“Internal policies: what is the initial assessment?”

3:30 pm – 4:15 pm – Listening room – Ground floor

Speakers: Alyssia Mechalikh, Associate, Marie Sinniger, Head of Employment, and Thomas Alberti, Managing Associate – Linklaters

Alyssia Méchalikh
Employment Associate, Luxembourg

Alyssia joined Linklaters’ Employment practice in August 2022.
Prior to joining Linklaters, Alyssia has gained valuable professional experience in law firms in Luxembourg, advising both national and foreign companies in various aspects of employment, including litigation.
She also worked as an in-house counsel for a group of Luxembourg companies, which helped her built up a business understanding of the various employment legal matters and their potential impact on a group of companies’ day-to-day activities.
She holds a Master’s degree in Social law from University of Montpellier and a LL.M. in German Law from University of Heidelberg.

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Marie Sinniger
Head of Employment, Luxembourg

Marie joined Linklaters Luxembourg in October 2023, after 15 years of experience in the Luxembourg market, gained in law firms in where she specialises in Employment Law and in Mergers & Acquisitions.
She is the Head of the Luxembourg Employment law practice and has an extensive professional experience in both contentious and non-contentious employment law matters including implementation of employment contractual documentation, transfer of undertakings and corporate reorganisations involving employees, employee benefits and incentives, employment due diligences, cross-border and mobility issues, collective and individual dismissals, implementation of codes of conducts and internal policies, and more.
Marie‘s experience in labour law is complemented by a strong background in corporate law and M&A.
Recognized for her legal expertise, she has been ranked in legal directory, reflecting her contributions and reputation in the legal field.

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Thomas Alberti
Mainstream Corporate, Managing Associate, Luxembourg

Following 12 years’ experience in the Luxembourg labour market, Thomas joined Linklaters in October 2023 as Managing Associate.
Previously, he worked for several recognised law firms in Luxembourg, during which time he has built up a wealth of experience in employment law but also in litigation and corporate law.
Over the course of his career, Thomas has been able to deal with a wide range of employment law issues in both contentious and non-contentious contexts.
Thomas advises Luxembourg employers on all aspects of employment law, whether at individual level (employment contracts, addendums, redundancies, transactions) or collective level (internal policies, remuneration policies, collective agreements, social audits, social plans). Given that the Luxembourg labour market employs a large number of foreign workers, Thomas also advises on immigration matters (work permits and residence permits).
Thomas also assists employers in a wide range of employment law disputes before the various Luxembourg courts.

Recent developments in labor law have led employers, some for the first time, to have to put in place internal policies. They thus had to determine, in a fairly short period of time and sometimes with some incomplete texts, the content of several internal policies, concerning the protection of whistleblowers, the right to disconnect or even the fight against harassment. moral.

What conclusions can be drawn from these recently implemented internal policies? During this conference we invite you to review recent legislative changes together, to critically examine the effectiveness of these policies and to discuss the challenges encountered during their implementation.