The most valuable asset in any organisation is its people, but with the value comes risk. All businesses need help navigating the potential pitfalls set by Ghana Labour laws and, when problems do occur, finding solutions. That’s where our employment law expertise comes in.
We deal with all employment matters including:
- Employment advisory and update service – National Labour Commission of Ghana
- Terms of engagement - drafting a full range of employment contracts as well as third party contracts for services, outsourcing arrangements, employment agency contracts
- HR policies - full range of policies drafted and dignity in the workplace, bullying and harassment, holidays and time off, hours of work
- Compensation and benefits - contractual terms, bonus and incentive schemes, "good" and "bad" leaver provisions
- Pensions and incentive benefits, pension schemes and benefits, share option and incentive schemes, tax related issues
- Corporate governance, executive director, board matters, executive contract and remuneration, Companies Acts compliance for executive directors and directors' liability issues
- Confidentiality, know-how protection, data protection, confidentiality, IP and freedom of information
- HR procedures - grievance and disciplinary
- Discrimination in employment and in goods and services
- Industrial relations and trade unions
- Consultation - information and consultation, transfer of undertakings, collective redundancies
- Bullying and harassment
- Discipline and termination
- Workplace investigations drafting terms of reference and advising on process and procedure for same, completing reports and conclusions
- Health and safety - health and safety statements, defence and prosecutions
- Change management, organisation and reorganisation including voluntary and compulsory redundancy schemes
- Dispute resolution, litigation, mediation and arbitration
- Representing clients before National Labour Commission, and Court
- Negotiation and conciliation methods and in mergers, acquisitions and transfer of undertakings
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