WearelookingforanexceptionalSeniorAssociateorCounseltojoinourmarketleadingSwitzerlandEmploymentpracticeinGeneva.
OurEmploymentteamworkswithourclientsonthefullrangeofdomesticandinternationalemploymentissues.Weworkwithabroadrangeofbluechipandglobalclientsacrossarangeofsectors,includingfinancialservices,insurance,IT,pharmaceutical,transport,consumerproducts,publishingandretail.Youareanexperiencedexpertwithpassionworkingformultinationalclientsassistingwithdomesticmattersaswellasworkingwithourcolleaguesacrosstheglobetoexpandrelationshipsandworkonglobalprojects. OurSwitzerlandteamconsistsofaPartner,twoCounselandanAssociate.WeworkcloselywithbothHRandin-houselegalteamsonday-to-dayemploymentmatters.Ourlawyersalsohaverecognizedleadingexpertiseindiscrimination,collectiverightsandworkplacechange(includingautomatictransfer,M&A,restructurings,outsourcing,collectiveconsultation,tradeunionissues,employmentbenefitsandglobalmobility),aswellasinemploymenttribunalsandappellatelitigation,anddataprivacy. Welookforexcellentacademicscoupledwithevidenceofgoodqualitytrainingandstrongemploymentexperiencegainedfromaleadingemploymentpractice. Thesuccessfulapplicantswillneedagoodcommercialmind-set,beastrongteamplayerandhavetheabilitytobuildexcellentrelationshipswithclients.
The Role:
Transactions:
* Advisingonwhenautomatictransferappliesandrelevantconsequences
* Advisingonautomatictransferinformationandconsultationrequirements
* Advisingonrelatedissues,forexample,protectionagainstdismissal,changingtermsandconditions,theelectionofworkerrepresentativesandprotectiveawards.
* Draftingandnegotiatingrelevantprovisions
* Generaltransactionalsupport
Redundancy:
* Advisingonwhenaredundancysituationarisesandproceduralrequirements,includingconsultationrequirementsinthecontextofindividualandcollectiveprocesses.
General advisory:
* Advisingonarangeofday-to-dayqueriesfromclients,including:advisingonterminationsandpreparingterminationdocumentation,draftingandnegotiatingsettlementagreements,disciplinaryandgrievanceprocedures,sicknessabsence,performancemanagement,whistleblowingissues,internalinvestigations,contractandpolicyreviewsanddataprotection.
Multi-jurisdictional projects:
* Leadingonglobalormulti-jurisdictionalprojectssuchasimplementingglobalorregionalHRprojectsandtransactions.
Litigation:
* Takingtheleadinmanagingemploymentrelatedclaims,includingstrategicandtacticaladvice,attendingandmanagingconciliationhearings,preparinglegalwritsandconsideringmeritsandsettlement.
Diversityisacentralpartofouridentity.Weactivelyvalueandpromotethediversityofouremployees.Ensuringequaltreatmentisourhighestpriority.Alldesignationsareintendedtoincludeallgenderidentities.
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