If you are looking for an unfair dismissal lawyer in Barcelona because your employer has invented the reasons for letting you go, you are in the right place. A dismissal letter is always a blow, but the indignation is greater still when it alleges a drop in performance that never happened, or disciplinary breaches that are simply false.
You should know this is a very common tactic to avoid paying your compensation. The law is on your side, provided you act quickly and make no mistakes.
1. Why employers invent grounds
The reason is purely financial. If a company admits it is dismissing you simply because it no longer needs you — an unfair dismissal — it is legally obliged to pay compensation of 33 days’ salary per year of service.
To avoid that, many employers dress the situation up as a disciplinary dismissal or a justified redundancy. The hope is that the employee takes fright, signs the papers and never claims, losing thousands of euros they were entitled to.
2. A three-step guide
Step 1: always sign «no conforme»
This is the commonest mistake. Many employees, out of anger or fear, refuse to sign the dismissal letter. That does not prevent the dismissal. What you should do is sign, but write in your own hand the words «no conforme» — not in agreement — and today’s date beside your signature. It shows you received the document while reserving your right to claim.
Step 2: the 20-day clock
In employment law the deadlines are unforgiving. Under the Workers’ Statute you have a maximum of 20 working days — excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays — to challenge the dismissal. Let it pass and the dismissal becomes final, and you lose any right to compensation however false the stated grounds were.
Step 3: gather all the evidence
Delete nothing. Keep emails, WhatsApp messages, rotas and any document showing you were doing your job properly. All of it will be vital in dismantling the employer’s account.
3. Why you need a specialist
Many people assume the first step is to go straight to a judge, but a conciliation stage is compulsory first — in Catalonia, before the CMAC.
Instructing an unfair dismissal lawyer in Barcelona from the outset changes the dynamic entirely. When the employer sees you are advised by an employment specialist, they know a low settlement will not get past you. In the great majority of cases the maximum compensation is negotiated at that conciliation stage, without a long trial.
4. Conclusion: do not lose what is yours
A dismissal built on lies does not survive legal scrutiny when you are properly represented. The burden is on the employer to prove the alleged breaches, and if they are invented, a judge will declare the dismissal unfair or void.
Request legal advice in Barcelona
Time is against you. We will review your dismissal letter, calculate the compensation you are actually owed and fight so that you do not lose a euro of it. Our office is at Calle Balmes 188, Barcelona.
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Phone: +34 611 647 462
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Email: info@diariodeunabogado.es
