Employment, Pensions & Immigration

Our Employment, Pensions & Immigration Work

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• Advised Uber VB on employment matters across the MEA region

  Advised Uber VB on employment legal risks and issues arising from the introduction of new products and initiatives for both the Mobility and Delivery businesses across the MEA region, and provided advice on HR employment matters across the MEA region.

  Egypt

  Advising Ikigai on contract variations

  Advising Ikigai on variation of contracts in light of the effects of Covid-19 on their operations.

  Kenya

  Mineral Exploration Company on transfer of employee rights

  Advising employees of a minerals exploration company in Tanzania on the transfer of employee rights to a new entity coal exporter in various arbitrations valued at USD 500 million.

  Tanzania

  Employee rights to accessing personal data on termination of employment

  Advising a large security services company that employs more than 300 employees in Kenya on the rights of the employee to access their personal data on termination of employment under the provisions of the Data Protection Act.

  Kenya

  Advice on employee termination for the misuse of social media

  Advising a Qatar based international Embassy in relation to employee termination for misuse of social media, including advising in relation to the internal investigation, documents to be drafted and circulated and subsequent cancellation of visas and repatriation.

  Qatar

  Advice on employment contracts and international policies

  Advising a global information technology client to mobilise its Qatar start-up team following on from the work undertaken in the previous year to draft the start-up team's employment contracts and review and amend international policies and procedures for use by the Qatar business.

  Qatar

  Advice on immigration, employment and other commercial matters

  Advising an international aviation consultant on its Qatar Financial Centre and State branch's company secretarial, immigration, employment and other commercial matters, including in relation to banking services, change of signatory and change of name.

  Qatar

  Advice on termination due to breach of confidentiality

  Advising an international Qatar based consultancy in relation to the termination of two employees' employment and one consultancy agreement for breach of confidentiality and use of employer knowhow and Intellectual Property Rights.

  Qatar

  Advice on visa trafficking and detention

  Advising an international Qatar based aviation specialist joint venture in relation to the actions which it needed to undertake regarding the detention of its public relations officer (PRO) and authorised immigration signatory for visa trafficking.

  Qatar

  Advising an start-up employment contracts and international policies

  Advising a global information technology client to mobilise its Qatar start-up team following on from the work undertaken in the previous year to draft the start-up team's employment contracts and review and amend international policies and procedures for use by the Qatar business.

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• Advising Ikigai on contract variations

  Advising Ikigai on variation of contracts in light of the effects of Covid-19 on their operations.

  Kenya

  Mineral Exploration Company on transfer of employee rights

  Advising employees of a minerals exploration company in Tanzania on the transfer of employee rights to a new entity coal exporter in various arbitrations valued at USD 500 million.

  Tanzania

  Employee rights to accessing personal data on termination of employment

  Advising a large security services company that employs more than 300 employees in Kenya on the rights of the employee to access their personal data on termination of employment under the provisions of the Data Protection Act.

  Kenya

  Employment matters for global security firm

  Advising a global security firm with over 9000 employees in Kenya on various employment matters.

  Kenya

  SistemaBio/Goodfarmland

  Ad-hoc legal advice to SistemaBio/Goodfarmland on employment related issues and fundraising activities of their Kenyan entity.

  Kenya

  Recognition agreement for a global FMCG company

  Advising a global FMCG company on a recognition agreement between the client and the Kenya Union of Commercial Food and Allied Workers.

  Kenya

  Internal investigation for a large agribusiness company

  Conducting an internal investigation for a large agribusiness company on allegations of racial discrimination and reviewing and revising their HR Policy in line with the Kenyan law on discrimination.

  Kenya

  Advising a global cosmetics brand

  Advising a global cosmetics brand in relation to employment related issues in its Kenyan operations.

  Kenya

  Advising AIG (SA)

  Advising AIG (SA) on employment related matters in relation to their Kenyan operations.

  Kenya

  Unfair termination and unprocedural redundancy claims

  Advised and acted for various companies on claims of unfair termination and unprocedural redundancy.

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• Employment liability class action

  Advising on coverage in a first of its kind employment practices liability (EPL) class action alleging mis-categorisation of employment status and sham contracting.

  Australia

  Employment advice for the acquisition of an insurance company

  Advising an Australian insurance company on the acquisition of a European Insurer involving the coordination of advice in France, Germany and Spain

  Australia

  Reorganisation of GlaxoSmithKline’s R&D Centre

  Advising on the structuring and establishment of GlaxoSmithKline’s R&D Centre in Shanghai, as well as on all employment issues and documentation, compliance and corporate governance issues, and employee inventor remuneration issues and implementation of a formal scheme

  China

  Employment advice to an international airline

  Advising a major international airline on employment contracts, handbooks and policies, as well as incentives and benefits, and a successful defence of employee claims for unlawful dismissal in relation to breach of company policies.

