English-speaking employment Lawyer in Nice
Maître Mathieu MICHELON focuses primarily on French employment (labour) law and social security law, providing both legal advice and representation before the relevant courts in Nice and the PACA region, including the Labour Court (Conseil de prud’hommes), the Judicial Court – Social Division (Tribunal judiciaire, Pôle social) and the Court of Appeal.
Practice Areas
For employees
Dismissal/termination (misconduct, performance, unfair dismissal), moral or sexual harassment, unfitness/inaptitude, back pay claims, overtime claims, judicial termination (résiliation judiciaire), taking act of termination (prise d’acte), remote work/telework, and equal treatment.
Each situation is reviewed on a case-by-case basis, with a written strategy prepared before any action is taken.
For employers & HR
Disciplinary procedures, securing dismissals/terminations, working time compliance, “forfait-jours” arrangements, internal investigations, collective labour relations (CSE, elections, collective agreements), prevention of labour risk, and labour litigation strategy.
The goal is to secure your practices and reduce exposure to liability.
Services
In particular, assistance with:
Dismissal/termination (misconduct, poor performance / genuine and serious cause)
Settlement agreement (“rupture conventionnelle”)
Unfitness / inaptitude (procedure, redeployment, indemnities)
Working time: overtime, forfait-jours, rest time / paid leave
Moral harassment / internal investigations, disciplinary sanctions
Telework & equal treatment
Contract reclassification: self-employed disputes, fixed-term to permanent (CDD to CDI), part-time to full-time
Collective labour relations: CSE, elections, collective agreements, annual mandatory negotiations (NAO)
Legal advice & representation in court
Essential news
More updates on our Blog