Employment, Labour and Benefits
The Practice
Khaitan’s ELB practice helps employers meet the myriad challenges posed by the modern Indian workplace.
Execution
We are experienced in advising on all forms of employment law matters and contracts; our expertise also lies in advising on complicated labour issues.
The Khaitan Advantage
Our lawyers provide commercially oriented and practical advice on areas and events around business sale and acquisitions, change of ownership, employee benefits including equity based incentive schemes, employment agreements and policies, workplace diversity and discrimination issues. We routinely conduct staff training on workplace ethics and anti-bribery issues. We also work closely with our clients on CXO recruitment, exits and separation agreements, secondment and consulting agreements, employee disputes and disciplinary inquiries and investigations and sexual harassment related situations. We also specialise in contract labour and alternate employment arrangements, whistle blower complaints, employee grievance redressal, workforce restructuring, staff re-classification and mobility, workplace health and safety issues as well as immigration advisory.
Both peers and clients speak of the team as a "very good," "extremely strong and extremely active" practice, with one source, who also stresses the firm's "depth and talent," observing: "We have used Khaitan more than
Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific, 2018Key Contacts
-
Anshul Prakash
Partner
Employment, Labour and Benefits, White Collar Crimes
-
Vinay Joy
Partner
Corporate and Commercial, Employment, Labour and Benefits, White Collar Crimes
-
Arvind Baheti
Executive Director
Indirect Tax, Employment, Labour and Benefits
-
Jeevan Ballav Panda
Partner
Dispute Resolution, Employment, Labour and Benefits
Key Deals
British Telecom
Assisted the client in relation to exit of a key employee. Assisted the client in drafting employment policies for the company, labour compliance checklists for their offices situated across India and advising on employee redundancy, domestic enquiry, matters pertaining to sexual harassment of women at workplace, litigation strategy and ongoing employment and labour law related matters.
read more +Conduent Inc.
Advised client and its Indian LLP, Conduent Business Services India LLP, on the transfer of its HR Services business to a new entity that was formed, and which was then sold to the Acquirer. This included all aspects in relation to the transfer of employees to the newly formed company.
read more +Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited
Advising client on structuring of salary of employees, minimum wages and provident fund implication across various states including Delhi, West Bengal and Kerala.
read more +Merck Limited
Defending client in Supreme Court of India in a special leave petition filed by an ex-employee for recovery of alleged outstanding terminal dues.
read more +Apax Partners
Assisted the client in the transaction involving the acquisition by Apax Partners of Healthium Medtech Private Limited. This included advising the client on separation and release agreements for senior management and drafting new employment contracts and stock option programmes for hiring of CXO level employees.
read more +Flipkart Group
Assisted client in the transaction involving the acquisition of a majority stake by Walmart Inc. in Flipkart. This included assistance on all employment aspects of the transaction including compliance with various provisions of law.
read more +Firstsource Solutions Limited
Advised on potential issues arising out of employee disciplinary actions, trade union activities, etc.
read more +Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc
Advised on employee severance related issues, payments to employees and on ongoing employment and labour law related matters including creation of training module on Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace and anti-bribery laws.
read more +Insights
-
NAPS 2.0 Key takeaways from the new scheme for engagement of apprentices
read more + 13 Sep '23 -
Guide to Whistleblowing - India Chapter 2023
read more + 12 Sep '23 -
ELB E-Bulletin - Volume V - Issue VIII - August 2023
read more + 04 Sep '23 -
Ushering in an era of objective inspections: EPFO implements a streamlined SOP
read more + 08 Aug '23 -
ELB E-Bulletin - Vol V Issue VII - July 2023
read more + 03 Aug '23 -
Khaitan Co ELB E-Bulletin Issue - June 2023
read more + 01 Jul '23