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Our Labour and Employment practice supports businesses in managing workforce-related risks in an increasingly regulated and employee-conscious environment. As organisations scale, restructure, and adapt to new labour codes and enforcement trends, they must balance compliance obligations with commercial realities and workforce expectations.
Our team works closely with clients to align employment frameworks with business objectives, combining legal rigour with practical implementation. We regularly assist in building internal processes, conducting policy reviews, and advising on day-to-day workforce issues, enabling clients to proactively manage compliance and minimise disruption.
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We provide comprehensive labour and employment advisory, including regulatory compliance, employment structuring, and policy formulation. Our expertise spans central and state-specific labour laws, as well as the evolving labour codes framework. We work with organisations across sectors, including manufacturing, technology, services, and emerging businesses, supporting them in designing compliant and scalable employment practices.
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Our services cover the full spectrum of workforce management, including drafting and reviewing employment contracts, employee handbooks, and workplace policies; advising on hiring models, compensation structures, and benefits; and ensuring compliance with wage, social security, and industrial relations requirements. We also assist with workforce restructuring, disciplinary actions, terminations, and sensitive internal matters, as well as represent clients in employment disputes and regulatory proceedings, ensuring a balanced approach between legal risk and business continuity.
| Expertise
Employment Contracts
Wages, Bonus & Gratuity
Workplace Policies & Handbooks
Supply Chain Labour Due Diligence
Workforce Structuring
New Labour Codes (Implementation & Transition)
Retrenchment & Exit Management
PoSH Compliance & Investigations
Labour Law Compliance
Executive Compensation
Labour Disputes & Investigations
Contract, Gig & Platform Workers
| Experience
First Citizens Bank
Advised on various labour and employment law related aspect of their acquisition of the Indian entities of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), as part of the global acquisition of SVB by First Citizens Bank. Our role included conducting comprehensive HR due diligence, providing alternative deal structure guidance, risk assessment, financial liability evaluation, and post-closing HR support.
Global social media company
Advised on appointments to its Board of Directors, separations of higher management officers, and general employment compliance
Global financial services corporation
Advised on the transfer of employees and related issues pursuant to its acquisition of the investor relations business of a multinational mass media firm.
Indian subsidiary of a global corporation
Advised in setting up a training facility for the employees of its externally contracted service centres.
Leading insurance claims processing company
Assisted in setting up their onshore global claims processing centre in India, advising on HR and staffing operations, including transition assistance with existing suppliers, recruitment of senior management personnel, and creation of HR frameworks and policies.
Global management consulting firm
Advised on employment documentation and compliance with respect to hiring the managing director and other senior management personnel.
Global digital marketing company
Advised on the retrenchment of employees on account of business restructuring.
Global pharmaceutical company
Assisted in responding to a critical whistle-blower complaint involving harassment and discrimination allegations, conducting an investigation, providing actionable recommendations, drafting necessary documentation, and crafting internal messaging to protect the whistleblower and reinforce work culture.
| Key Contacts
Arjun Paleri
Partner
Mansi Singh
Partner
Jaya Ramachandran
Principal Associate