover records
• Transfer of employment contracts
• Collective redundancies, wage guarantee schemes, solidarity contracts, FIS

08

Litigation and court proceedings

Proceedings, from the preliminary assessment to the hearing.

• Representation at every stage and level before Employment Tribunals, Courts of Appeal and the Court of Cassation
• Drafting pleadings: briefs, notes, appeals, statements of defence
• Preparing cases and building the defence with clients and other professionals
• Proceedings before the Court of Auditors and the criminal courts on employment matters
• Attendance at hearings and related work

09

Trade union law

Negotiations, from preparation to signature.

• Negotiation of national and company-level collective agreements
• Local derogation agreements (“accordi di prossimità”)
• Developing negotiation and management strategy
• Representation before the authorities overseeing strikes in essential public services
• Information and consultation procedures