Employment
A dynamic team offering a full spectrum of employment legal services
Employment
A dynamic team offering a full spectrum of employment legal services
Our Employment Law team works closely with the other teams in the firm to ensure that both our general corporate and transactional clients receive exceptional employment law support in managing their workforces through all stages of their operations and in relation to all its aspects.
The team has in-depth knowledge and broad and extensive experience of the law and practice.
We handle the employment aspects associated with transactions managed by other teams, such as the M&A team, in the context of acquisitions and transfer of employees between entities.
Outside the context of transactional work, we advise on day-to day inquiries pertaining to all aspects of employment, immigration, and social insurance laws, plus insurance laws covering pension funds, corporate and capital market laws covering employee profit shares and share incentive plans, IP laws covering IP rights created and/or assigned by employees, as well as digital regulation governing e-signatures and data privacy in the HR context.
The team works closely with our litigation staff to review, manage, establish a strategy, and report on employment litigation. We are supported by a dedicated unit of seasoned and dynamic procedural lawyers, who have extensive experience in dealing with regulators and government relations. The Employment Law team and the Procedural Unit work together to plan, negotiate and respond to inspections, investigations and applications to various regulators concerned with our clients’ workforces, such as the Ministry of Manpower, labour offices, social insurance departments, immigration offices, as well as health and safety authorities.
Our Employment Law team works closely with the other teams in the firm to ensure that both our general corporate and transactional clients receive exceptional employment law support in managing their workforces through all stages of their operations and in relation to all its aspects.
The team has in-depth knowledge and broad and extensive experience of the law and practice.
We handle the employment aspects associated with transactions managed by other teams, such as the M&A team, in the context of acquisitions and transfer of employees between entities.
Outside the context of transactional work, we advise on day-to day inquiries pertaining to all aspects of employment, immigration, and social insurance laws, plus insurance laws covering pension funds, corporate and capital market laws covering employee profit shares and share incentive plans, IP laws covering IP rights created and/or assigned by employees, as well as digital regulation governing e-signatures and data privacy in the HR context.
The team works closely with our litigation staff to review, manage, establish a strategy, and report on employment litigation. We are supported by a dedicated unit of seasoned and dynamic procedural lawyers, who have extensive experience in dealing with regulators and government relations. The Employment Law team and the Procedural Unit work together to plan, negotiate and respond to inspections, investigations and applications to various regulators concerned with our clients’ workforces, such as the Ministry of Manpower, labour offices, social insurance departments, immigration offices, as well as health and safety authorities.
Featured Deals
Commercial
Advising Mercer on its Global Benefits & Employment Guide with a comprehensive review of applicable law on labour and social insurance benefits.
Retail & Consumer Goods
Comprehensive employment support to various multinationals some of our clients to whom we habitually give general employment advice are Oceaneering, Epson, WPP, KUFPEC, Azadea, Nestle Waters, Motorola, Bloomberg, RWE, and Travelport.
Commercial
Advising on the Implications of Covid-19 on employment
several multinational and local clients in the oil & gas, retail, technology, tourism and media industries on the various implications of Covid-19 on the management of their workforce in Egypt, including advice on work from home, return to work, as well as Health & Safety obligations associated with the pandemic.
Commercial
Advising multinational clients in collaboration with Clyde & Co on the Egyptian law aspects of operating in the region, including advice on cross-border employment, work permits, transfer of employees to other regional entities as well as advice pertaining to Agile working and Covid-19 related policies.
Technology, Media & Telecommunication . Oil & Gas and Mineral Resources
Advising multinational clients in collaboration with Allen & Overy London advising clients in the TMT and Oil & Gas sectors in collaboration with Allen & Overy London on the Egyptian law aspects of operating in the region, including advice on termination of employment as well as ondiscipline.
Commercial
Collaborating with Littler Mendelson On Workday in providing Egyptian law updates on employment and social insurance in relation to Workday, a leading company proving a finance, HR, and planning system.
Technology, Media & Telecommunication
Advising STMicroelectronics a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, on the Egyptian law aspects of its acquisition of IoT connectivity tech developer Riot Micro, including the employment law related issues pertaining to the acquisition.
Technology, Media & Telecommunication
Advising a leading technology company with its day-to-day activities concerning labour, employment and social insurance legal matters, including training staff on new laws and legal obligations, interaction and application to regulators and supervising authorities, as well as employment litigation.
Commercial
Advising a leading provider in the marketing research sector in relation to several group entities with the restructuring of their workforce and the transfer of employees between several entities, including negotiation with the employees and preparing the required documentation. This is in addition to assisting with its day-to-day activities concerning labour, employment and social insurance legal matters.
Featured Deals
Technology, Media & Telecommunication
Advising STMicroelectronics a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, on the Egyptian law aspects of its acquisition of IoT connectivity tech developer Riot Micro, including the employment law related issues pertaining to the acquisition.
Retail & Consumer Goods
Comprehensive employment support to various multinationals some of our clients to whom we habitually give general employment advice are Oceaneering, Epson, WPP, KUFPEC, Azadea, Nestle Waters, Motorola, Bloomberg, RWE, and Travelport.
Commercial
Advising on the Implications of Covid-19 on employment several multinational and local clients in the oil & gas, retail, technology, tourism and media industries on the various implications of Covid-19 on the management of their workforce in Egypt, including advice on work from home, return to work, as well as Health & Safety obligations associated with the pandemic.
Commercial
Advising multinational clients in collaboration with Clyde & Co on the Egyptian law aspects of operating in the region, including advice on cross-border employment, work permits, transfer of employees to other regional entities as well as advice pertaining to Agile working and Covid-19 related policies.
Technology, Media & Telecommunication . Oil & Gas and Mineral Resources
Advising multinational clients in collaboration with Allen & Overy London in the TMT and Oil & Gas sectors in collaboration with Allen & Overy London on the Egyptian law aspects of operating in the region, including advice on termination of employment as well as on discipline.
Commercial
Advising Mercer on its Global Benefits & Employment Guide with a comprehensive review of applicable law on labour and social insurance benefits.
Technology, Media & Telecommunication
Advising a leading technology company with its day-to-day activities concerning labour, employment and social insurance legal matters, including training staff on new laws and legal obligations, interaction and application to regulators and supervising authorities, as well as employment litigation.
Commercial
Advising a leading provider in the marketing research sector in relation to several group entities with the restructuring of their workforce and the transfer of employees between several entities, including negotiation with the employees and preparing the required documentation. This is in addition to assisting with its day-to-day activities concerning labour, employment and social insurance legal matters.
