Employment Law

Akhund Forbes is top-ranked by Legal500 and Chambers & Partners for its Employment Law practice which continues to thrive in advising local and international clients on complex areas and queries of law.

Recent Deal Highlights

• Advising Reckitt Benckiser Pakistan and Reckitt Hygiene Pakistan on amalgamation and consolidation of their respective pension funds pursuant to, and following, a Court approved merger.

• Advising Kumon, Globalization Partners and Unifonic on employment law matters in relation to their market entry in Pakistan.

• Updating Global University System’s standard employment contract and HR policies in-line with the applicable labour laws.

• Advising China Power Generation Hub Company on the applicability of provisions of labour and employment in relation to payments to employees from workers participation fund and workers welfare fund.

• Advising MCB Arif Habib Savings and Investment Limited and UBL Fund Managers Limited on an almost daily basis, on a wide range of labour law and employment matters, employment agreements and legal enquiries on key points of law.

• Updated Mavenir’s standard employment contract and HR policies in-line with the applicable labour laws.

• Reviewed, updated and advised NdcTech Private Limited and Global University System on their standard employment contract and HR Policy for Pakistan in-line with the applicable laws. 

• Advising Maskatiya Industries (Pvt) Ltd on a wide range of labour law and employment matters, employment agreements and legal enquiries on key points of employment law.

• Advising Microsoft on the employment law regime in Pakistan and providing practical advice to deal with HR matters in Pakistan.

• Advising Deutsche Bank on HR restructuring in compliance with applicable laws.

• Advising KDSP organisation on its labour law arrangements with employees, consultants and independent contractors.

• Advising Ericsson Pakistan on a wide range of key points of employment law.