Area of Practice

Employment, Labour and Benefits

The Practice

AQUILAW’s Employment, Labour and Benefits practice is a trusted advisor to corporates, employers and management teams on the full spectrum of workforce matters, from structuring employment relationships and compensation arrangements to managing workforce transitions and disputes. We work closely with HR and management teams to deliver practical, business-aligned solutions across employment documentation, wage and benefits structures, workplace policies, disciplinary and separation matters, POSH compliance and labour relations.

We help clients navigate India’s evolving labour law landscape, including the transition to the new labour codes, through comprehensive audits, compliance assessments and hands-on implementation support, identifying exposure early and building practical measures to manage workforce and compliance risk.

Key Service Offerings

Advising on implementation and compliance under new labour codes.
Conducting labour audits, gap analysis to understand gaps in implementation of the new labour codes;
Advising on redundancies, reviewing and restructuring employment and workforce arrangements, including wage structuring, employee benefits and incentive arrangements such as ESOPs.
Drafting and reviewing employment documentation, including appointment letters, employment agreements, employee handbooks and HR policies.
Advising on termination, retrenchment, lay-offs, dismissal and separation of employees, including risk mitigation and settlement strategies.
Advising on employment and labour law aspects of mergers, acquisitions and business transfers, including due diligence and workforce transition planning.
Advising on POSH compliance, workplace policies, disciplinary proceedings, employee grievances and internal investigations.
Advising on labour relations, contract labour, trade union matters and employment-related disputes.
Advising on expatriate employment, secondment arrangements and related immigration and mobility considerations.
Providing ongoing support on employee lifecycle matters and evolving employment law requirements.

The Aquilaw Advantage

Employment decisions rarely happen in isolation, and neither does our advice. We work as closely with HR and management teams as we do with in-house counsel, which shapes solutions that are workable on the ground rather than just technically correct. Because workforce issues so often intersect with transactions, disputes and regulatory change, our employment lawyers work in step with those practices from the outset, giving clients one coherent view of risk instead of a patchwork of separate opinions.

The team navigate and facilitate complex commercial deals within tight timelines and readily provide innovative commercial solutions to overcome negotiation hurdles.