Contractual Documentation / Corporate Support /Business Reorganizations / Employee Relations / Litigation Assistance

Giving our intensive experience, we have built a worldwide reputation for providing the most relevant and comprehensive legal advice available, for the most thorough regional coverage and for a celebrated track record. Our clients include a large number of multinationals, local and International Companies and other law firms both locally, regionally and internationally.

This standing has been achieved through our extensive experience and capabilities that enable us to advise on all aspects of employment work, including transactional work, day to day employee relations advice and employment litigation.

As we guide our clients through the complex and changing employment environment in the region, we aim to provide advice and assistance that is practical, commercially viable and cost effective. Ensuring that our lawyers remain at the forefront of any changes in regional law and in clear and regular communication to our clients is key to our approach.

Expertise

Our expertise covers all aspects of employment law in the public and private sectors, whether onshore or within the free zones, including:

• Policies, procedures and contractual documentationService agreements, employment contracts, employee handbooks, for all categories of staff, including directors and senior executives.
• Corporate SupportEmployment aspects of acquisitions and disposals (both share and business transactions), including due diligence and related reports.
• Business ReorganisationsRedundancy programmes, changing terms and conditions, and transfer of employment.
• Employee Relations IssuesDisciplinary, dismissal and grievance procedures, settlement negotiations and severance agreements.
• Litigation AssistanceBefore the relevant labour authorities, labour courts and other courts, from termination and bonus claims, to protecting trade secrets, confidential information and business interests.

Employment in the United Arab Emirates

We advise on all aspects of UAE labor law in support of your strategic objectives through the structuring, management and organization of your workforce. We also work closely with our dispute resolution team on employment disputes before the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, the UAE courts and the DIFC.