Areas of expertise
Specializations
- ERE/ERTE proceedings
- Equality plans
- Labor inspections
Education
- Master in Legal Practice, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- Law Degree, Universitat de Barcelona
Languages
Biography
Raquel Dominguez Pardo has spent nine years focused exclusively on employment law, a specialty that demands both technical mastery of labour regulation and real negotiating ability in high-pressure environments. She joined BMC in 2020 from a Barcelona boutique firm specialising in employment law, where she handled some of the most complex restructuring proceedings in the Catalan industrial sector during the peak period of pandemic-era ERTE suspensions.
At BMC she manages the full spectrum of employment law: individual and collective dismissals, ERE and ERTE proceedings, the design and implementation of equality plans, and social security audits. She has negotiated with works committees across sectors as different as retail, manufacturing, and hospitality, finding in each case the point of balance between the company’s interests and the demands of employee representatives. Her approach prioritises agreement and conflict prevention, though when contentious proceedings are unavoidable she represents clients before SMAC mediation services and the social jurisdiction courts with equal rigour.
Her bilingualism in Catalan and Castilian is a genuine differentiator for clients operating in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands, where engaging with the Inspeccio de Treball, local trade unions, and labour courts requires familiarity with the specific institutional and linguistic environment. She combines the technical precision of her training at Universitat Pompeu Fabra with a negotiating capability built case by case, not in the classroom.
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Practice areas where Raquel serves as lead advisor or active contributor
Comprehensive employment law services that protect your business and ensure compliance with Spanish labour regulations.
View service Employment Lawyer for Companies in MadridEmployment lawyers for businesses in Madrid: ERE/ERTE, unfair dismissal, Labour Inspectorate, SMAC and Social Courts. Business employment defence and prevention.
View service Collective Dismissal — EREComprehensive advisory on collective redundancy proceedings (ERE) and collective dismissals: management of the consultation period, supporting documentation, negotiation with workers' representatives and communication to the labour authority.
View service Right to Digital DisconnectionAdvisory to companies on the right to digital disconnection: mandatory policies, Art. 18 Law 10/2021, GDPR Art. 88 and protection against employment claims.
View service Economically Dependent Self-Employed (TRADE)Registration, contract and protection of the TRADE status: compliance with LETA Law 20/2007, mandatory contracts with the principal client and defence before the Labour Inspectorate.
View service Intracompany Transfer Permit (ICT)Spanish and EU ICT permit for directors, managers, specialists, and trainees transferring within a multinational group. Fast-track 20-day resolution, no labour market test, and Beckham Law coordination.
View service Employment ComplianceComprehensive employment compliance programme: working-time registration, equality plans, pay transparency, harassment protocols, remote work agreements, and labour inspection defence.
View service LGBTQ+ Workplace Protocol and MeasuresDesign and implementation of mandatory LGBTQ+ measures and protocol for companies with 50 or more employees under RD 1026/2024, in force since October 2024.
View service Pay Register and Gender Pay GapPreparation and maintenance of the mandatory pay register for all companies in Spain. Compliance with RD 902/2020 — data by category and sex, gender pay gap calculation, and preparation for EU Pay Transparency Directive 2023/970.
View service Remote Work and Telework ComplianceFull legal compliance for telework arrangements under Ley 10/2021. Written agreements, expense policies, SEPE registration, cross-border remote work, and digital disconnection obligations.
View service SMAC Labour ConciliationRepresentation at the SMAC conciliation hearing (Art. 63 LRJS): dismissals, monetary claims, substantial modifications and employment disputes before litigation.
View service Arraigo — Regularisation after Three Years in SpainProcessing of residence authorisation through arraigo social (social rooting), arraigo laboral (employment rooting) and arraigo familiar (family rooting): Royal Decree 557/2011 and Organic Law 4/2000. Full management and first renewal.
View service Unfair DismissalLegal management of unfair dismissal in Spain: compensation calculation, time limits, SMAC conciliation filing and defence before the Social Court. We minimise cost and risk for the company.
View service Working Time RecordingImplementation of the mandatory daily working time register required since RDL 8/2019: start and end of working day, 4-year retention, Inspectorate access and fines of €751 to €7,500 per worker.
View service Workplace Equality PlanDrafting, negotiation, and registration of the mandatory equality plan for companies with more than 50 employees. Full compliance with RD 901/2020 and registration in REGCON.
View service Workplace Harassment ProtocolDesign and implementation of the mandatory sexual harassment and gender-based harassment protocol for all companies, in accordance with Article 48 of Organic Law 3/2007 and Law 15/2022 on equal treatment.
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