LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT LAW

OUR LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE

We provide end-to-end legal support across the entire employment lifecycle, including strategic advisory, documentation, investigations, dispute management and regulatory engagement.

Our work includes advising on:

• • Employment contracts, executive agreements and senior management appointments
• • C-suite exits, separation strategy, severance structuring and negotiated settlements
• • Workforce restructuring, retrenchment, layoffs and statutory compliance planning
• • Industrial relations, union negotiations and collective workforce issues
• • POSH compliance, internal committee advisory and independent POSH investigations
• • Employee misconduct investigations, disciplinary proceedings and termination process
• • HR policy drafting, employee handbooks, code of conduct and workplace regulations
• • Labour law compliance audits and risk assessment under Indian labour statutes
• • Provident fund, gratuity, social security and employment benefit disputes
• • Contract labour and third-party workforce compliance
• • Employment issues arising in mergers, acquisitions and business restructuring
• • Cross-border employment issues involving expatriates, secondments and global mobility
• • Advisory for foreign companies employing workforce in India
• • Board-level employment disputes and management conflicts
• • Employment-related litigation before High Courts, Labour Courts and statutory forums

POSH & WORKPLACE INVESTIGATIONS

We assist companies in setting up, reviewing and strengthening POSH compliance frameworks.

Our work includes:

• • POSH policy drafting and review
• • Internal Committee constitution and training
• • Independent POSH investigations
• • Handling sensitive complaints involving senior management
• • Advisory on disciplinary action and regulatory reporting
• • Risk mitigation and reputational management

EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION & REGULATORY ACTIONS

We represent corporates in employment and labour disputes involving:

• • Termination and wrongful dismissal claims
• • Industrial disputes and union-related actions
• • Injunctions relating to strikes and workforce disruption
• • Writ petitions arising from employment and service matters
• • Regulatory proceedings before labour authorities
• • Employment-linked criminal and compliance exposure

Our approach combines litigation strategy with parallel business risk management.

WHO WE ADVISE

We regularly advise:

• • Multinational corporations with Indian operations
• • Indian corporate groups and listed companies
• • Founders, promoters and boards of directors
• • HR heads, CHROs and legal teams
• • Foreign employers entering or expanding in India

WHY JURISTECHLEGAL & PARTNERS

A Pune-based mid-sized manufacturing company with over 300 employees across Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Tamil Nadu approached us in 2023. Due to post-pandemic liquidity issues and supply chain disruptions, they decided to close two regional units and consolidate operations into a single central location.
They were facing challenges such as:

• • Partner-led engagement on all critical employment matters
• • Strong understanding of business, HR and regulatory realities
• • Experience with high-stakes and sensitive workforce situations
• • Clear, commercially practical legal advice
• • Confidential handling of internal and board-level matters
• • Mumbai-centric execution with national and cross-border capability

ENGAGEMENT MODEL

We act as:

• • Ongoing external employment counsel
• • Fixed-scope advisors for restructuring, investigations and audits
• • Litigation counsel for complex employment disputes
• • Strategic advisors for boards and senior management