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Editor’s Preface
It has once again been my great pleasure to edit this most recent edition of The Employment
Law Review. In reviewing chapters for inclusion in this edition, I was struck repeatedly
by both the breadth and variety of laws and approaches to employment regulation across
jurisdictions as well as the similarities, especially with regard to certain trends, some of
which are discussed below. As with the earlier editions, this book is not meant to provide
a comprehensive treatise on the law of any particular country but instead is intended to
assist practitioners and human resources professionals in identifying key issues so that
they may, in turn, help their clients avoid potentially troublesome (and often costly)
missteps.
One of the common themes during 2012 was an increase in the promulgation
of laws and regulations designed to increase flexibility and lower the costs of labour for
employers while maintaining sufficient protections for employees. A prime example of this
trend is the passage throughout 2012 of legislation in EU Member States implementing
the EU Directive on Temporary Agency Work, which came into effect in December
2011. The Directive and related implementing legislation ensure certain minimum
compensation and benefits for temporary agency workers while also increasing flexibility
for employers. Both Vietnam and Mexico also adopted legislation in 2012 that sanctions,
but also places limitations on, labour outsourcing arrangements. In Brazil, President
Dilma Rousseff’s Greater Brazil Plan also has been aimed at increasing employment and
avoiding the slowdown and economic crisis faced by other jurisdictions. Among the
employment-related measures implemented pursuant to the Greater Brazil Plan are relief
from payroll contributions for the information technology sector and other incentives
to foster employment. Finally, in the UK, a novel idea is under consideration that would
allow an employer to issue an ownership interest in the company to the employee in
exchange for the employee’s agreement not to be protected by the unfair dismissal laws.
While these efforts are, of course, aimed at benefiting workers by addressing
unemployment, a number of them also are by-products of another trend: the
implementation of austerity measures in response to debt crises in Europe and elsewhere.
Fewer unemployed citizens means lower entitlement spending for governments. Other
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employment-related austerity measures also have been implemented or proposed that are
less beneficial to employees and jobseekers. In the Netherlands, for example, the period
of time during which an individual can collect unemployment benefits was reduced
from three years to two. Portugal continues to consider a reduction of remuneration and
benefits for civil servants and employees public enterprises.
This fourth edition once again includes several general-interest chapters – one
addressing employment issues in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, one addressing
social media in the workplace, and another addressing global diversity initiatives. This
edition also boasts the addition of five new countries, bringing the number of covered
jurisdictions to 52.
I wish once again to thank our publisher, particularly Lydia Gerges, Adam Myers
and Gideon Roberton; all of our contributors; and my associate, Michelle Gyves, for
their tireless efforts to bring this edition to fruition.
Erika C Collins
Paul Hastings LLP
New York
February 2013
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Chapter 22
India
Manishi Pathak1
I INTRODUCTION
An employee is classified as a ‘workman’ based on the nature of the duties performed and
not the designation of the employee.
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Conciliation officers
Conciliation officers are government officials appointed by the Labour Department to
mediate and promote the settlement of industrial disputes between workmen and their
employers. Their powers are neither judicial nor quasi-judicial but are administrative in
nature.
Boards of conciliation
The appropriate government (central or state government) has the power to constitute
a board of conciliation for the settlement of an industrial dispute referred to it. The
board of conciliation can have either two or four members (appointed in equal numbers
from the parties to a dispute, to be nominated by the parties), and a chairman, who is
independent. The board of conciliation functions like an arbitral tribunal.
Labour courts
Labour courts have been set up by the government in all states for the purpose of
adjudicating industrial disputes relating to matters specified in the Second Schedule of
the ID Act, such as discharge or dismissal, application and interpretation of standing
orders, and the legality of a strike or lockout.
Industrial tribunals
Industrial tribunals adjudicate industrial disputes relating to the matters specified in
the second or third schedule of the ID Act and for performing such matters as may be
assigned to them under the ID Act. The functions and duties of the industrial tribunals
are quasi-judicial in nature.