  China

  Team move to a competing employer

  Advising clients on the strategy of affecting a team move to a competing bank, the enforceability of restrictive covenants and defending court proceedings brought against them by their former employer seeking an injunction to prevent them from working for their new employer

  China

  Visa applications for senior executives in start-up companies

  Providing immigration advice in Hong Kong, including the structuring of visa applications for senior executives in start-up companies across a number of sector

  China

  Structuring of secondments for expatriates

  Advising a variety of multinational companies, including a major aircraft manufacturer, on the structuring of secondments for expatriates to work in China and the related compliance and immigration requirements

  China

  Managing multiple immigration processes

  The management of multiple immigration processes in India for a telecommunications and financial services conglomerate. Advising on entry strategy, procedural requirement, post arrival formalities and compliance requirements

  India

  Employment and immigration advice

  Advising a leading international school owner and operator with a portfolio across eight countries and three continents, in its employment and immigration matters for its new international school in Malaysia.

  Malaysia

  Multiple employment contracts advice

  Advising clients regularly on drafting, negotiation and interpretation of employment contracts, scope of business-critical restrictive covenants and implications of breaches

  Singapore
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• Advised Uber VB on employment matters across the MEA region

  Advised Uber VB on employment legal risks and issues arising from the introduction of new products and initiatives for both the Mobility and Delivery businesses across the MEA region, and provided advice on HR employment matters across the MEA region.

  Egypt

  Advice on termination due to breach of confidentiality

  Advising an international Qatar based consultancy in relation to the termination of two employees' employment and one consultancy agreement for breach of confidentiality and use of employer knowhow and Intellectual Property Rights.

  Qatar

  Advice on visa trafficking and detention

  Advising an international Qatar based aviation specialist joint venture in relation to the actions which it needed to undertake regarding the detention of its public relations officer (PRO) and authorised immigration signatory for visa trafficking.

  Qatar

  Advising on secretarial, immigration, employment and other commercial matters

  Advising an international aviation consultant's on its Qatar Financial Centre and State branch's company secretarial, immigration, employment and other commercial matters, including in relation to banking services, change of signatory and change of name.

  Qatar

  Advice on employee termination for the misuse of social media

  Advising a Qatar based international Embassy in relation to employee termination for misuse of social media, including advising in relation to the internal investigation, documents to be drafted and circulated and subsequent cancellation of visas and repatriation.

  Qatar

  Advice on employment contracts and international policies

  Advising a global information technology client to mobilise its Qatar start-up team following on from the work undertaken in the previous year to draft the start-up team's employment contracts and review and amend international policies and procedures for use by the Qatar business.

  Qatar

  Advice on immigration, employment and other commercial matters

  Advising an international aviation consultant on its Qatar Financial Centre and State branch's company secretarial, immigration, employment and other commercial matters, including in relation to banking services, change of signatory and change of name.

  Qatar

  Advising an start-up employment contracts and international policies

  Advising a global information technology client to mobilise its Qatar start-up team following on from the work undertaken in the previous year to draft the start-up team's employment contracts and review and amend international policies and procedures for use by the Qatar business.

  Qatar

  HSE regulatory amendments post COVID 19

  Advising a Qatar based regulator in relation to HSE regulatory amendments post COVID 19 office working restrictions.

  Qatar

  Advice on Saudisation regulations

  Advising multinational clients operating in the IT and communications sector, on Saudisation regulations (including carrying out Saudisation audits and the regulation regarding call centres) 

  Saudi Arabia
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• Cross-border restructuring and integration in financial services

  Advising a global financial services organisation across multiple European jurisdictions on the complex cross- border restructuring and integration which followed two major acquisitions, including co-ordination with workers councils, and advice on the interaction between redundancy processes, the implementation of new terms and how to handle dealings with the recognised union.

  United Kingdom

  Employment law work for a global cosmetics company

  Handling all employment law work across the UK for a global cosmetics company operating under many brands, including providing guidance on how to treat employees who were approaching, or had reached, 65 when the legislation relating to default retirement ages ceased to have effect.

  United Kingdom

  High Court litigation claim from a team move

  Advising a Lloyd's underwriter in defending High Court litigation claiming substantial damages arising out of a team hire, alleged misuse of confidential information and advising on related disciplinary proceedings

  United Kingdom

  Business Information whistleblowing and tribunal

  Advising a leading global Business Information provider in relation to several high profile whistleblowing claims, including advising on the dismissal process and successfully handling the subsequent Tribunal claims.

  United Kingdom

  Mergers, team moves and partnership disputes

  Advising a client on a number of complex employee/partner related matters arising out of the merger of two accountancy firms, and subsequent restructuring, which included a TUPE transfer of the business.

  The merger triggered exits from 6 teams of partners and their staff at multiple locations across the UK. We provided urgent advice to the newly merged entity in relation to the protection of its business interests.

  United Kingdom

  NHS Trust and MHPS disciplinary procedures

  Acting for an NHS Trust in a High Court claim in respect of the Maintaining High Professional Standards (MHPS) disciplinary procedures.

  United Kingdom

  Long running Unite Employment Tribunal case

  Advising on a long-running employment tribunal case brought by a trade union Unite, relating to collective consultation and protective award proceedings

  United Kingdom

  Advising Unions in redundancy and TUPE transfers

  Advising on consultation with unions in redundancy and TUPE transfer situations where industrial action is threatened

  United Kingdom

  Legal options of balloting and strike action

  Advising on legal options around, and the legality, of balloting and any calls for strike action (and working in relation to any industrial action being called off)

  United Kingdom

  Resolving disputes via ACAS and other processes

  Advising clients in dispute situations as to how to resolve existing disputes via ACAS and other processes

  United Kingdom
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