A. Drafting Layoff Notices, Retrenchment Policies & Severance Agreements
- Draft legally viable layoff notices, retrenchment policies, and severance agreements.
- We believe in providing end-to-end assistance in designing separation packages, final settlements, and documents related to exit.
- Adherence to minimum notice periods, compensation obligations, and employee rights.
- We expertise in complying with retrenchment compensation, full and final settlement, provident fund, gratuity and social security benefits within required timelines and in alignment with the new labour codes.
- Guiding clients on retrenchment provisions and procedures, employer responsibilities, and statutory severance pay.
- Periodic compliance with the Industrial Disputes Act, state specific labour laws and standing orders.
- Our team holds expertise in handling compliance related to mass lay offs i.e. handling government notifications, approvals and filings related to mass lay offs.
B. Managing Voluntary Retirement Schemes (VRS)
- Strategic structuring of voluntary retirement schemes, policies, financial incentives, and defining eligibility criteria for employees.
- Ensuring VRS compliance with labour laws, taxation regulations, and social security schemes.
- End-to-end guidance and support on cost optimization and risk mitigation strategies during voluntary exits.
C. Union Negotiations & Workforce Restructuring
- Our team holds expertise in assisting businesses in collective bargaining and negotiations with labor unions. We undertake the compliance under the Industrial Relations Code for a mandatory works committee by assisting employers in establishing the committee for companies with more than 100 employees to facilitate efficient negotiations.
- Advice on employee rights, settlement agreements and labor dispute resolutions.
- Structuring amicable workforce transition strategies to minimize any industrial disputes.
D. Workforce Integration Post-Merger or Acquisition
- Preliminary assessment of the merger or acquisition transaction and its respective influence on workforce integration.
- Strategizing and advising on employee transfers, role reassignments, and contractual changes post the transaction.
- Ensuring equal pay adjustments and new wage structuring in alignment with the post-merger policies.
- Designing workforce rationalization strategies while complying with the prevalent employment laws.
- Strategic drafting of HR policies to integrate different groups of employees post the transaction.
E. Designing Outplacement Programs for Terminated Employees
- We also expertise in developing and designing outplacement services, career transition assistance, and reemployment support.
- We help companies with designing severance packages and requirements, skills development initiatives, and job placement assistance.
- We believe in ensuring the ethical handling of mitigation of employees while preserving employer reputation and goodwill.
F. Handling Strikes, Lockouts & Disputes During Restructuring
- Devising legal strategies for managing strikes, lockouts and industrial actions.
- Representing companies in labor disputes before tribunals, courts and regulatory bodies, meticulously designing dispute resolution mechanisms to prevent or mitigate business disruptions.
- We believe compliance is the primary thing that companies should deal with respect to employment laws. We ensure legal compliance with the new set of rules requiring a 60-day notice before strikes or lockouts.
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