Employment, Labour And Industrial Law

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Our lawyers are renowned experts in all areas of labour & employment matters in Nigeria and globally. We provide labour advisory and representation that help our clients navigate the ever-changing landscape of labour and employment laws with a view to achieving their business objectives. We advise various multinational and indigenous companies on their employment law and regulatory concerns. We are positioned to advise human resources professionals, executives, and recruitment agencies on a wide range of complex HR management, labour and industrial relations issues such as:

  • Employment contracts/handbooks executive benefits;
  • Pensions, employee compensation and benefit;
  • Health and safety in the workplace;
  • Collective bargaining and trade union negotiations;
  • Terminations, dismissals and redundancy;
  • HR policies, workplace privacy policy, employee agreement and code of conduct; 
  • Representing clients before tribunals and superior courts of record.

Transactional Experience:

  • Represented an airline operator employee in an employment dispute (restrictive covenants) against Caverton Helicopters, a foremost aviation Company engaged in Contract charters, shuttles and maintenance of fixed and rotary wing aircrafts at the National Industrial Court, Nigeria.

  • Advised a leading law firm with a presence across Africa on issues surrounding the termination of employment of directors and employees at the managerial level with regards to misconduct and poor performance in Nigeria.

  • Provided legal opinions to various legal entities (Bowman Gillifan, Morgan Lewis Broickus, Tata Consultancy Services, L&E Global, British embassy in Nigeria) on the various regulatory regimes in employment law in Nigeria.

  • Currently representing a former employee of a leading Oil and Gas Services company in Africa at the National Industrial Court for wrongful and unlawful termination of Employment.

  • Currently advising and reviewing Employment Agreements and providing labour law advisory services for Littler UK, one of the leading law firms in the United Kingdom.