Human Resource Law

International human resource practices are firmly being adopted in India slowly. Employee stock options are commonly used as an employee incentive. Multinational companies provide such incentives to their employees worldwide including the employees of their subsidiaries or branches in India. Indian corporate industry has evidenced the need of formulating comprehensive HR policy and procedure manuals. The corporations need to comply with Indian labor law issues. We advise on matters concerning pension, welfare benefit plans and employment discrimination laws. We also advise clients on major industrial disputes including employer-employee problems, re-organization, changes in the work force, terms and condition of employment etc.

Our primary areas of focus include:

• Industrial issues in connection with mergers and acquisitions
• Employment and connected agreements
• Discrimination
• Health and safety legislation
• Trade Union
• Employee stock option plans ("ESOPs") and share purchase schemes.
• Reviewing cross-border planning
• Structuring a tax efficient compensation package, including stock options/share purchase plans
• Structuring of the assumption of stock options (as part of an M&A transaction)
• Drafting / Reviewing comprehensive staff policy and procedure hand books/manuals
• Drafting / Reviewing Employment Contracts

For more information, please contact us at info@chugh.com