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PRACTICE
The AZB Employment law practice consists of a dedicated, focused team with extensive experience in advising clients from varied sectors on employment, labour related issues and employee benefits. Whether it is drafting or reviewing employment contracts, employee handbook/company policies, termination related documentation or advice on compensation structures, applicability of employee benefits or compliance related trainings, the approach is proactive, practical and nuanced. The advantage that enhances the practice, is access to our Compliance and Investigation, Litigation, Tax, Data Privacy and Intellectual Property practices and industry experts within the Firm. Clients have come to rely on the sensitivity and maturity of AZB lawyers to investigate misconduct by senior management level employees or complaints of workplace sexual harassment.
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Nohid Nooreyezdan
Senior Partner
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Sunila Awasthi
Senior Partner
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Ajay Singh Solanki
Partner
Notable practice group that assists domestic and multinational clients with a broad range of non–contentious employment issues, including workforce structuring and employment documentation, employee compensation and retrenchment issues. Also able to advise on maternity benefit policies and anti–sexual harassment policy and practices as well as contentious employment matters. Its client base includes major corporates active in the technology, education and finance sectors.
Chambers & Partners Asia–Pacific (2022) on our Employment TeamWHAT
WE DO
We provide advice to employers in various sectors, from manufacturing to IT and services. We focus on gathering relevant domain knowledge to closely understand client needs. This means engaging and collaborating with the client to better devise practical solutions for their particular employment law issues, within the framework of the law.
We also keep our clients updated and aware of those developments in the law that are relevant to their business, circulating alerts and highlighting changes and important case laws that indicate developing jurisprudence. Following through on our hands–on approach, we regularly conduct sessions with legal/HR teams to help them understand these changes in the law, which is especially appreciated by our clients.
RECENT WORK HIGHLIGHTS
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Advising on collective bargaining agreements with trade unions, strategies to mitigate industrial disputes and issues relating to trade unions
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Advising on employee diversity and inclusion measures, with the current limitations of statutory employee benefits and social security
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Undertaking employment law audits to ensure compliance with applicable employment laws and assisting with remediation
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Advising clients in the course of various M&A transactions on the transfer of employees and post–transaction integration
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Structuring deputation/secondment arrangements for multi-national clients and ensuring compliance with exchange control, social security, tax and immigration laws
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Advising on the forms of share linked benefits that may be granted to employees by Indian organisations and/or offshore parents and assisting with employee stock option schemes
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Assisting domestic/international organisations with drafting and reviewing employment agreements, employment handbooks and internal policies
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Advising on workplace discrimination and harassment and investigating/advising on the redressal of grievances
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Identifying and advising on suitable modes of workforce engagement, including alternate forms, such as contracts for services and on–demand engagements
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Advising on compensation structuring, social security/other employee benefits and incentive schemes relating to Indian and expatriate employees
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Conducting workshops and awareness programmes for senior management on employment law, employee separation, discrimination, conflict of interests and other organisational polices
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Advising on litigation before various fora, pertaining to wrongful dismissal, discrimination claims and compliance with employment laws
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Advising on issues relating to outsourcing human resources, applicable contract labour legislations, sham arrangements and deemed employment/misclassification claims
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Advising on the processes relating to receiving/redressing workplace sexual harassment complaints and conducting training sessions
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Assisting with/structuring termination of employees on grounds of misconduct, poor performance and in case of organisational restructuring
