Employment & Labour Laws

Employment & Labour Laws

Consistently ranked as the best HR & Employment law firm in India, we assist our clients in both employee-related issues, initiatives & engagements and in keeping compliance with the existing and upcoming laws. We are the preferred HR law firm in Gurgaon, Delhi and Mumbai, India as in addition to providing routine and complex HR laws advisory, we also liaise with the labour authorities and the government on labour related enquiries. We regularly make representations to the ministries including the Ministry of Labour & employment.

We handhold corporates on labour law related issues and advice them on the following aspects:

Offer letter/Contract of Employment/Retainership letters;
Personal Data collection notices and consent forms for new joiners;
Service rules and Legal/Compliance/HR policies;
Investigation in cases of breach by employee of internal HR/Legal & Compliance policies;
Employment related litigation including cases alleging wrongful termination and arrears, non-deposit of TDS (Income Tax), trade union disputes etc.;

Legal Audits on HR compliance with applicable labour laws and advice on the actions to be taken to ensure compliance;
Employee trainings: We conduct employee trainings and provide training materials on employment laws and on as HR/ Legal/ Compliance policies;
We advice management and businesses on the following aspects:

Issues and compliance with labour legislations such as state-wise Shops & Establishments Acts, Industrial Disputes Act, Factories Act, EPF Act & Scheme etc.;
Removal of personnel, unauthorised absence of employee(s), vendor resource breaches, change in team structure, CSR initiatives & spending and HR events;
Secondments, Short Term Assignments, Dual employment, withholding tax requirements and fixed term contracts;
Compensation and ESOPs, non-compete and non-solicitation advisory & documentation.

Code on Wages, 2019

We are advising multiple clients on the upcoming Code on Wages, 2019 and the rules framed thereunder. We provide our clients with curated checklists for compliance with the Code on Wages, 2019, conduct briefings and advice them on ensuring compliance with the Code.

Our employment related documents are drafted with a special emphasis on non-compete, non-solicitation, intellectual property, confidentiality and Personal data protection requirements.