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- Assisting around a hundred companies with disputes before the labor courts (banks, industrial companies, pharmaceutical groups, private clinics, telecommunications companies, audiovisual companies, agri-food companies, energy companies, hotel companies, transport and transit companies, etc.).
Activities:
- Management of labor disputes; assistance to the Human Resources Department in formalizing employment contracts, risk prevention, appearances before the Labor Inspectorate and the Labor Directorate;
- Drafting of amicable separation protocols before the Labor Inspectorate and representation before the Industrial Tribunal in the event of unfair dismissal.
- Defending the customer’s interests in employment disputes before the employment tribunals
Client: Industrial company (confidential)
Activities:
- Management of labor disputes;
- Answering any questions from the human resources department or any other department;
- Securing all of the client’s processes: employment contracts, risk prevention;
- Drafting of amicable termination protocols before the labor inspectorate and the industrial tribunal in the event of redundancy.
- Legal advice and assistance in employment law matters
Client: Port company (confidential)
Activities:
- Legal assistance and advice, redundancy procedure;
- Legal assistance and advice, procedure for dismissal of the Managing director for serious misconduct.
- Legal advice and assistance in employment law matters
Client: Distribution company, supermarket chains (confidential)
Activities:
- Legal advice and assistance in employment law, drafting of disciplinary sanctions, warning letters, termination of contract for serious misconduct, failure to provide customer service, etc.
- Creation of a local company and legal assistance in employment law matters
Client: Duty Free Shop (confidential)
Activities:
- Drafting employment contracts, amending contracts in line with local legislation, etc.
- Legal assistance in a labour dispute between an electricity production company and some of its employees
Client: Electricity production company (confidential)
Activities:
- Legal assistance and advice in connection with employee dismissal proceedings, a writ of summons to contest the assignment of a seizure claim and subsequent release.
- Financing of an agricultural business by an investment fund
Client: A European investment company (confidential)
Activities:
- Due diligence of the target company (corporate, social, tax, commercial); Drafting of a memorandum on the following aspects: Land tenure and property rights, Legislation on the use of water in agriculture, Regulation of the agricultural sector, Guarantee/credit enhancement.
- Assisting companies with social and human resources issues
Client: Companies in various sectors (confidential)
Activities:
- Assistance in labour law matters in the context of various procedures and for various business sectors. In-depth knowledge of labour law regulations and collective agreements applicable in Côte d’Ivoire;
- Review of employment contracts in Côte d’Ivoire (fixed-term, open-ended, expatriate);
- Drafting of legal opinions on labour law in Côte d’Ivoire (regulatory framework of labour law applicable to nationals vs. framework applicable to foreigners; categories of employment and their determination (e.g. status, employment contract, etc.); remuneration; trial periods; notice periods; overview of all legal requirements applicable to wages, taxes, skills development, local content requirements, etc.; basic conditions of employment (working hours, etc.), remuneration;
- Assistance with and drafting of legal memoranda relating to redundancy for economic reasons; assistance with the framework for transferring employees in the event of a change of control of the company.