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Assisting with creative strategies to ensure the protection of confidential information/trade secrets and advising on the enforceability of non-solicitation and non-hire contracts
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Advising on collective bargaining agreements with trade unions, strategies to mitigate industrial disputes and issues relating to trade unions
-
Advising on employee diversity and inclusion measures, with the current limitations of statutory employee benefits and social security
-
Undertaking employment law audits to ensure compliance with applicable employment laws and assisting with remediation
-
Advising clients in the course of various M&A transactions on the transfer of employees and post–transaction integration
-
Structuring deputation/secondment arrangements for multi-national clients and ensuring compliance with exchange control, social security, tax and immigration laws
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Advising on the forms of share linked benefits that may be granted to employees by Indian organisations and/or offshore parents and assisting with employee stock option schemes
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Assisting domestic/international organisations with drafting and reviewing employment agreements, employment handbooks and internal policies
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Advising on workplace discrimination and harassment and investigating/advising on the redressal of grievances
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Identifying and advising on suitable modes of workforce engagement, including alternate forms, such as contracts for services and on–demand engagements
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Advising on compensation structuring, social security/other employee benefits and incentive schemes relating to Indian and expatriate employees
-
Conducting workshops and awareness programmes for senior management on employment law, employee separation, discrimination, conflict of interests and other organisational polices
-
Advising on litigation before various fora, pertaining to wrongful dismissal, discrimination claims and compliance with employment laws
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Advising on issues relating to outsourcing human resources, applicable contract labour legislations, sham arrangements and deemed employment/misclassification claims
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Advising on the processes relating to receiving/redressing workplace sexual harassment complaints and conducting training sessions
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Assisting with/structuring termination of employees on grounds of misconduct, poor performance and in case of organisational restructuring
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Assisting with creative strategies to ensure the protection of confidential information/trade secrets and advising on the enforceability of non-solicitation and non-hire contracts
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Advising on collective bargaining agreements with trade unions, strategies to mitigate industrial disputes and issues relating to trade unions
-
Advising on employee diversity and inclusion measures, with the current limitations of statutory employee benefits and social security
-
Undertaking employment law audits to ensure compliance with applicable employment laws and assisting with remediation
-
Advising clients in the course of various M&A transactions on the transfer of employees and post–transaction integration
-
Structuring deputation/secondment arrangements for multi-national clients and ensuring compliance with exchange control, social security, tax and immigration laws
-
Advising on the forms of share linked benefits that may be granted to employees by Indian organisations and/or offshore parents and assisting with employee stock option schemes
-
Assisting domestic/international organisations with drafting and reviewing employment agreements, employment handbooks and internal policies
-
Advising on workplace discrimination and harassment and investigating/advising on the redressal of grievances
-
Identifying and advising on suitable modes of workforce engagement, including alternate forms, such as contracts for services and on–demand engagements
-
Advising on compensation structuring, social security/other employee benefits and incentive schemes relating to Indian and expatriate employees
-
Conducting workshops and awareness programmes for senior management on employment law, employee separation, discrimination, conflict of interests and other organisational polices
-
Advising on litigation before various fora, pertaining to wrongful dismissal, discrimination claims and compliance with employment laws
-
Advising on issues relating to outsourcing human resources, applicable contract labour legislations, sham arrangements and deemed employment/misclassification claims
-
Advising on the processes relating to receiving/redressing workplace sexual harassment complaints and conducting training sessions
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Assisting with/structuring termination of employees on grounds of misconduct, poor performance and in case of organisational restructuring
-
Assisting with creative strategies to ensure the protection of confidential information/trade secrets and advising on the enforceability of non-solicitation and non-hire contracts
-
