Employment law at LKS
We offer comprehensive and bespoke legal services covering:
- Advising on internal processes such as,
- Wage structures
- Leave policies
- Employee benefits
- Deductions
- Terminations
- Conducting legal audits / due diligences / internal investigations
- Drafting employment contracts and internal policies
- Exit management
- Handholding for compliance with labour law requirements - From commencement to closure aspects of a business
- Onboarding guidance
Our notable assignments
We have extensive experience in dealing with labour issues in IT/ITES, digital media, agriculture and allied activities, hospitality, and manufacturing sectors. Few of our notable assignments are:
- Compliance with provident and pension fund laws: Advised clients from varied sectors on compliance with laws governing provident and pension funds including examining exposure in the aftermath of landmark Supreme Court decisions in the cases RPF v. Vivekananda Vidyamandir & Ors, and EPFO & Ors. v. Sunil Kumar B. & Ors.
- Impact studies and remedial measures: Carried out impact assessment studies on the impact of the four new Labour Codes and proposed remedial measures to the clients in IT/ITES, Cement, Tiles, Food, Auto component, Paint and Steel manufacturing industries.
- Internal Investigations: Handled a high-profile fraud investigation for a client against its senior staff which resulted in a successful recovery from an errant former employee. (ii) Handheld a leading metal detection and material handling equipment company in conducting a detailed disciplinary investigation and provided documentation support on the exit of a key managerial personnel.
- Setting up Indian operations: Advised a US based test assessment group end-to-end in setting up HR functions, rolling out offer letters, framing of policies for its Indian operations.
- Streamlining workforce deployment: Handheld a leading digital media and music company in restructuring their workforce and on-boarding a manpower supply agency for manpower deployment.
FAQs and guidance notes on key employment law related issues, notes on the prominent features of the new labour codes, and compliance calendars enumerating the various compliances under the codes are available here.
