Employment And Labor

“Empowering your labor, safeguarding your workforce.”

Our team provides extensive legal advice and representation in the area of employment and labour relations. With the aim of ensuring a conducive work environment and mitigating any potential disputes that may arise, our advice is innovative, practical and tailored to your needs. Where a dispute has arisen, we represent parties in negotiations, mediations and arbitration as well as before national courts and tribunals.

More specifically, our services in this area include:

General Advice on and preparation of employment contracts including fixed term contracts, casual employee contracts, agency worker contracts for service, apprenticeship agreements, internship agreements, secondment agreements and volunteer agreements;
Advice, negotiation and drafting of change of terms of employment contracts;
Preparation of confidentiality and non-compete agreements;
Development of employment policies and litigation including home, hybrid and flexible working, vaccination, health and safety, discrimination, anti-harassment and anti-bullying, substance misuse, social media, dress code, employee data protection and policies on the use of Generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace.
Structuring of remuneration and bonus schemes
Negotiation of settlement agreements with employees and top managers.
Formulation of discipline and performance management procedures and rules.
Representation on Occupational safety and health disputes;
Litigation on unfair dismissal, constructive dismissal, sexual harassment, religious/belief, sex, disability, pregnancy and maternity discrimination;
Advice on and representation on employment termination including layoffs and redundancies.
Advice on Employment and labour relations laws, regulations and amendments.