National tribunals
National tribunals adjudicate disputes that in the opinion of the government involve
questions of national importance or are of such a nature that industrial establishments
situated in more than one state are likely to be affected.
Courts of inquiry
In special cases, the appropriate government (central or state government), may establish
a court of inquiry to look into any matter relevant to an industrial dispute.
Apart from the authorities set up under the ID Act, state high courts and the
Supreme Court of India also have jurisdiction to hear certain labour disputes under the
provisions of the Constitution of India.
Every state has a high court, which has superintendence over all courts and
tribunals throughout the state. The high court exercises jurisdiction with regard to
employment laws, which is an original jurisdiction – Article 226 of the Constitution
of India empowers the high court to issue appropriate orders and writs for enforcement
of the fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution, where a party has been
denied such a right or in the matters originating from labour court decisions.
The Supreme Court of India is a court of record and, hence, the judgments
pronounced by it form judicial precedents that are to be followed by all subordinate
courts in India. The Supreme Court also exercises appellate and original jurisdiction with
regard to employment laws.
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Employers and employees may also agree to refer the dispute to arbitration under
the ID Act.
Civil court
The civil court also has jurisdiction to decide employment-related matters for employees
in the category of non-workmen. Every award passed or order issued by the industrial
court or settlement arrived before the industrial court is executed by a civil court.
The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 (‘the IESO Act’)
The IESO Act regulates the conditions of employment of ‘workmen’ by providing for
certification of standing orders. Standing orders are written documents dealing with
terms and conditions of employment. Since standing orders are drafted by employers,
the affected trade unions or workers are given an opportunity to object. The IESO Act
prescribes model standing orders as a minimum standard that the employers are required
to follow while preparing their own standing orders. It is primarily applicable to industrial
establishments employing 100 or more workmen; however, the state government may, by
notification, extend the applicability to establishments with fewer than 100 employees.
For instance, the state of Maharashtra and Gujarat has extended the applicability of the
IESO Act to establishments with 50 or more employees.
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The Employees’ Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (‘the EPF Act’)
The EPF Act provides for the institution of provident funds, family pension funds and
deposit-linked insurance funds for the employees, which taken together provide old-age
and survivorship benefits, long-term protection and security to the employee (and after
his or her death to his family members), and advances in times of need. The salary limit
for employees covered by the EFP Act is 6,500 rupees.
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II YEAR IN REVIEW
i Privacy law
The Information and Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and
Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 (‘the Rules’), has introduced privacy
law regarding personal information and sensitive personal data and information.
Personal information is defined as any information that relates to a natural person
which is capable of identifying such person.
Sensitive personal data or information means such personal information which
consists of:
a passwords;
b financial information such as bank account or credit card or debit card or other
payment instrument details;
c physical, physiological and mental health conditions;
d sexual orientation;
e medical records and history;
f biometric information; and
g any details relating to the above clause as provided to a body corporate for
processing or storage, under lawful contract or otherwise.
The above information would not be regarded as sensitive personal data or information
for the purposes of these Rules if such data or information is freely available or accessible
in the public domain, or furnished under the right to information or any other law
presently in force.
The Rules provide certain obligations on bodies corporate (including employers)
that collect, receive, possess, store, deal or handle the information of the information
provider. These obligations include framing a policy for handling and dealing with
personal information, including sensitive personal data and information, the mode of
collection of information, the disclosure of information, transfer of information and
security measures that are required to be undertaken by the body corporate.
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is contributing to a social security programme in his or her home country and has
obtained a detachment certificate from their respective social security authorities.
Social security agreements with Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark,
Luxembourg, France, the Republic of Korea and the Netherlands have been made
effective from 1 September 2009, 1 October 2009, 29 January 2011, 1 May 2011,
1 June 2011, 1 July 2011, 1 November 2011 and 1 December 2011 respectively.
iii Bhilwara Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari S Ltd v. Vinod Kumar Sharma and Others
In this case the Supreme Court has held that the employees of the contractor would be
deemed the employees of the principal employer if they were doing the work of regular
employees and working under the direct orders of the principal employer.
