WHO WE ARE
Employment and Labour
Law Firm
60+ years of trust and excellence
Our firm has an office in Mumbai & Nasik, has been in associated with us since the last 60+ years Our Firm is one of the largest Retainer Firms in India specializing in “Employment & Labour” for Corporates & boasts of some clients being associated with us since the last 60+ years and majority since last 30-40 years. We have extensive experience in counselling Foreign MNCs & Indian MNC Clients having multi-locational Factories &/or offices Pan-India on a daily basis on a wide range of “Employment & Labour” issues, keeping in view the cultural diversity of the workforce such as Acquisitions, Mergers, Consolidations, Reductions in force, Maintaining union free operations & also preserving operational flexibility in unionised settings, providing tailor made models for providing conflict free, productivity conducive Industrial Environment, as also in respect to Applicability of the various labour laws. We are therefore called specialists in providing “Practico-Legal” solutions. Our Clients, which include a wide range of companies including Corporates, consult us for solutions for the entire range of issues from appointment upto termination & thereafter & amongst others, also consult us for employment contracts, vetting of employee manuals/policies, advise on wage hours, workers compensation, early retirement programs as well as general employee relation matters, including Advice on collective bargaining negotiations. We also conduct Audits of Clients Employment Practices vis-à-vis legality under labour laws & due diligence Audit in relation to Employment laws. Our Partners have also conducted various seminars with respect to the interpretation & impact of the 4 New Labour Codes & Rules.
Also, Nowadays the “New-Generation Business” such as Banks, Mutual Fund Houses, Hospitals, IT/IT Enabled/BPO’s etc., face peculiar issues such as knowing Applicability of various labour laws to its Head Office as well as Branches, Legal & Proper Drafting of Appointment Letters containing clauses such as “Confidentiality”, “Non-Compete”, etc., or even Appointing “Contractual Employees” or “Employees on outsourced basis”, as well as effecting Terminations of Contracts or various categories of Employees, and so also Addressing issues relating to Fraud, Sexual Harassment, etc, in which our firm specializes and addresses by taking into consideration the legality and also by finding practical amicable solutions.
Employment disputes however often result in litigation. Our Team of Lawyers conduct a full range of labour and employment litigation before Trial Courts and High Courts in Mumbai, and helps in client’s preparation of cases all India by coordinating with local lawyers in India. Our litigation experience allows us to also provide clients with a fully informed appreciation of the potential risks and exposures of their employment Policies and decisions.
Our Client List involves multinational and Indian Corporates making it to about 200+ strong list of Clientele. Our presence is in the following Industry verticals – Hospitality, Travel & Tourism, Retail sector, Pharma, Steel, Engineering, Glass Manufacturing, Banking, Finance & Insurance, Chemicals, Petrochemical & Fertilizers, Shipping & Offshore Enterprises, Construction & Erection, Automotive & Allied Industries, Telecom sector, Software companies & IT Enabled services, Stationery, Logistics, Hospitals,Newspapers & Magazines, Gems & Jewellery, Textiles, Rayon Manufacturing etc. The leading Consultancy Accountingfirms also seeks expert advice on critical employee related issues for their clients.
Along with Bare Acts on all labour laws,we also write commentaries relating to various labour laws such as Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions & Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, Payment of Gratuity Act, The Trade Unions Act, The Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, The Factories Act, The Employees State Insurance Act, The Employees Provident Fund Act, Industrial Disputes Act, The Workmens Compensation Act (now known as Employees Compensation Act), as well as a Comprehensive Book titled “Labour Management Forms and Precedents “ along with another Book titled “Labour Laws for Everyday Made Easy”. These Books have been widely accepted and are now in their 3rd Edition.
The Founding Member was also a visiting Faculty in a Law College attached to Mumbai University as well as in a specialised Post Graduate Diploma Course for Medical Administration in Hospitals. Our Managing Partner and Senior Partnerare Chairman and Co-Chairman of the Human Resource/Labour Laws and People Management Committee of IMC since the year 2010-2011, till date.
Our group members have also been assisting “The Institute of COST & Works Accountants of India Western India Regional Council”. They were also on the panel of FICCI and handled their Labour cases for Western Region. Similarly, Our firm has also been doing Pro -Bono work for several Trusts, NGO’s and Philanthropic Organisations.
Some of the biggest Chartered Accountant firmsin India and such other firms on behalf of their clients also consult us for our specialized opinion on labour laws in India.
OUR MOTO
Institution of Trust
Our Firm is an “Institution of Trust”. An Important Objective of our practice is to assist clients in maximizing their human resources, while minimizing exposure to liability. We understand that Employment Law requires rapid responses and advice given in the context of a Client’s particular culture.
