“Capstan lawyers are visionary and extremely responsive. They are strategic and able to understand our issues, while possessing real experience in the field: not only do they base their advice on the theoretical application of legislation, but they also know how to manage litigation.”
We stand with you, at the heart of the action.
Expertise
With lawyers specialising in employment law and social security law, Capstan is a leader in all French and international rankings, providing employment law support to legal departments and human resources consulting firms.
Responsiveness
We guide legal and human resources departments in all fields, associations, federations, start-ups, small and medium-sized businesses (SMB), mid-cap companies, SBF 200 and CAC 40 companies in managing their social policy in order to turn it into a strategic asset and boost their development.
The responsiveness and flexibility of our lawyers specialising in employment law and social security law enable us to provide our clients with rapid, concrete and pragmatic solutions.
Leader of all French and international rankings in employment law.
Trophées d’Or 2021
Palmarès du Droit 2021
Top Ranked
Chambers 2023
Top Tier 2022
Legal 500
Proximity
Thanks to our 11 offices in France, our 200 employment and social security lawyers have a in-depth knowledge of the local economic and social environment and the competent courts in all regions. Our international alliance allows us to extend our expertise worldwide.
Partner
We stand with you at the heart of the action to address your daily challenges, support your strategy and boost your development.
We do not settle for framework memos, we provide you with concrete tailor-made solutions suited to your issues.
Issue
Employment contract
We audit and adapt all different types of employment contracts in a company in order to provide maximum security and flexibility for the employer.
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Issue
Termination
We assisted a large company in the implementation of an employment protection plan. Despite the loss of many jobs, we reached a majority agreement with the trade unions. Thanks to the strategy put in place, the plan was implemented within the timeframe envisaged by the company management and in a serene social climate.
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Restructuring
We assisted a group of companies in the restructuring of its activities in the home-based health care sector. The operation consisted of pooling, within a single entity, the entire supply chain previously managed by ten or so companies, each of which had to restructure their operations with, for some, automatic transfers of employment contracts and, for others, company mobility plans or even redundancies on economic grounds.
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Remuneration
We audited and reviewed the variable remuneration policy of one of our clients.
We defined and implemented a new variable pay mechanism, determined by the company’s management and open to unilateral modification, which was more secure but also more attractive for employees.
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Collective bargaining
We assisted a retail company in the negotiation of an evening and Sunday working time agreement. We also assisted a company in the redefinition and renegotiation of its annualised working time agreement.
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Employee representative bodies
We set up professional elections within a company thus avoiding the recognition of separate establishments. In addition, we also run numerous theoretical and practical training courses on the functioning of the Social and Economic Committee and its issues.
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Supplementary social protection
We set up or amend supplementary social protection schemes (health costs, provident and top-up pension schemes, etc.), particularly in the event of company mergers or transfers.
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Committees on Health, Safety and Working Conditions (CHSCT- Comité d’hygiène, de sécurité et des conditions de travail)
We drafted a single risk assessment document after an audit phase within a company.
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Social policy
We assist our clients in the definition and implementation of their CSR policy both in France and abroad.
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Criminal employment law
We secured several acquittals for our clients, prosecuted before the Criminal Court for concealed work or illegal subcontracting.
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Industry branches
We support employer organisations in the recognition of their representativity and help industry branches in building a strategy allowing them to preserve their autonomy and avoid a forced merger with another branch.
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Actively involved in all aspects of our ecosystem.
The legal and social biotope in which companies operate is crucial for business and employment. Employment law must be protective, but it must not act as a brake on hiring. On a daily basis, Capstan’s lawyers witness how labour law complicate the lives of companies, hindering their development and competitiveness in an increasingly international environment.
As a privileged legal partner of companies and an expert in their issues, Capstan takes part in the public debate to defend their interests and shift the balance.
Capstan, founders of Ius Laboris.
In 2001, Capstan joined forces with international law firms to co-found a new alliance. Ius Laboris brings together more than 1,400 lawyers and 45 law firms specialising in employment law throughout the world and operates in some 100 countries (European Union, Eastern Europe, Canada, Latin America, India, etc.).