Corporate / Commercial
Labour / Industrial Relations
It is often said that people are one of the most important assets for a business. However, people are more than just an asset. We understand this all too well, and we know that managing people requires ongoing care and can also sometimes imply serious legal risks.
We guide our clients through the obstacles related to managing their people by delivering commercially-aware and cost-effective advice and support through all stages of their experiences with their employees – from hiring, through workforce structuring and human resources management compliance, to the eventual end-of-employment relationship.
More than this, we not only help our clients respond appropriately and efficiently to problems when they arise, but also help them spot and understand legal vulnerabilities and practical risks in their employment and human resources management policies and procedures.
Our leading services:
- Employment contracts preparation, review, and advisory
- Workforce integration and industrial relations in acquisitions and mergers
- Advice and legal risk management in innovative workforce structuring, such as outsourcing
- Proactive legal risk management advice in recruitment and personnel policies and procedures
- Application for CERPAC permits
- Employee injury claims and recovery
- Providing Work-from-Home (WFH) legal advisory and structure to human resource departments within organizations
Examples of the value we’ve delivered for clients:
- Successfully defended an indigenous oil exploration company against a wrongful dismissal claim by a former employee
- Represented several oil services companies in settlement negotiations for compensation for workplace accidents
- Regularly advise a human resources management consultancy company on legal and regulatory issues in recruiting, termination of employees, taxation, and compliance
- Regularly assist our clients in obtaining expatriate quota from the Ministry of Interior and renewing residency permits
- Successfully defended our clients in several workplace sexual harassment lawsuits
- Advised a Nigerian Oil Company on employee injury claims procedure under the relevant Nigerian laws
- Advised a Cleantech company on the HSSE minimum requirements for employee safety under an offshore oil & gas project
- In light of the COVID-19 restrictions, advised an international oil company on the suitable
WFH structure to ensure employee privacy, fair labour practices, and compliance with labour laws such as primary place of work, allowances for outpost work, per diem payments for overtime, and related matters - Advised a multinational company on payment of hazard allowances to workers in the oil & gas sector
- Advised a National Gas Company on employee unionisation of contract workers, casualisation, collective bargaining agreements, and sundry labour matters
- Continue to provide support in employment settlement and negotiation claims against our clients