Advising on collective bargaining agreements with trade unions, strategies to mitigate industrial disputes and issues relating to trade unions
-
Advising on employee diversity and inclusion measures, with the current limitations of statutory employee benefits and social security
-
Undertaking employment law audits to ensure compliance with applicable employment laws and assisting with remediation
-
Advising clients in the course of various M&A transactions on the transfer of employees and post–transaction integration
-
Structuring deputation/secondment arrangements for multi-national clients and ensuring compliance with exchange control, social security, tax and immigration laws
-
Advising on the forms of share linked benefits that may be granted to employees by Indian organisations and/or offshore parents and assisting with employee stock option schemes
-
Assisting domestic/international organisations with drafting and reviewing employment agreements, employment handbooks and internal policies
-
Advising on workplace discrimination and harassment and investigating/advising on the redressal of grievances
-
Identifying and advising on suitable modes of workforce engagement, including alternate forms, such as contracts for services and on–demand engagements
-
Advising on compensation structuring, social security/other employee benefits and incentive schemes relating to Indian and expatriate employees
-
Conducting workshops and awareness programmes for senior management on employment law, employee separation, discrimination, conflict of interests and other organisational polices
-
Advising on litigation before various fora, pertaining to wrongful dismissal, discrimination claims and compliance with employment laws
-
Advising on issues relating to outsourcing human resources, applicable contract labour legislations, sham arrangements and deemed employment/misclassification claims
-
Advising on the processes relating to receiving/redressing workplace sexual harassment complaints and conducting training sessions
-
Assisting with/structuring termination of employees on grounds of misconduct, poor performance and in case of organisational restructuring
-
Assisting with creative strategies to ensure the protection of confidential information/trade secrets and advising on the enforceability of non-solicitation and non-hire contracts
-
Advising on collective bargaining agreements with trade unions, strategies to mitigate industrial disputes and issues relating to trade unions
-
Advising on employee diversity and inclusion measures, with the current limitations of statutory employee benefits and social security
-
Undertaking employment law audits to ensure compliance with applicable employment laws and assisting with remediation
-
Advising clients in the course of various M&A transactions on the transfer of employees and post–transaction integration
-
Structuring deputation/secondment arrangements for multi-national clients and ensuring compliance with exchange control, social security, tax and immigration laws
-
Advising on the forms of share linked benefits that may be granted to employees by Indian organisations and/or offshore parents and assisting with employee stock option schemes
-
Assisting domestic/international organisations with drafting and reviewing employment agreements, employment handbooks and internal policies
-
Advising on workplace discrimination and harassment and investigating/advising on the redressal of grievances
-
Identifying and advising on suitable modes of workforce engagement, including alternate forms, such as contracts for services and on–demand engagements
-
Advising on compensation structuring, social security/other employee benefits and incentive schemes relating to Indian and expatriate employees
-
Conducting workshops and awareness programmes for senior management on employment law, employee separation, discrimination, conflict of interests and other organisational polices
-
Advising on litigation before various fora, pertaining to wrongful dismissal, discrimination claims and compliance with employment laws
-
Advising on issues relating to outsourcing human resources, applicable contract labour legislations, sham arrangements and deemed employment/misclassification claims
-
Advising on the processes relating to receiving/redressing workplace sexual harassment complaints and conducting training sessions
-
Assisting with/structuring termination of employees on grounds of misconduct, poor performance and in case of organisational restructuring
-
Assisting with creative strategies to ensure the protection of confidential information/trade secrets and advising on the enforceability of non-solicitation and non-hire contracts
-
Advising on collective bargaining agreements with trade unions, strategies to mitigate industrial disputes and issues relating to trade unions
-
Advising on employee diversity and inclusion measures, with the current limitations of statutory employee benefits and social security
-
Undertaking employment law audits to ensure compliance with applicable employment laws and assisting with remediation
-
Advising clients in the course of various M&A transactions on the transfer of employees and post–transaction integration
-
Structuring deputation/secondment arrangements for multi-national clients and ensuring compliance with exchange control, social security, tax and immigration laws
-
Advising on the forms of share linked benefits that may be granted to employees by Indian organisations and/or offshore parents and assisting with employee stock option schemes