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vi Goa Bottling Co Pvt Ltd v. deputy Regional Director, ESI Corporation, Goa
and Others
In this case the High Court of Bombay held that, in view of Circular dated 26 June
1982 issued by the ESI Corporation, the repair and maintenance of factories, including
furniture and packing charges, etc., would be within the ambit of expenditure to attract
ESI contribution. It was further held that in the absence of bifurcation of payment made
for loading and unloading to the contractor, the whole amount will be taken as ‘wages’
for the purpose of ESI contribution.
viii The Assistant Director Employees’ State Insurance Corporation Marol v. M/s.
Western Outdoor Interactive Private Limited and M/s. Reliable Software
Systems Private Limited v. Employees’ State Insurance Corporation Regional
Office, Marol
The Mumbai High Court in this case declared software development activity as a
manufacturing process and therefore considered a software development establishment
as a ‘factory’, covered under the ESI Act.
i Employment relationship
Except for a few state-specific laws that require documents to establish an employer–
employee relationship, Indian employment laws generally do not specify for an
employment contract to be in writing. It is recommended, however, that employers
enter into detailed employment contracts or communicate the terms and conditions of
employment to the employees through a written letter at the beginning of employment.
Employment contracts in India would generally include the following terms:
a name and address of the employer and employee;
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Apart from certain state-specific statutes, the employment laws in India do not provide
any provisions relating to when and how an employment contract should be executed.
Such contract may be executed in writing before or after the employee has started
working for the employer. It is best practice, however, to execute such contract before the
commencement of employment.
In practice, the terms of employment may be amended when both the parties
agree to such amendment in writing. In the case of a ‘workman’, however, the ID Act
provides that an employer can change the terms of employment with respect to certain
specified issues that are adverse to the employees by giving 21 days’ advance written
notice. If any employee challenges the change with the labour authorities, the employer
would not be able to make such change until the final resolution of the dispute.
ii Probationary periods
Under the employment laws in India, probationary periods are permissible. Pursuant to
the IESO Act (in establishments to which it is applicable) a workman can be employed
on a probationary basis to provisionally fill a permanent vacancy for a maximum of
three months. For establishments to which the IESO Act is applicable, a probationer
is not entitled to any dismissal notice or payment in lieu of notice during the period of
probation.
In establishments to which the IESO Act is not applicable, employers are free
to decide on the reasonable duration of probation. The notice periods would, however,
depend on the applicable state-specific Shops and Establishments Act.
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created in India, the profits of the foreign company attributable to the PE would be liable
to taxation in India.
Depending on the applicable statutes based on the nature of industry and category
of the employee, the employees would be entitled to benefits under the following statutes:
a the ESI Act;
b the EPF Act, which provides for the setting up of the following social schemes:
• Provident Fund Scheme;
• Family Pension Fund Scheme; and
• Deposit-linked Insurance Scheme; and
c bonus; and
d gratuity.
V RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
Under Indian law, a non-compete clause that operates during the employment relationship
is valid and enforceable. Such covenants post-termination, however, are considered void.
For their deterrent value, it is common practice to include non-compete clauses for both
during the term and after termination of an employment contract.
VI WAGES
i Working time
Depending on the nature of establishment or industry, the employment-related statutes
provide for the maximum number of hours an individual can be required or allowed to
work in a day or week.
The Factories Act applies to all factories in India and the state-specific Shops
and Establishments Act (‘the SEA’), which is a state legislation, applies to all shops and
establishments in a state and generally provides for maximum working hours, which
generally are up to nine hours a day and 48 hours a week.
The Factories Act provides that every employee is entitled to 24 hours of
continuous rest in a week (i.e., a weekly day off). If a weekly day off or compensatory
day off falls after a night shift, the 24 hours from the end of the shift are given to him
or her as his or her weekly day off. Also under the Factories Act and SEA, women are
not allowed to work at night. In some states, however, exemptions have been provided
for certain businesses such as the information technology industry, etc. Specific approval
may also be required.
ii Overtime
Pursuant to the Factories Act and certain state SEAs, any work done over nine hours a
day or 48 hours a week is considered ‘overtime’. Compensation for overtime work must
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There are no separate registers that an employer must maintain with respect to foreign
workers. The registers that must be maintained in respect of Indian workers are also
applicable to foreign workers.
