Mannheimer Swartling provides comprehensive advice on employment law and pensions. We advise clients on everything from day-to-day employment matters to complex transactions, disputes, international projects and workplace investigations. Combining deep specialist expertise with an integrated approach, we deliver solutions tailored to each client’s business and needs.

Employment and Pensions

Employment law and pensions

Employment law and pensions are key areas of law for businesses, covering everything from day-to-day employment matters to major organisational changes and long-term compensation arrangements.

Mannheimer Swartling provides legal advice to Swedish and international clients on employment contracts, terminations, reorganisations, collective bargaining agreements and trade union negotiations. Our expertise also covers occupational health and safety, discrimination and harassment, internal investigations, restrictive covenants and trade secrets, as well as pensions, insurance and incentive programmes.

What do employment law and pensions cover?

Employment law and pensions encompass matters relating to the relationship between employers and employees, from ongoing personnel matters to complex organisational changes and long-term remuneration arrangements.

We advise on employment contracts, terminations, restructurings, collective bargaining agreements and trade union negotiations. Our practice also covers workplace health and safety, discrimination and harassment, internal investigations, non-compete clauses and trade secrets, as well as pensions, insurance and incentive programmes.

Legal advice on employment law and pensions

We provide ongoing employment law advice, including the interpretation of legislation and collective bargaining agreements, employee-related matters and risk assessments. During major organisational changes, we offer strategic support in connection with M&A, business transfers, restructurings and reorganisations.

We also represent clients in employment disputes before courts and in arbitration proceedings, and conduct internal investigations into suspected breaches of employment law.

Pensions, incentive programmes and senior executives

Pension and remuneration matters are closely linked to employment law. We advise on pensions, insurance and incentive programmes, and draft and negotiate employment and service agreements for senior executives.

International employment law, AI and employee privacy

We advise on international employment matters, work permits and employee postings, as well as emerging employment law issues relating to AI, employee monitoring and privacy.

Specialist expertise in employment law and pensions

Our employment lawyers work closely with specialists in dispute resolution, corporate law, compliance, tax law and M&A. This integrated approach enables us to provide legally robust and commercially relevant advice on employment law and pensions, including matters spanning multiple areas of law and jurisdictions.