CR Advocates LLP understands the Employment and Labour Relations laws of Kenya and the rights, obligations, duties, and responsibilities of the employer and the employee. We can advise and engage either the employer or the employee on any employment and labour matters. Related laws are governed by the Kenya Labour.
2. Employment law as it stands today regulates employer/employee
rights, duties and privileges, though a complex network of statutes.
CR Advocates can offer strategic advice on all types of employment
and labour related issues and disputes, across a wide variety of
industries in both private and public sectors.
3. Employment & labour legal services in Kenya is an on-going concern.
Employment & labour legal services in Kenya is an on-going concern.
Related laws are governed by the Kenya Labour employment Act
Related laws are governed by the Kenya Labour employment Act
2007, which governs the relationship between employers and
2007, which governs the relationship between employers and
employees and provides for the minimum conditions of employment.
employees and provides for the minimum conditions of employment.
Our firm offers representation to both employers and employees in
Our firm offers representation to both employers and employees in
matters before the Industrial Court concerning employment disputes.
matters before the Industrial Court concerning employment disputes.
We also provide legal advice to various corporate entities on the entire
We also provide legal advice to various corporate entities on the entire
spectrum of employment and labour related issues such as employee
spectrum of employment and labour related issues such as employee
contracts, executive compensation and employee benefit plans.
contracts, executive compensation and employee benefit plans.
4. CR Advocates LLP understands the Employment and Labour
CR Advocates LLP understands the Employment and Labour
Relations laws of Kenya and the rights, obligations, duties, and
Relations laws of Kenya and the rights, obligations, duties, and
responsibilities of the employer and the employee. We can
responsibilities of the employer and the employee. We can
advise and engage either the employer or the employee on any
advise and engage either the employer or the employee on any
employment and labour matters. Related laws are governed by
employment and labour matters. Related laws are governed by
the Kenya Labour.
the Kenya Labour.
5. It establishes the Employment and Labour Relations Court. It gives it
It establishes the Employment and Labour Relations Court. It gives it
exclusive original and appellate jurisdiction to hear and determine all
exclusive original and appellate jurisdiction to hear and determine all
disputes relating to employment and labour relations. It provides for the
disputes relating to employment and labour relations. It provides for the
registration, regulation and management of trade unions, employer
registration, regulation and management of trade unions, employer
organizations or federations. It promotes and protects freedom of
organizations or federations. It promotes and protects freedom of
association of employees and employers.
association of employees and employers.
6. Our employment lawyers will take the time to understand
Our employment lawyers will take the time to understand
your scenario and offer creative, commercial found and clear,
your scenario and offer creative, commercial found and clear,
thorough advice.
thorough advice.
7. • Executive’s appointment or termination.
• Executive’s appointment or termination.
• Resolution or management of disputes.
• Resolution or management of disputes.
• Advisory or retirement and pension fund issues.
• Advisory or retirement and pension fund issues.
• Drafting agreements and contracts of employees and drafting
• Drafting agreements and contracts of employees and drafting
procedures and policies.
procedures and policies.
• Dispute resolution along with arbitration, proceedings and
• Dispute resolution along with arbitration, proceedings and
hearings, arbitration, and many other things.
hearings, arbitration, and many other things.
8. • Employee Salary and Benefits/Stock Option Plan.
• Employee Salary and Benefits/Stock Option Plan.
• Labour Compliance.
• Labour Compliance.
• Migration, Emigration/Work Permit of Employees.
• Migration, Emigration/Work Permit of Employees.
• Country-specific employment relations.
• Country-specific employment relations.
• Labour tribunal.
• Labour tribunal.
• Negotiation with the labour union/ employer or employee
• Negotiation with the labour union/ employer or employee
representatives.
representatives.
• Human resources advice and counselling;
• Human resources advice and counselling;
9. • Taxation on gain and profits from employment.
• Taxation on gain and profits from employment.
• Statutory compliance for employers;
• Statutory compliance for employers;
• Tax reconciliations for expatriates;
• Tax reconciliations for expatriates;
• Review of employment contracts for tax planning purposes
• Review of employment contracts for tax planning purposes
and identification of tax exposures;
and identification of tax exposures;
• Handling tax audits on employment taxes;
• Handling tax audits on employment taxes;
• Strategic HR planning (including Dismissals, grievance
• Strategic HR planning (including Dismissals, grievance
procedures and performance management.
procedures and performance management.
10. • Wrongful and unfair termination as well as constructive
• Wrongful and unfair termination as well as constructive
dismissal;
dismissal;
• Executive employment and severance agreement;
• Executive employment and severance agreement;
• Contract, labour agreements, HR policies and collective
• Contract, labour agreements, HR policies and collective
bargaining agreements;
bargaining agreements;
• Occupational health and safety;
• Occupational health and safety;
• Workers compensation/ work injury benefits;
• Workers compensation/ work injury benefits;
• Business sales and acquisitions, and corporate restructuring;
• Business sales and acquisitions, and corporate restructuring;
• Broadroom disputes;
• Broadroom disputes;
• IP protection and litigation;
• IP protection and litigation;
11. • IP protection and litigation;
• IP protection and litigation;
• Privacy and cyber-security;
• Privacy and cyber-security;
• Internal corporate investigations;
• Internal corporate investigations;
• Restraint of trade or non-compete agreements;
• Restraint of trade or non-compete agreements;
• Employee raiding/poaching;
• Employee raiding/poaching;
• Non-solicitation agreements;
• Non-solicitation agreements;
• Data protection and confidentiality agreements;
• Data protection and confidentiality agreements;
• Dispute resolution (including litigation, arbitration and mediation);
• Dispute resolution (including litigation, arbitration and mediation);
• Pay and benefits (including retirement benefits, ESOPs and other stock
• Pay and benefits (including retirement benefits, ESOPs and other stock
options);
options);
12. Employment law Advice Employment law is a changeable field. Any
Employment law Advice Employment law is a changeable field. Any
employment law breach, inadvertent or otherwise, can be draining on
employment law breach, inadvertent or otherwise, can be draining on
your business, both financially and operationally, given the management
your business, both financially and operationally, given the management
time often required to rectify these issues. Our expertise and knowledge
time often required to rectify these issues. Our expertise and knowledge
ensure that you are up to date with the latest legislation by reviewing or
ensure that you are up to date with the latest legislation by reviewing or
creating your essential staffing contracts, staff handbook, policies and
creating your essential staffing contracts, staff handbook, policies and
procedures and providing tailored employment law advice where needed.
procedures and providing tailored employment law advice where needed.
With the law regularly changing and new employment cases being
With the law regularly changing and new employment cases being
decided daily, we produce a monthly e-bulletin which will keep you
decided daily, we produce a monthly e-bulletin which will keep you
updated with any significant changes or milestone decisions.
updated with any significant changes or milestone decisions.
13. Feel Free To Contact Us At:
Feel Free To Contact Us At: +254 722979081
+254 722979081
and ask any query from our Law Firm Team
and ask any query from our Law Firm Team
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