Employment Labour & Industrial Disputes

Our Services

• Drafting all kinds of employment related documentation including employment letters and agreements, confidentiality agreements, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, termination, severance, release and settlement agreements, consultancy agreements, intellectual property assignment agreements, employee handbooks and company policies.
• Employment Strategy and Documentation;· Employee Benefits & Compensation Structuring;· Employee Stock Options & Share Plans;· Company Policies;· Labour Law Advisory (including retrenchment and/or termination);· Employment Agreement;· HR Legal Audit;· Employment Litigation;· Non-Disclosure Agreements;· Confidentiality Agreements;· Non-compete Agreements and· Downsizing· employee hiring, termination and disciplinary action, sexual harassment, stock options, HR polices, employees trade secrecy/data breach violations etc.
• Employment Agreements
• Regulatory and Statutory Compliances
• Appointment of Consultantso Confidentiality and Trade Secrets Exposureo Anti-Sexual Harassment Legal Framework and Policies
• Employee Handbooks and HR Policieso Independent Contractor Agreements
• Internet/email Usage Policies
• Separation Agreements  
• Employment Strategy and Documentation
• Employee Benefits & Compensation Structuring
• Employee Stock Options & Share Plans
• Company Policies
• Labour Law Advisory (including retrenchment and/or termination)
• Employment Agreement
• HR Legal Audit
• Employment Litigation
•  Non-Disclosure Agreements
• Confidentiality Agreements
• Non-compete Agreements
• Downsizing
• Employment
• retainer
• consultancy and advisory contracts
• employee manuals
• policies and benefit schemes
• Attrition issues
• pre and post termination restrictive covenants
• enforcement of post termination confidential
• non-disclosure and non-solicitation obligations and protection of trade secrets
• Closure of businesses, settlement of employee dues, good-faith placement assistance, transfer of divisions with continuity of service and employment benefits
• Termination strategies, non-discrimination requirements, downsizing
• workmen insurance and compensation
• voluntary separation schemes
• payment of retrenchment/termination compensation and benefits for employees.· 
• Collective bargaining and negotiations with trade unions.· 
• Conduct of industrial disputes, statutory registrations and certifications.·
• Dealing with tortious interference with employment and customer contracts, and employers vicarious liability issues.· 
• Statutory registrations and certifications and labour law audits in view of different state specific regulations concerning leave, termination notice, right of recovery of training expenses, hours of work, etc..· 
• Agreements for outsourcing of workforce in information technology, insurance and security services and manpower services agreements for office support staff on an all India basis.· 
• Removal  without notice
• Non-payment of salaries
• Enforcement of conditional bonds
• Disciplinary actions
• Advise on contentious and non-contentious employment and partnership matters
• Drafting of all contract and service related agreements
• Dispute matters pertaining to gender/equal pay, strikes, lockouts etc.
• Structuring, tax-optimization and disputes support on ESOPs and executive compensation matters
• Advisory for internal disciplinary and grievance issues, including investigation support for adverse incidents pertaining to employee fraud, sexual harassment, etc.
• Pre-dispute advisory, crisis management and reputational management
• Labour and Employment Law Advisory and Compliances
• Advisory and documentation on Employee Stock Options
• Employment and Labor Advice and Counseling Employee/Independent Contractor Disputes
• Wrongful Termination and Unfair Dismissal
• POSH & Anti-Sexual Harassment Advisory
• Compliance with Employment and Labour Laws;
• Drafting of all related documentations such as Letter of Offer, Employment Agreements, Employment Manuals, amongst others.
• Drafting company employment/HR policies and compliance manuals.
• Structuring employee compensations/ benefits/ perks.
• Structuring and drafting of Employee Stock options plans.
• Drafting of Sexual Harassment Policies and compliance with the same.
• Assistance in downsizing and retrenchment.
• Discharge of workmen· Wrongly dismissal of workmen
• Reinstatement of workmen wrongfully dismissed
• Withdrawal of any customary concession or privilege
• Illegality or otherwise of a strike or lock-out; and· All matters other than those specified in the Third Schedule
• Compensatory and other allowances
• Hours of work and rest intervals
• Leave with wages and holidays
• Bonus, profit sharing, provident fund and gratuity
• Shift working otherwise than in accordance with standing orders
• Classification by grades
• Rules of discipline
• Rationalization
• Retrenchment of workmen and closure of establishment.