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Labor Law Services
Employment relationships require legal solutions that combine technical rigor, strategic vision, and a deep understanding of people and organizations.
At Michavila Acebes Abogados, we help companies, executives, and employees face the challenges of people management, collective bargaining, corporate reorganization processes, and labor dispute resolution with legal certainty and strategic vision.
Strategic Labor Law Consulting for Companies
We support national and international companies in the day-to-day management of their employment relationships and in making strategic decisions that impact the organization, providing legal advice aligned with their business objectives and aimed at ensuring legal certainty, preventing contingencies, and minimizing labor-related legal risks.
We provide specialized advice on:
- Employment contracts, design of compensation policies and incentive systems, negotiation and drafting of employment agreements, as well as advice on special employment relationships.
- Senior management, including golden parachute clauses, non-compete agreements, confidentiality, and variable compensation.
- Geographic and functional mobility, substantial modifications to working conditions, and internal flexibility measures.
- Management of disciplinary processes, individual dismissals, and contract terminations.
- Contracting and subcontracting, illegal assignment of workers, and business succession.
- Social Security and worker classification.
- Working hours, time tracking, vacations, leave, sabbaticals, and work-life balance measures.
- Preparation of highly complex labor law reports.
- Occupational Risk Prevention: obligations regarding health and safety at work, risk management, workplace accidents, and representation before the Labor Inspectorate.
- Design, implementation, and supervision of Labor and Social Compliance programs.
- Specialized training for executives, HR departments, and staff.
Labor litigation and procedural defense
We represent companies and professionals in highly complex labor proceedings, designing procedural strategies aimed at protecting their interests and achieving results.
Our experience includes:
- Defense before Labor Courts, High Courts of Justice, the National Court, and the Supreme Court.
- Individual and collective labor conciliation and mediation (SMAC, CMAC, SIMA, and equivalent bodies).
- Legal assistance before the Labor and Social Security Inspectorate, including requirements, infringement reports, and sanctioning proceedings.
Collective labor relations and corporate restructuring
We provide advice on business transformation processes and the management of collective labor relations, minimizing risks and facilitating balanced solutions for organizations.
Our areas of intervention include:
- Temporary Layoff Plans (ERTE).
- Collective Redundancy Procedures (ERE).
- Collective substantial modifications of working conditions.
- Negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and company agreements.
- Processes for the non-application of collective bargaining agreements.
- Corporate reorganization, outsourcing, and restructuring procedures.
- Management, resolution, and defense of collective disputes.
Labor, Social, and Sustainability Compliance
We help organizations identify, prevent, and manage labor and social risks, ensuring regulatory compliance and strengthening their governance systems, corporate culture, and business sustainability.
Our services include:
- Legal-labor audits and labor due diligence, aimed at verifying the level of compliance with labor, Social Security, equality, and occupational risk prevention regulations.
- Design, implementation, and review of Labor and Social Compliance programs, tailored to the specific needs and risks of each organization.
- Equality plans, pay audits, adaptation to the pay transparency directive, diversity and inclusion plans, and protocols for the prevention of and response to harassment.
- Formalization of internal processes and development of mandatory and voluntary protocols regarding labor and human resources.
- Design and implementation of corporate policies, internal codes, and operating procedures, aligned with best practices in corporate governance and regulatory compliance.
- Internal investigations, including those resulting from whistleblowing, internal reporting channels, harassment, discrimination, or regulatory breaches.
- Internal reporting channels and whistleblower management systems, as well as advice on processing and investigating the communications received.
Professional Training and Development
Continuous knowledge updates and proper training for executives and employees are essential tools for ensuring regulatory compliance, preventing conflicts, and strengthening organizational culture.
At Michavila Acebes Abogados, we design and deliver training programs tailored to the needs of each organization, aimed at executives, middle management, Human Resources departments, and staff.
We combine a solid legal foundation with a practical, business-oriented approach, offering both in-person and online training that is eligible for subsidies through legally established mechanisms.
Our services include:
- Training for employees on labor regulatory compliance and internal organizational policies, equality, diversity and inclusion, and the prevention of harassment and inappropriate conduct.
- Specialized training in Labor and Social Security Law.
- Training for executives and Human Resources departments on labor relations management and labor-related decision-making.
- Regulatory update programs and monitoring of legislative and jurisprudential developments.
- Training in Labor and Social Compliance.
- Training in equality, diversity, and inclusion, including corporate obligations derived from current regulations.
- Training on equality plans, pay audits, and measures for effective equality.
- Training on harassment protocols, conflict management, and the prevention of discriminatory conduct.
- Conferences, masterclasses, workshops, seminars, and practical sessions aimed at executives, middle management, and staff.
- Design of customized training programs adapted to the sector, activity, and specific needs of each organization.
Training is a strategic tool for ensuring regulatory compliance, preventing risks, and strengthening the proper management of labor relations. At Michavila Acebes Abogados, we have extensive experience in designing and delivering training programs adapted to the needs of companies, executives, and professionals.
Defense and advice for employees and executives
We also provide specialized advice to employees, managers, and senior executives in situations of particular complexity or professional significance.
We intervene in matters such as:
- Disciplinary, objective, and collective dismissals.
- Claims for wages, incentives, and severance pay.
- High specialization in special labor relations (senior management, artists, professional athletes, and other groups with specific labor regulations).
- Work-related disabilities, Social Security benefits, workplace accidents, and occupational diseases.
- Workplace harassment, discrimination, and violation of fundamental rights.
At Michavila Acebes Abogados, we combine technical excellence, litigation experience, and strategic vision to provide effective labor solutions, anticipate risks, and defend our clients' interests during the most critical moments of their business and professional activities.

