Rosario is a multilingual employment lawyer with over 14 years of experience covering every stage of the employment life cycle. She advises both employers and employees on a wide range of non-contentious and contentious matters, including workers’ compensation, termination of employment, harassment, workplace safety, wages and overtime standards, discrimination cases, holidays, substantial changes in working conditions, and transfers of undertakings.
Specific areas of expertise:
- Advising on individual employment matters, senior management arrangements, advanced compensation systems, labor relations, and restructuring processes.
- Handling litigation, including appeals and all formalities required at any stage, up to final judgment in courts, high courts, the National Appellate Court, and the Supreme Court.
- Conducting negotiations with works councils and trade unions in collective proceedings.
- Assisting before labor inspection authorities in matters involving assessments for social security contribution deficiencies or proceedings related to labor or occupational risk prevention infringements.
- Advising and assisting HR departments on employment-related matters, including how to prevent grievances and address disciplinary or dismissal issues.
- Advising employers and employees on the enforceability of confidentiality agreements and non-compete clauses.
- Drafting employment contracts and service agreements.
- Advising companies on restructuring, redundancies, and employment issues arising from insolvency or other causes, including temporary redundancy schemes (e.g., ERTE/furlough).
When foreign law is involved, she collaborates with advisers from other jurisdictions to provide comprehensive services to her clients.
Rosario is also a member of the Labour Tribunal of Catalonia, where she serves as a conciliator in conflicts between employers and employees, and is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.