Employment lawyer in Barcelona

PRELIMINARY.— Employment Law

My parents, my grandparents, my great-grandparents: all of them were workers. People who got up every morning to earn their bread with their hands, with their backs, with hours nobody handed them.

When I defend someone who has sweated for their work and is owed what is theirs, I am defending them. It is not just a legal specialty. It is personal.

Employment law exists because for centuries workers fought —with strikes, with revolts, with blood— for decent conditions. Every right you have in your contract today cost someone a great deal. And my job is to make sure nobody takes it from you.

FIRST.— How I can help

Dismissals
Unfair, null or fair dismissal. You have 20 working days to claim. Do not sit still.

Workplace harassment (mobbing)
If your boss or a colleague is grinding you down psychologically, that has a legal name —mobbing— and it has a remedy.

Unpaid amounts and rights
Back pay, overtime, wrongly calculated final settlements, pro-rated extra payments that should not be.

Misconduct and sanctions
Warnings, suspensions, disciplinary dismissals. You have 20 working days to challenge them.

Disability and incapacity
Premature medical discharges, denied permanent disability, wrongly assessed degrees.

Geographic and functional mobility
Changes of post, workplace or duties that may exceed the legal limits.

Changes to working conditions
If your pay, working hours, schedule, shifts or other important conditions have been changed, your employer cannot do it just any way it likes.

SECOND.— The deadlines you cannot let pass

a) Dismissal, sanction, transfer or substantial change: 20 working days to claim.
b) Permanent disability denied: there are 30-day deadlines, first for the prior administrative claim and then for the lawsuit. Do not wait until the last day.
c) Wages and amounts owed to you: one year from when they should have been paid.
d) Medical discharge: the deadlines to challenge it are only a few days. If you are discharged before you have recovered, seek advice as soon as possible.

THIRD.— How I work

a) Free first consultation. I listen, review your case and tell you clearly whether you have a case or not.
b) Documents. If you can, bring your contract, your latest payslips, the dismissal or sanction letter, emails or messages with the company and the applicable collective agreement.
c) Claim. Before suing, a conciliation or mediation attempt is usually required. If there is no agreement, we go to trial.
d) I explain every step, without jargon, and keep you informed throughout.

FOURTH.— Learn more

The series on disciplinary dismissal, which starts with El despido disciplinario: qué es, tipos de despido y cuándo es legal, and the articles on dismissal during sick leave and pro-rated extra payments (in Spanish).

FIFTH.— Why me

I am a lawyer, not an encyclopedia salesman. The first consultation is truly free: I listen, review your case and tell you whether you have a case or not. I defend workers from any sector and at any salary level: an unfair dismissal does not care what you earned before it was taken from you. I know how contracts and subcontracts work. I know how to defend you.

Are you a foreigner working without papers? You can claim too. Not having a contract does not mean you have no rights. Not having a work permit does not mean the company can stop paying you or strip you of your labor rights.

I work in Spanish, Catalan and English.