Foreign nationals who wish to work in India require an employment visa.
Additionally, foreign nationals who intend to stay in India for more than 180 days need
to obtain a registration certificate from the relevant Foreigners Regional Registration
Office (‘the FRRO’) within 14 days of arrival in India. There are no restrictions on the
length of a foreign worker’s assignment; however, usually an employment visa is only
granted for up to one year, after which an extension is required from the Ministry of
Home Affairs. Further extensions, if required, can be granted by the state government
or the relevant FRRO up to a maximum of five years from the date of issue of the visa.
The employer must deduct and pay taxes or local benefits for such foreign workers
in accordance with the Income Tax Act, 1961, and applicable social security legislation,
such as the EPF Act. Indian employment and labour laws do not make a distinction
between national and non-national employees. However, whether foreign nationals who
work in India for subsidiaries of their parent companies or work for short to long-term
fixed periods avail themselves of benefits under Indian laws depends on individual choice.
The obligations of the employer with regard to the statutory benefits apply equally to
both these classes of employees, provided the employees meet the criteria entitling them
to these benefits.
To be eligible for an employment visa, foreign workers must earn a salary of more
than US$25,000 per annum and should not be appointed for a job for which qualified
Indians are available.
The IESOA requires industrial establishments wherein 100 or more workmen are
employed or were employed on any day of the preceding 12 months to frame their own
standing orders. The state governments also have powers to extend their applicability
to industrial establishments with fewer than 100 employees. The standing orders are
required to deal with matters that include the following:
a classification of workmen (whether permanent, temporary, probationer, etc.);
b the method of informing workmen of the hours of work, holidays, pay days and
wage rates;
c shift working;
d attendance and late arrival;
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e conditions of leave, the procedure for applying for leave and the authority that
may grant leave;
f requirement to enter premises by certain entrances;
g closing and reopening of sections of the industrial establishment, and temporary
stoppages of work and the rights and liabilities of the employer and workmen
arising therefrom;
h termination of employment, and the notice to be given by employer and workmen;
i suspension or dismissal for misconduct, and acts or omissions that constitute
misconduct;
j means of redress for workmen against unfair treatment or wrongful demands by
the employer or its agents;
k sexual harassment matters;
l service record;
m confirmation;
n age of retirement;
o transfer;
p medical aid in case of accidents;
q medical examination;
r secrecy; and
s exclusive service.
The standing orders must be written in English and in a language understood by the
majority of the workmen. There is no need for the standing orders to be signed by the
employer, and notification of the same on a special notice board near the entrance of the
establishment is sufficient. They can also be posted on the intranet.
Disciplinary rules are not necessarily incorporated into an employment contract.
Usually, such rules are included in the standing orders or the employees’ handbook, and
a reference to the same is made in the employment contract. Once the draft standing
orders are framed by the employer, they are submitted to the certifying officer, who
forwards a copy of the same to the trade union or workmen along with a notice requiring
such trade union or workmen to submit their objections, if any, within 15 days of such
notice. The parties are given an opportunity to be heard with regard to the standing
orders, and the certifying officer adjudicates upon the reasonableness of the same. The
standing orders framed by the employer have to be certified by the government certifying
officer.
IX TRANSLATION
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X EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATION
The duly elected representatives hold office for a term of two years. No additional rights
and protections are given to such representatives. The committee must meet at least once
every three months.
The employer is responsible for all arrangements connected to the election, such
as fixing the closing date, providing copies of nominations to the workmen requiring
them, providing a suitable space for the committee’s meetings, and providing other
necessary facilities for carrying out the work of the committee.