-
Assisting domestic/international organisations with drafting and reviewing employment agreements, employment handbooks and internal policies
-
Advising on workplace discrimination and harassment and investigating/advising on the redressal of grievances
-
Identifying and advising on suitable modes of workforce engagement, including alternate forms, such as contracts for services and on–demand engagements
-
Advising on compensation structuring, social security/other employee benefits and incentive schemes relating to Indian and expatriate employees
-
Conducting workshops and awareness programmes for senior management on employment law, employee separation, discrimination, conflict of interests and other organisational polices
-
Advising on litigation before various fora, pertaining to wrongful dismissal, discrimination claims and compliance with employment laws
-
Advising on issues relating to outsourcing human resources, applicable contract labour legislations, sham arrangements and deemed employment/misclassification claims
-
Advising on the processes relating to receiving/redressing workplace sexual harassment complaints and conducting training sessions
-
Assisting with/structuring termination of employees on grounds of misconduct, poor performance and in case of organisational restructuring
-
Assisting with creative strategies to ensure the protection of confidential information/trade secrets and advising on the enforceability of non-solicitation and non-hire contracts
-
Advising on collective bargaining agreements with trade unions, strategies to mitigate industrial disputes and issues relating to trade unions
-
Advising on employee diversity and inclusion measures, with the current limitations of statutory employee benefits and social security
-
Undertaking employment law audits to ensure compliance with applicable employment laws and assisting with remediation
-
Advising clients in the course of various M&A transactions on the transfer of employees and post–transaction integration
-
Structuring deputation/secondment arrangements for multi-national clients and ensuring compliance with exchange control, social security, tax and immigration laws
-
Advising on the forms of share linked benefits that may be granted to employees by Indian organisations and/or offshore parents and assisting with employee stock option schemes
-
Assisting domestic/international organisations with drafting and reviewing employment agreements, employment handbooks and internal policies
-
Advising on workplace discrimination and harassment and investigating/advising on the redressal of grievances
-
Identifying and advising on suitable modes of workforce engagement, including alternate forms, such as contracts for services and on–demand engagements
-
Advising on compensation structuring, social security/other employee benefits and incentive schemes relating to Indian and expatriate employees
-
Conducting workshops and awareness programmes for senior management on employment law, employee separation, discrimination, conflict of interests and other organisational polices
-
Advising on litigation before various fora, pertaining to wrongful dismissal, discrimination claims and compliance with employment laws
-
Advising on issues relating to outsourcing human resources, applicable contract labour legislations, sham arrangements and deemed employment/misclassification claims
-
Advising on the processes relating to receiving/redressing workplace sexual harassment complaints and conducting training sessions
-
Assisting with/structuring termination of employees on grounds of misconduct, poor performance and in case of organisational restructuring
-
Assisting with creative strategies to ensure the protection of confidential information/trade secrets and advising on the enforceability of non-solicitation and non-hire contracts
-
Advising on collective bargaining agreements with trade unions, strategies to mitigate industrial disputes and issues relating to trade unions
-
Advising on employee diversity and inclusion measures, with the current limitations of statutory employee benefits and social security
-
Undertaking employment law audits to ensure compliance with applicable employment laws and assisting with remediation
-
Advising clients in the course of various M&A transactions on the transfer of employees and post–transaction integration
-
Structuring deputation/secondment arrangements for multi-national clients and ensuring compliance with exchange control, social security, tax and immigration laws
-
Advising on the forms of share linked benefits that may be granted to employees by Indian organisations and/or offshore parents and assisting with employee stock option schemes
-
Assisting domestic/international organisations with drafting and reviewing employment agreements, employment handbooks and internal policies
-
Advising on workplace discrimination and harassment and investigating/advising on the redressal of grievances
-
Identifying and advising on suitable modes of workforce engagement, including alternate forms, such as contracts for services and on–demand engagements
-
Advising on compensation structuring, social security/other employee benefits and incentive schemes relating to Indian and expatriate employees
-
Conducting workshops and awareness programmes for senior management on employment law, employee separation, discrimination, conflict of interests and other organisational polices
