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Álvaro Rodríguez Peñil

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Álvaro Rodríguez began his professional career in the labour relations department of a multinational company, a leader in the energy sector.

He joined Sagardoy in 2008. In March 2016, he was promoted to Associate Lawyer, and in January 2025, he was appointed Partner.

Álvaro has a broad career as a labour lawyer, practising both in the substantive and procedural aspects of employment law. His work includes litigation before the labour and administrative courts, as well as comprehensive labour advisory services. These range from advising on individual matters or disputes to negotiating collective bargaining agreements and managing all types of collective procedures, including suspension and termination of employment contracts.

He advises companies across a wide range of sectors, including construction, public and private healthcare, hospitality and catering, retail, transport, education, insurance, food, private security, chemical, financial services, and new technologies, among others.

He has been a member of the Madrid Bar Association since 2007 and is also a member of the Spanish Association of Labour Lawyers (ASNALA) and the Spanish Forum of Labour Lawyers (FORELAB).

 

EDUCATION

Master’s Degree in Labor Law. 

Sagardoy Business & Law School.

 

Law Degree.

University of Salamanca.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

Best Lawyers: Labor and Employment category, 2019 and consecutive editions without interruption to date.

First Prize of his Promotion in the Master’s in Labor Law. Sagardoy Business & Law School, 2008.

PUBLICATIONS

Claves Prácticas Laborales Sagardoy FRANCIS LEFEBVRE. Contracts and Subcontracts. Author of the chapters “Contracts and Subcontracts: Definition, Legal Concept, and Own Activity” and “Information Rights of Employee Representatives in Subcontracting Matters: Role of the Contractor’s Employee Representatives and Coordination Among Different Employee Representatives.” 2024.

 

2024 Labor Practice for Lawyers – The Most Relevant Cases of 2023 from Major Law Firms LA LEY Soluciones Legales, S.A.U., June 2024. Author of the chapter “Collective Dismissal and Ageism: Is It Possible to Agree on a Lower Severance Pay for Senior Employees – Judgment No. 62/2023 from the Social Chamber of the Supreme Court, dated January 24.”

 

51st Labor Forum published by the Spanish Forum of Labor Relations (FORELAB). Execution: Back to the Gross vs. Net Debate. Lefebvre-El Derecho, 2023.

 

Claves Prácticas Laborales Sagardoy FRANCIS LEFEBVRE: Working Hours. Author of the chapters “Distribution of Working Hours,” “Night Shifts,” and “The Labor Calendar.” 2020.

 

2017 Labor Practice for Lawyers LA LEY Wolters Kluwer, 2017. Co-author of the chapter “When Does the Protection Period for Pregnancy Begin, According to Article 55.5.b) of the Workers’ Statute? – Judgment of the Superior Court of Justice of Madrid, April 26, 2017.”

 

Labor Information Journal No. 3/2014, Doctrinal Article Section. Co-author of the article “Failure to Pay or Continued Delays in the Payment of Agreed Salaries Do Not Constitute Grounds for Contract Termination Under Article 50 of the Workers’ Statute When the ‘Guilty’ Party Is the Employee.” Comment on the Judgment of the Social Court No. 1 of Toledo, December 5, 2013. LEX NOVA, Valladolid, 2014.

 

Memento Expert: Variable Compensation. Co-author of the chapter “Practical Problems of Commission-Based Pay Systems.” Francis Lefebvre, 2013.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Carlos III University: Professor in the Master’s Program in Civil Liability.

University of Alcalá: Professor in the Master’s Program for Legal Practice.

Sagardoy Business & Law School: Professor in the Executive Master in Advanced Labor Relations.

Complutense University: Professor in the Master’s Program in Advanced Specialization in Labor Relations. Speaker.

Regular Speaker: Participates in In-Company training programs focused on labor law specialization and legal updates, tailored for major corporations.

Spanish General Council of the Legal Profession (Aula Abogacía): Speaker at the 1st National Meeting on Legal Studies and Dialogues on the topic “Collective Bargaining – Current Issues,” 2023.

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