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XI DATA PROTECTION
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The above information would not be regarded as sensitive personal data or information
for the purposes of these rules if such data or information is freely available or accessible
in the public domain or furnished under the right to information or any other law
presently in force.
iv Background checks
In India there is no prohibition on an employer carrying out a background check. It
is common for employers to ask prospective employees questions regarding their
background and also to request references from past employers, which is not prohibited
by law in India. Credit checks may be difficult as such information is only available
to members of Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited (CIBIL), which only
includes banks, financial institutions, state financial corporations, non-banking financial
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companies, housing finance companies and credit card companies. Hence, a company
may not have access to this information.
It is advisable to procure an employee’s written consent prior to conducting
background checks.
i Dismissal
In India, there is no concept of ‘hire and fire’. Termination of service under the ID Act
(applicable to ‘workmen’) is referred to as retrenchment and includes termination of
service for any reason whatsoever, except the following:
a as punishment imposed by way of disciplinary action;
b voluntary retirement of a workman, or retirement of a workman upon reaching
the age of superannuation;
c termination as a result of the non-renewal of the contract of employment or
under a stipulation thereof; or
d termination on the grounds of continued ill health.
The ID Act details the procedure to be followed for retrenchment and requires an
employer to serve to the concerned employees at least one month’s notice indicating the
reasons for such retrenchment. In certain specified establishments with more than 100
employees, however, an employer is required to serve a notice of at least three months
giving the reasons for retrenchment. The procedure and conditions as provided in the
ID Act only regulate retrenchment of ‘workmen’. The services of non-workmen maybe
terminated pursuant to company policy or the employment contract.
Generally, in any case of retrenchment, a notice in the prescribed form has to
be served to the relevant government authority. In certain specified establishments in
which not fewer than 100 workmen were employed on average per working day for
the preceding 12 months, however, prior approval has to be given by the appropriate
government authority. In such a case the appropriate government authority, on receipt
of the application for approval, makes an inquiry and gives the parties interested in
the retrenchment an opportunity to be heard, and then considering the adequacy of
the reasons for the proposed retrenchment grants or refuses such approval. There is no
requirement for the company to notify the relevant works council or trade union.
There is no concept of social security in India. The only support available is that
provided under the EPF Act.
An employer is not required to provide any alternative employment. The retrenched
employees, however, have a right of first rehire (i.e., where an employer wishes to employ
workmen, it is required to first offer employment to those employees who were retrenched
by it and are citizens of India). Further, in every case of retrenchment, an employer is
required to follow the ‘last in first out’ rule in a particular employee category, unless
there are valid reasons for not complying with the rule, such as inefficiency, unreliability
and habitual irregularity of the employee. There are no categories of employees who are
protected from dismissal.
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ii Redundancies
Redundancy is not defined in any law. However, an employer’s inability to give
employment on account of the reasons as prescribed in the ID Act, which include a
shortage of coal, power or raw materials, an accumulation of stock, the breakdown of
machinery and a natural disaster, is known as a ‘lay-off’ under the ID Act.
In India, there is no separate set of rules or definitions for ‘collective dismissal’
or ‘reduction in workforce’. Subject to certain exceptions, any kind of termination of
service is known as retrenchment. Collective dismissal or a reduction in the workforce
would generally be referred to as retrenchment of a significant number of employees.
Except in certain cases, an employer is not generally required to notify or seek
approval of the relevant government authority for the purposes of a lay-off. For instance,
an establishment in which no fewer than 100 workmen have been employed on an
average per working day for the preceding 12 months, an employer cannot lay off any
employee without the prior permission of the appropriate government authority, unless
such lay-off is due to shortage of power or a natural disaster, and in the case of a mine,
such lay off is due also to a fire, flooding, an excess of inflammable gas or an explosion.
In such cases, the employer is required to seek approval for the continued lay-off of such
employees within 30 days of such lay-off.
There is no statutory requirement to notify the works council or trade union.
From a practical perspective, however, if an employer has in place any representative
forums they should be notified of such redundancy.
If during a period of 12 months a workman is laid off for more than 45 days, it
would be lawful for the employer to retrench such employee after the expiry of 45 days
of the lay-off. In such a case, the general conditions of retrenchment with regard to
compensation, approval and right of rehire would be applicable.
