Counsel

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Provide practical legal advice on the full range of employment decisions relating to recruiting, hiring, training, performance management, compensation, benefits, mass retrenchments and individual terminations in India SA.

• Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of employment documents, including employment contracts, restrictive covenant agreements, assignment letters, separation agreements and policies and handbooks.

• Advise on risks regarding temporary and outsourced workers, including reviewing and drafting staffing services agreements across India SA.

• Advise on disciplinary outcomes relating to the ICC and work closely with the committee in closing out claims under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act.

• Partner closely with HR and internal audit on a variety of projects, initiatives, investigations and risk management (e.g. workman analysis).

• Provide support on pre-litigation disputes and employment litigation.

• Work with our teams across the business - including our tax experts, product developers and policy and communications team - to pre-empt employment law risks, and be proactively involved in finding solutions to any issues.

• Representation before various State and Central labour authorities/ministries.

Experience

• +5 years of employment law experience at a top tier firm and/or in-house. India and/or South Asia employment law experience preferred. Employment litigation experience a plus.

• Highly motivated, creative, and laser-focused on the details; able to juggle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, while collaborating as a team to stay in sync and working independently to get the job done.

• You must be a self-motivated team player with the ability to drive projects, identify and resolve legal and business issues, prioritize and earn the confidence and cooperation of your business partners.

• You have an entrepreneurial mindset and the personal flexibility to embrace frequent change.