-
Advising on litigation before various fora, pertaining to wrongful dismissal, discrimination claims and compliance with employment laws
-
Advising on issues relating to outsourcing human resources, applicable contract labour legislations, sham arrangements and deemed employment/misclassification claims
-
Advising on the processes relating to receiving/redressing workplace sexual harassment complaints and conducting training sessions
-
Assisting with/structuring termination of employees on grounds of misconduct, poor performance and in case of organisational restructuring
-
Assisting with creative strategies to ensure the protection of confidential information/trade secrets and advising on the enforceability of non-solicitation and non-hire contracts
-
Advising on collective bargaining agreements with trade unions, strategies to mitigate industrial disputes and issues relating to trade unions
-
Advising on employee diversity and inclusion measures, with the current limitations of statutory employee benefits and social security
-
Undertaking employment law audits to ensure compliance with applicable employment laws and assisting with remediation
-
Advising clients in the course of various M&A transactions on the transfer of employees and post–transaction integration
-
Structuring deputation/secondment arrangements for multi-national clients and ensuring compliance with exchange control, social security, tax and immigration laws
-
Advising on the forms of share linked benefits that may be granted to employees by Indian organisations and/or offshore parents and assisting with employee stock option schemes
-
Assisting domestic/international organisations with drafting and reviewing employment agreements, employment handbooks and internal policies
-
Advising on workplace discrimination and harassment and investigating/advising on the redressal of grievances
-
Identifying and advising on suitable modes of workforce engagement, including alternate forms, such as contracts for services and on–demand engagements
-
Advising on compensation structuring, social security/other employee benefits and incentive schemes relating to Indian and expatriate employees
-
Conducting workshops and awareness programmes for senior management on employment law, employee separation, discrimination, conflict of interests and other organisational polices
-
Advising on litigation before various fora, pertaining to wrongful dismissal, discrimination claims and compliance with employment laws
-
Advising on issues relating to outsourcing human resources, applicable contract labour legislations, sham arrangements and deemed employment/misclassification claims
-
Advising on the processes relating to receiving/redressing workplace sexual harassment complaints and conducting training sessions
-
Assisting with/structuring termination of employees on grounds of misconduct, poor performance and in case of organisational restructuring
-
Assisting with creative strategies to ensure the protection of confidential information/trade secrets and advising on the enforceability of non-solicitation and non-hire contracts
-
Advising on collective bargaining agreements with trade unions, strategies to mitigate industrial disputes and issues relating to trade unions
-
Advising on employee diversity and inclusion measures, with the current limitations of statutory employee benefits and social security
-
Undertaking employment law audits to ensure compliance with applicable employment laws and assisting with remediation
-
Advising clients in the course of various M&A transactions on the transfer of employees and post–transaction integration
-
Structuring deputation/secondment arrangements for multi-national clients and ensuring compliance with exchange control, social security, tax and immigration laws
-
Advising on the forms of share linked benefits that may be granted to employees by Indian organisations and/or offshore parents and assisting with employee stock option schemes
-
Assisting domestic/international organisations with drafting and reviewing employment agreements, employment handbooks and internal policies
-
Advising on workplace discrimination and harassment and investigating/advising on the redressal of grievances
-
Identifying and advising on suitable modes of workforce engagement, including alternate forms, such as contracts for services and on–demand engagements
-
Advising on compensation structuring, social security/other employee benefits and incentive schemes relating to Indian and expatriate employees
-
Conducting workshops and awareness programmes for senior management on employment law, employee separation, discrimination, conflict of interests and other organisational polices
-
Advising on litigation before various fora, pertaining to wrongful dismissal, discrimination claims and compliance with employment laws
-
Advising on issues relating to outsourcing human resources, applicable contract labour legislations, sham arrangements and deemed employment/misclassification claims
-
Advising on the processes relating to receiving/redressing workplace sexual harassment complaints and conducting training sessions
-
Assisting with/structuring termination of employees on grounds of misconduct, poor performance and in case of organisational restructuring
-
Assisting with creative strategies to ensure the protection of confidential information/trade secrets and advising on the enforceability of non-solicitation and non-hire contracts
