Employment Law India Seminar

Overview

Course duration: 2 days.

This course is delivered in partnership with JSB.

Doing business in India: navigating the legal and cultural challenges to ensure business success. If your organisation is, or is likely to be, involved with the employment of staff in India then you need to ensure that you have an appreciation of key local employment issues, as well as reliable information on employment conditions, policies and procedures and cultural differences. Led by ALMT Legal, this event combines law in India with a case study approach and practical management advice.

Is it right for me?

Designed for HR directors and managers, employee relations professionals, employment law advisers, and line managers who expect to have responsibility for staff in India.

What will I learn?

By the end of this seminar you will be able to:

• Recognise the key legal issues in India and their impact on staff employment
• Understand the complexities of employing expatriates and foreigners in India
• Know how to operate for success in an Indian business environment
• Deal with grievances, disciplinary issues and dismissals confidently

What will it cover?

An overview of the employment law framework in India

• Doing business in India: setting the scene
• Introduction to Indian employment law
• Clarifying the legal framework for organisations operating in India
• Key legislation including: The Indian Contract Act, Industrial Disputes Act

Hiring employees in India: employment contracts and service contracts

• Offering employment: recruiting within local law
• Drafting terms of employment contracts
• Terms and conditions: duration, probationary periods, salary, sick pay and holidays, notice, termination
• Restrictive covenants and non-competition

Employment of expatriates and foreigners in India: understanding the complexities

• Structuring employment contracts
• Global tax efficient structures
• Employee stock option plans
• Individual tax planning

Operating for success in an Indian business environment

• Day-to-day management: practical issues to consider
• Interacting with Indian employees onshore or off-site
• Cultural differences in business practice
• Strategies for success

Dispute resolution: grievances, disciplinary issues and dismissals

• Termination of employment
• Grounds for dismissal
• Disciplinary procedures
• Redundancies and reorganisations
• Consultation and information

Key challenges when transferring or sourcing businesses

• Structuring the arrangements correctly
• Managing employer/employee issues
• Apportioning risk between the parties
• Privacy laws and data protection

Immigration and practical considerations

• Movement of employees in and out of India
• Indian immigration rules and regulations
• Key issues you need to be aware of