Employment Law

The Firm is currently advising a number of multinational companies including several companies in the IT/ITES sector, on employment and service related issues. It has also been representing clients before various courts and tribunals, ranging from basic domestic enquiries to cases before the High Court and Supreme of India.

The Firm is extensively involved in advising and drafting of employment agreements, employee handbook, consultancy agreements, service bonds, deputation agreements, grievance settlement procedures, policies to prevent sexual harassment, leave policies, rules & regulations, certification of standing orders, and memoranda of settlement with trade unions, amongst others.

Apart from the above, the Firm also advises several clients on their day-to-day legal issues pertaining to operations, compliance, governance, obtaining requisite permissions from the regulatory authorities, statutory filings, maintenance of records and registers, amongst others.

The Firm has a dedicated team of lawyers who specialize in issues related to employment and have been assisting clients on issues ranging from compliances, retrenchment/ termination, closure and transfer of undertaking, social security and provident fund related issues etc. The advisory experience of the Firm includes advising several domestic and international clients on issues relating to the secondment and employment of expatriates.

The SS Law Firm has further assisted clients on issues such as relating to

  • Severance / termination,
  • Resignations/abandonment of job,
  • Layoffs,
  • Closure and transfer of undertakings,
  • Employment contracts and Service contracts
  • Employment, Labour and Services litigation
  • Industrial disputes and workmen compensations
  • Restrictive covenants and Non competition
  • Employment and Services manual, byelaws and regulations
  • Office manuals, policies and procedures
  • Regulatory, approval and management of statutory records.
  • Domestic enquiries,
  • Gratuity
  • Provident fund,
  • Employees
  • State insurance, amongst others.