We help employers with every aspect of the management of their workforce, adding value to their in-house HR function and helping them achieve consistently better outcomes. We advise on the full spectrum of HR issues and provide pragmatic solutions, not just legal opinions.
We are well placed to function as an advisory arm and sounding board. This enables a collaborative discussion to take place where a client’s plans can be discussed and refined when still on the drawing board and gives you the reassurance of our full support from start to finish of a project.
We will invest our time to understand applicable policies and procedures along with the wider organisational culture and objectives, thereby ensuring that the advice we give is the right fit and works from an operational perspective. We are adept at identifying risk and managing it effectively, whilst coming up with commercial solutions that work for the organisation.
We regularly advise our clients on what to do to avoid issues escalating, right from getting involved at the earliest stage of a dispute, through to providing effective learnings and training to avoid a reoccurrence of similar issues in the future.
Employment contracts, policies, and HR frameworks
Our expertise covers all aspects of employment documentation, policies and workplace procedures across the UAE mainland and freezones.
Whether you are establishing a new business or HR function, reviewing existing arrangements or updating documentation to reflect changes in law or your organisation, our employment lawyers provide practical, commercially focused advice to ensure the right framework is in place. We advise on the drafting, review, and amendment of key employment documents, including:
- executive contracts, remuneration and severance
- workplace policies and onboarding/ offboarding procedures
- employment, consultancy and contractor agreements
- confidentiality, restrictive covenants and data protection
- employee handbook
- changes to terms and conditions of employment
- secondments, transfers and changes in employment structure.
Whatever stage of the employment relationship you are at, our team can provide clear, practical advice tailored to your circumstances.