Labour and employment

Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados

Client Satisfaction

Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados' 18-strong labour team continues to provide comprehensive assistance to clients on a diverse range of employment matters. Typical recent mandates include representing clients in litigation against unions, navigating the implementation of remote work initiatives post-Covid-19, and offering counsel on administrative and judicial proceedings stemming from employment relations. Practice co-head Mario Pasco focuses on collective bargaining, litigation and auditing/taxation cases; while co-chair José Balta is a labour law expert and routinely handles immigration, workplace discrimination, contracting and lay-off processes. Providing additional partner-level input, Ernesto Cárdenas is noted for regularly assisting clients with large payrolls develop strategies for defining work-and-tax structures related to worker benefits. At associate level, seniors Claudia Cermeno (individual and collective labour law, social security, and health and safety at work); and Mariana González-Prada (labour and employment, immigration and social security matters) provide key support.

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'Rodrigo's team is very consistent in terms of professional preparation and ensuring a seamless client experience.'
'The lawyers are highly competent, very professional in their relationship with clients, and very clear in their communication.'
'What makes the practice unique is the responsiveness and agility in consultations and in the ideation of new projects.'
'They have an excellent understanding of the business, the value chain and its processes from a legal point of view, which makes them a true partner.'

Key clients

Southern Peru Copper Corporation
Compañía Minera Antamina
Minsur
Marcobre
Hudbay Minerals
Panamerican Silver
Microsoft
Fluor Daniel
Natura & Co.
Tata Consulting Services
Bechtel
Peru LNG
Promigas

Work highlights

Advised Bechtel on all employment matters concerning its operations in Yanacocha Sulfides project.
Advised Southern Peru Copper Corporation on a litigation case started by a labour union which claimed that a unilateral benefit to non-unionised employees was an anti-union act, and sought damages as a result.
Advised Avianca on a claim brought by a group of former employees that questioned the way Avianca entered liquidation, thereby seeking damages.

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