The company is not statutorily required to provide any notice to the employee of
a lay-off. Usually, the employees are notified by a notice displayed on the notice board of
the concerned department.
The ID Act provides that whenever a workman who is employed in an
establishment and has rendered at least one year of continuous service is laid off, whether
continuously or intermittently, he or she is entitled to be paid compensation for all days
(excluding weekly days off) of 50 per cent of the total basic wage and ‘dearness allowance’
that would be payable to him, had he not been laid off. (‘Dearness allowance’ includes
all cash payments made to an employee on account of a rise in the cost of living, rent
allowances, overtime allowances, bonuses, commission or any other allowance payable
to the employee in respect of employment or of work done during such employment.)
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The parties may enter into a settlement agreement. In the event of a dispute, the
parties can enter into a settlement agreement at any time including during conciliation
proceedings, and such settlement would be binding on the parties.
The ID Act provides protection for certain employees affected by a transfer of a business
(in which they are employed) from one employer to another employer. These provisions
are only applicable to employees who fall within the category of ‘workmen’ as defined
under the ID Act.
As per the provisions of the ID Act, the affected employees who have worked
for a period of 240 days in a year preceding such transfer of business are entitled to
retrenchment benefits, including one month’s notice or salary in lieu thereof and
compensation equivalent to 15 days’ salary for every completed year of service or any part
thereof in excess of six months. These benefits are payable to the employees in addition to
the normal terminal benefits payable by the employer such as gratuity, provident fund,
etc.
One month’s notice to an affected employee regarding retrenchment, or one
month’s salary in lieu of notice and the retrenchment compensation are, however, not
payable to the employee if the following requirements are fulfilled:
a the services of the employee have not been interrupted by such transfer of business;
b the terms and conditions of services applicable to the employee after such transfer
are in no way less favourable to the employee than those applicable to him or her
immediately before such transfer; and
c the new employer is, under the terms of the said transfer or otherwise, legally liable
to pay the employee in the event of retrenchment compensation on the basis that
the employee’s services have been continuous, and have not been interrupted by
such transfer.
Employees who do not fall within the definition of ‘workman’ do not have any such
protection under the ID Act. If the agreement dealing with the transfer of the business
also has similar clauses for the ‘non-workman’ category of employees, such provisions
would be extended to such employees.
XIV OUTLOOK
i Provident fund
Pursuant to a recent proposal, employers may be required to make mandatory provident
fund contributions (under the EPF Act) to workers with a salary of up to 15,000 rupees
as opposed to the current threshold of 6,500 rupees.
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iii Bonus
Pursuant to a recent proposal, employers may be required to extend a statutory bonus
to employees with a salary of 15,000 rupees or less as opposed to the current threshold
of 10,000 rupees.
The minimum bonus payable is also likely to be increased from 8.33 per cent to
11 per cent of the annual salary.
The minimum threshold for calculation of a bonus is also likely to be increased
from 3,500 rupees to 5,000 rupees.
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Manishi Pathak
Kochhar & Co
Manishi Pathak is a senior partner in the corporate and regulatory practice of the firm.
His practice encompasses strategic corporate investments, mergers and acquisitions,
winding up, joint ventures, foreign collaborations, technology transfers, private equity
and venture capital transactions and various other types of commercial transactions.
Manishi also co-chairs the employment law practice of the firm. His employment
law experience includes drafting and advising on employment documentation for
employee handbooks, stock option schemes, termination of employees, closures of
undertakings, transfers of employees and various litigation pending before conciliation
officers, tribunals and courts including high courts and the Supreme Court. He is an
officer of the employment and industrial relations committee of the International Bar
Association (‘IBA’) and also on the executive committee of Ius Laboris. Manishi has
authored many articles in publications of international repute on corporate governance,
employment laws, foreign investment laws and M&A, etc., and has also been a speaker
at many IBA conferences on various topics such as employment law, employee relations,
vendor finance, etc.
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About the Authors
Kochhar & Co
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Jasola District Centre
New Delhi 110 025
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Tel: +91 11 4111 5222
Fax: +91 11 4056 3813
manishi.pathak@kochhar.com
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