INDIA Trends and Developments Contributed by: Pooja Ramchandani, Kriti Kaushik, Suruchi Kumar and Suryansh Gupta, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.
Suruchi Kumar is a partner at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. who focuses on employee relations and industrial actions such as closure of establishments, advice on disputes with trade unions, severance payouts,
Suryansh Gupta has over eight years of experience in the employment practice at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. His focus areas are handling employment-related aspects of M&A including due diligence,
handholding during internal disciplinary processes, conducting internal investigations as external teams engaged to conduct a fair and neutral fact-finding exercise on HR and employee disciplinary issues, advice on redressal procedures under prevention of sexual harassment law, and advice on diversity and inclusion-based workplace laws regarding persons with disabilities and transgender persons. Given the intricacies of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, she also focuses on strategy to deal with labour issues in companies undergoing insolvency, such as payouts to employees prior to and following commencement of insolvency, adjustments/transfer of workforce to operating units, and notices by labour authorities. She has also prepared litigation strategies and represented clients before labour authorities in matters pertaining to regularisation, unfair dismissals, levy of damages and interest under social security laws.
transaction advisory and documentation, and workforce management which includes advice on engagement structures, contract labour arrangement-related nuances, independent contractor engagements and apprenticeships. His expert advisories include providing creative solutions with respect to clawing back sign-on bonuses in case of failure to report on joining date, engagement of insurance agents on a part-time model and various related queries, structuring of ‘feet on the street’ models, and day-to-day employee management matters. Over the years, Suryansh has also acquired expertise in immigration matters and expat integrations on matters ranging from hiring structures and social security to work permits. Suryansh has carved niches in areas such as workforce restructuring, implementing redundancies, alignment of HR policies and handbooks, apprenticeships, performance improvement matters, manpower supply arrangements, outsourcing arrangements and consultancy arrangements.
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. Amarchand Towers, 216, Okhla Phase 3 Rd, Okhla Phase III, Okhla Industrial Estate, New Delhi, Delhi 110020, India
Tel: +91 114 060 6060 Fax: +91 112 692 4900 Web: www.amsshardul.com
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