Employment Lawyer in Aix-en-Provence

Employment law is the area in which the firm of Bastien FAVARD, attorney at the Aix-en-Provence Bar, intervenes most frequently. The firm advises and represents both employees and employers before the labour court (conseil de prud’hommes) of Aix-en-Provence and the neighbouring courts (Marseille, Martigues, Salon-de-Provence), and then before the social chamber of the Aix-en-Provence Court of Appeal.

Acting on both sides of the bar makes it possible to anticipate the opposing strategy and to give useful advice, from the very first meeting, on the prospects of success and the merits of a negotiated settlement.

A dismissal, whether for personal reasons, for gross misconduct or on economic grounds, must rest on a real and serious cause and follow a precise procedure. The firm reviews the dismissal letter, the file and the circumstances of the termination in order to determine whether a claim before the labour court is well founded and what compensation may be sought, within the statutory scale or beyond it where the dismissal can be declared void.

The firm also acts in matters of mutually agreed termination (rupture conventionnelle), negotiating its terms or challenging its validity, moral or sexual harassment, discrimination, unpaid overtime, reclassification of fixed-term contracts into permanent contracts, constructive dismissal (prise d’acte) and judicial termination of the employment contract.

When the contract comes to an end, the firm checks the final settlement, the certificate issued for France Travail and the end-of-contract documents, and takes the necessary steps to have them corrected where required.

The firm assists business owners, self-employed professionals and traders in Aix-en-Provence and its economic area in the day-to-day management of their employment relations: drafting contracts and sensitive clauses, disciplinary procedures, conducting a dismissal, mutually agreed terminations, negotiating and drafting settlement agreements.

In the event of litigation, the firm defends the employer before the labour court and the Court of Appeal, ensuring consistency between the documents in the file and the position argued at the hearing. Particular attention is paid to preventing litigation risk, since a procedure properly conducted upstream considerably limits subsequent claims.

The labour court is seized by way of a written claim. The case is first heard by the conciliation and orientation panel, where a settlement may be reached, and then by the judgment panel. Limitation periods are short: twelve months to challenge a termination, two years for most claims relating to the performance of the contract, three years for unpaid wages. It is therefore essential to seek advice promptly.

The judgment may be appealed before the social chamber of the Aix-en-Provence Court of Appeal, a written procedure subject to strict time limits, in which the firm regularly appears.

Bastien FAVARD, Doctor of Law, personally handles every case. Fees are set on a fixed basis and agreed in writing before any work is undertaken, so that the cost of the proceedings is known from the outset. The firm is fully bilingual and welcomes an international clientele as well as foreign companies established in the region.

The firm receives clients by appointment, Monday to Friday, at 320 rue Emilien Gautier, Aix-en-Provence (Les Milles), with free parking in front of the office. For an initial discussion, contact the firm on +33 6 76 26 76 08 or by email at favard.avocat@gmail.com.