Employment, Labour & Industrial Disputes
We advise and represent employers — and senior individuals — across the full range of employment, labour and industrial disputes, from individual terminations to collective industrial action, before labour courts, industrial tribunals, the High Courts and the Supreme Court. We work closely with our trade-secrets team where departing employees put confidential information or client relationships at risk.
Our Employment & Labour Services
- Wrongful and unlawful termination, retrenchment and layoffs
- Industrial disputes under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 and the new Labour Codes
- Trade-union, collective-bargaining, strike and lockout disputes
- Disciplinary proceedings, domestic enquiries and dismissals
- Workplace sexual-harassment inquiries and disputes under the POSH Act, 2013
- Enforcement of employment contracts and confidentiality covenants
- Senior-executive exits and settlements
- Representation before labour courts, industrial tribunals and the constitutional courts
Managing Workforce Disputes
Employment disputes carry legal, operational and reputational consequences together. We help employers act lawfully and decisively — designing defensible processes, conducting or guiding enquiries, and litigating firmly where required — while protecting confidential information and client relationships when key people leave.
Employment Labour & Industrial Disputes faq
Industrial disputes have historically been governed by the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, alongside other labour legislation. These are being consolidated into the new Labour Codes, including the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, which are being brought into force in phases.
Post-employment non-compete restraints are generally difficult to enforce in India because of the law on restraint of trade, though confidentiality obligations and reasonable restrictions during employment are more readily protected. We advise on how best to safeguard your interests in light of this.