We provide practical and strategic solutions across the full spectrum of employment and labor matters, from the design of HR policies and day-to-day advisory support to workplace investigations, industrial relations, and representation in labor board proceedings, regulatory investigations, and employment litigation.
Employment issues span a broad spectrum of challenges, from day-to-day HR matters such as recruitment, performance management, compensation, disciplinary actions and employee exits, to proceedings before labor authorities, regulatory investigations, litigation, criminal investigations and associated reputational risks. Particularly in matters involving workforce restructuring, compensation and remuneration reforms, workplace harassment and misconduct investigations, and labor union relations, legal compliance must be balanced against organisational culture, operational realities and business objectives. We work closely with clients to deliver practical and commercially focused solutions that address these competing considerations. Our team advises across the full employment lifecycle, including the development of HR policies and employment frameworks, compensation and working time arrangements, recruitment, disciplinary and termination matters, internal investigations, collective bargaining, labor inspections, and representation in labor disputes, litigation and regulatory proceedings. Drawing on our broader capabilities in corporate and M&A, data protection and privacy, trade secrets and industrial technology, and white-collar investigations, we provide integrated advice that helps businesses manage legal risk while achieving their strategic goals.
Drafting and updating employment contracts, work rules and HR policies, and advising on recruitment, transfers, performance management, disciplinary actions and employee exits.
Advising on wages, incentive schemes, overtime and working-time arrangements, retirement benefits, equity compensation and related disputes.
Advising on executive appointments, fixed-term and part-time employment, outsourcing and secondment arrangements, worker classification and misclassification risks.
HR due diligence, employee transfers, post-merger integration, workforce restructuring, voluntary retirement programs and redundancy matters.
Advising on workplace harassment and misconduct matters, internal investigations, employee interviews, disciplinary measures, data protection and related regulatory or criminal issues.
Collective bargaining, collective agreements, works councils, industrial action, multi-union issues and labor-management disputes.
Labor inspections, workplace safety incidents, employment litigation, labor board proceedings and administrative, civil and criminal disputes.
Employee data governance, whistleblowing frameworks, non-compete and non-solicitation arrangements, and protection of confidential information and trade secrets.