- As India moves toward unified labour codes and stricter enforcement, businesses must stay ahead of changes in wage regulation, social security, contract-labour rules and employer obligations.
- Employment relationships have grown in complexity: across the employee lifecycle (hiring, compensation, mobility, exit), equity-based incentives, cross-border mobility and gig-worker frameworks now require specialist legal insight.
- Employment disputes can significantly impact a company’s reputation, operations and cost-structure; solid documentation, preventative policy and prompt dispute handling are key to mitigating risk.
At Aretha Legal, our Employment & Labour Law practice supports organisations of all sizes—from start-ups and SMEs to multinational corporations and conglomerates—through every stage of workforce management. We combine commercial insight with legal discipline: drafting employment agreements, advising on ESOPs and incentive schemes, guiding compliance with central and state labour laws, handling litigation and resolution of employment disputes and designing exit strategies that minimise disruption.
Our approach is preventative, strategic and operationally-focused: we help you build internal frameworks that align with your business goals, keep your teams compliant, and enable you to move with confidence in a rapidly evolving labour law environment.
OUR Expertise
- Employment Contracts & Advisory
Drafting and reviewing offer letters, employment agreements (including for senior executives), secondment and consulting arrangements, non-compete/non-solicitation covenants and policy manuals. - Labour Law Compliance
Labour-law audits, contract labour regulations, shops & establishments, wage code implementation, social-security contributions, POSH compliance, and compliance across jurisdictions and workforce models. - Employment Disputes & Litigation
Representation in matters of wrongful termination, retrenchment, union/trade-labour issues, non-compete enforcement, internal investigations, and employment-law litigation before Indian courts and tribunals. - Employee Stock Option Plans (ESOPs)
Designing, structuring and implementing ESOPs/RSUs/phantom stock schemes for Indian entities and cross-border grants; advising on Companies Act, SEBI, RBI/FX and tax implications.