Employment | Europe

PRK Partners has an elite employment practice, complemented by the firm's tax advisory capacity. The firm acts for significant domestic and international clients on all areas of employment law. The team excels in handling redundancies, working from home issues, data privacy matters and trade union matters as well as transfers of employees. PRK Partners is also experienced in reviewing employment contracts and internal policies, handling separations with senior officials and complex litigation. The firm acts for employers across several sectors, including technology, pharmaceuticals and banking.

Dentons is a global law firm with full-service advisory capacity and clients from a wide variety of sectors, including pharmaceuticals, automotive, manufacturing and retail. The firm advises on intricate issues of mass redundancies, collective bargaining agreements and complex terminations. Dentons' team regularly handles employment disputes and litigation around discrimination and unfair dismissal. The team also assists with the preparation of employment documents. Dentons frequently utilises its extensive international network to assist with cross-border matters.

Eversheds Sutherland has expertise across the employment spectrum, advising on complex issues such as redundancies, collective bargaining and sensitive terminations and investigations. Eversheds also advises on employment transfers and other such immigration topics. The team advises a wide range of clients, including in the technology, automotive and life sciences sectors.

Eversheds Sutherland has expertise across the employment spectrum, advising on complex issues such as redundancies, collective bargaining and sensitive terminations and investigations. Eversheds also advises on employment transfers and other such immigration topics. The team advises a wide range of clients, including in the technology, automotive and life sciences sectors.

Baker McKenzie is a popular choice for major international clients from the technology, pharmaceutical and manufacturing sectors thanks to the law firm's global network. The team offers general employment services, advising on remuneration issues, senior management changes, employee transfers and helping international firms enter the Czech market. The firm is also experienced in internal investigations and remote working policies.

As part of the Deloitte Legal network, the team offers a full range of employment law services alongside tax, immigration and consultancy. Deloitte's labour law services focus on merger-related employment issues, employment law documentation, engagement of cross-border staff and employee assignment. The firm also assists employers with the digitalisation of HR documents and the creation of HR templates. Its clients hail from a range of industries, including manufacturing, finance and automotive.

GT Legal is a growing presence in the market. The law firm offers comprehensive employment advice to clients from a range of industries, including retail, healthcare and food and beverage production. The firm handles a variety of sensitive matters including complex terminations, litigation and workplace injuries. The team also supports clients with immigration permits and stock option plans. GT Legal often advises clients on their full employment law portfolios, including contract preparation, document revision and the implementation of internal policies.

Bird & Bird joins the rankings this year thanks to extensive client feedback and strong market recognition. The team is well placed to advise clients on collective dismissals, terminations of senior management and internal HR policies. The lawyers also assists with TUPE mandates as well as whistleblowing investigations.

The law firm bpv Braun Partners acts for local and international companies on the creation and termination of employment contracts, collective dismissals and the transfer of employees. The firm is a popular choice for German-speaking clients, offering cross-border advice on transactions and on establishing business operations in the Czech Republic. The team also assists with the formulation of internal policies, data protection matters, workplace inspections and investigations.

The law firm HAVEL & PARTNERS provides comprehensive coverage of employment law and related areas. The team handles mandates concerning compliance, due diligence and occupational injury. Furthermore, the firm advises on establishment of franchise relations, employee transfers and redundancies. HAVEL & PARTNERS represents clients from a range of industries, including the retail, manufacturing and technology sectors.

Kocián Šolc Balaštík has an employment practice that spans a range of matters, such as the implementation of internal policies, employment litigation cases, negotiations with trade unions and redundancies. The law firm acts for clients from a number of sectors, including retail, recruitment, manufacturing and automotive. The team also assists with workplace injuries.

Schoenherr advises on the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious employment matters, making use of its network of offices across the CEE region. The law firm handles high-level dismissals, COVID-19-related policy implementations, collective bargaining and redundancies. Schoenherr is also well equipped to assist clients with employment litigation, alongside transactional matters. The team frequently acts for clients from the automotive, retail and manufacturing sectors.

Taylor Wessing makes its debut in the rankings this year thanks to extensive client feedback. The department acts for clients on a range of employment mandates, including mass terminations, transfer and dismissal of employees. The lawyers also assist with HR policies, compensation plans and immigration issues.