Competencies
Our employment law experts provide legal
advice relating to both individual and collective employment
law. We work with employees, private and public sector
employers, including those covered by collective bargaining
agreements and those outside them.
The advice is provided at the commencement of employment, in the
event of disputes which arise during employment and not least in
the event of disputes arising from the cancellation of
employment.
Examples of specific areas include:
Employment contracts, particularly in
association with:
- incentive programs including share options and
bonuses
- restrictive covenants including:
- competition clauses
- customer and supplier clauses
- non solicitation clauses
- other employment related clauses
Alteration of terms of employment under
employment, including
- notice
- consequences
- requirements re. the alteration/adjustment of employment
contracts
- further conditions, including the employee 's duty of loyalty
whilst employed
Cancellations of employment and expulsions,
including
- disemployment
- suspension
- work during the severance period
- severance agreements
- holiday in the severance period
- job-related fringe benefits such as cars and phones
during the severance period
- employee loyalty following the cancellation of employment
- the honouring of restrictive covenants and/or the
cancellation following the cancellation of employment
Securing the parties' interests in the event
of employment law disputes in/at
- the ordinary courts
- the labour court
- employment tribunals
- other agencies at which issues of employment law are
settled
Advice and assistance in unique or complex
circumstances, including
- collective bargaining agreements
- conflict management
- counsel's opinion
- arbitration
- legal enquiries