Industrial and Labour Law Compliance

Legalis Viglantis’s professionals and advocates with extensive knowledge of industrial and labor law. works on a variety of formalities that must be completed in conjunction with collective bargaining, litigation, and negotiation. such as employment contracts, disciplinary and grievance procedures and rules, maternity clauses, director responsibilities, handbooks and compensation packages, employment aspects of business transfers, compliance and regulatory issues, and claims of wrongful and unfair dismissal and redundancy.

• Representation Before Legal Forums:
  • Represents clients in labour courts, industrial tribunals, high courts, and private sector undertakings.
  • Aids in protecting clients’ interests before Courts, tribunals, and other authorities.
• Human Resource Policy Expertise:
  • Expertise in creating and offering advice on human resource policies.
• Specialization in Labour and Service Laws:
  • Associates specialize in labour and service laws.
• Full-Fledged Team for Service Matters:
  • Full-fledged team of expert and specialized labour & industrial lawyers, advocates, and advisors to handle service matters.
• Areas of Expertise:
  • Advise on employment laws, labour laws, and industrial relations.
  • Advice on disciplinary proceedings, employees’ rights, employment and service contracts, labour disputes, industrial actions, safety legislation, provident fund, statutory benefits, and trade disputes.
  • Assist in complying with employment laws and labour laws.
  • Assist in the implementation, monitoring, and enforcement of policies dealing with sexual harassment, discrimination, employee privacy, family and medical leave.
  • Assist in wage and hour issues, collective bargaining, interpretation of work rules, grievances, and industrial disputes under labour laws.
  • Assist in compliance with labour and tax implications of cross-border movement of executive-level employees.
• Drafting Services:
  • Draft employment agreements, appointment letters, offer letters for consultants, termination agreements, non-competition agreements, and non-disclosure agreements concerning confidentiality, etc.
• Employee Benefits and Compensation:
  • Assist in designing, implementing, and administering all types of employee benefits and executive compensation programs.
  • Advice on all aspects of legislative, regulatory, and fiscal requirements.
• Dispute Resolution:
  • Represent clients in disputes under employment laws relating to employment benefits, housing, group insurance (health, dental, life, etc.), disability income protection, retirement benefits, social security, and other specialized benefits.
• Corporate Restructuring and Transactions:
  • Assist in managing the employment effects of major corporate restructurings and transactions.
  • Provide legal advice on employment and human capital issues in major merger and acquisition activities, as well as post-acquisition integrations.
• Trade Secret Protection and Audits:
  • Draft and conduct audits on trade secret protection issues.
• Legal Notices and Industrial Relations:
  • Draft employment standing orders and advice on Employee Provident Fund (EPF) under the Employee Provident Fund Act, Gratuity Act, etc.
  • Advice on EPF with respect to international workers.
  • Draft legal notices on behalf of companies as well as employees with respect to employment.
  • Represent clients in industrial relations matters such as strike, lockout, retrenchment, settlement, closure of establishment, etc.
• Disciplinary Matters:
  • Represent clients in disciplinary matters with respect to dismissal on various charges of misconduct related to duty, discipline, and morality.
  • Examples include absenteeism, go slow, riotous behavior, theft, moral turpitude, loss of confidence, as well as drafting show cause notices, charge sheets, conducting inquiries, advising disciplinary action, etc.
• Contract Labour and Wrongful Discharge Claims:
  • Represent clients in contract labour-related issues such as claims of contract labour for regularization, etc.
  • Represent clients in respect of claims of wrongful discharge, discrimination, harassment, and whistleblower actions.