Practice Area

Employment Laws & Industrial Relations

Dotse@Law's Employment/Labour Laws practice covers comprehensive services in all aspects of employment and industrial relations.

Preparation of Work Regulations / HR Manual / Staff Handbook / Standing Orders

Drafting and documentation of conditions of service, social benefits, rules and regulations, code of ethics, disciplinary and grievance matters, leaves, benefits and various other policies.

Conducting Audit / Due Diligence / Compliance Review of Labour Laws

Inspection of records, highlighting discrepancies and advising remedial measures.

Employees Code of Conduct, Sexual Harassment Policy

Drafting policies/manuals/codes of fair ethics and good conduct applicable to employees at workplace and outside workplace. Assisting companies in framing suitable policy and procedure to prevent and deal with sexual harassment of women employees.

Social Security and Insurance Benefits

Advising on Social Security Laws and compliance requirements as well as various social security issues and providing assistance to the management for complying with health and safety issues.

Severance and Retrenchment Laws

Advising management on various policies regarding Ghanaian retrenchment laws and compliance thereof, wrongful dismissal, handling redundancy claims.

Social Benefits

Advising on Maternity Benefit Act for ensuring compliance of the provisions of maternity and other benefits to women employees. Advising on legislations relating to Bonus, Gratuity, Employees State Insurance, Provident Fund, etc.

Employment Contracts

Advising and drafting business transfer agreements, Employment Contracts, Retainership Agreements, Termination Letters, Probation Clauses, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, Secondment Agreements (inbound/outbound), etc.

Contract Labour and Regulations

Advising on registration of establishments, maintenance of registers and other records, hiring of contract labour, licensing of contractors and ensuring compliance. Advising on welfare, health, safety and conditions of service of contract labour.

Trade Union Laws and Related Activities

Advising the management in handling and negotiating with trade unions, laws applicable and their compliance thereof.

Workplace Accident and Fatal Accident Compensation Law

Advising the management on employer's liability (civil and criminal) for compensation payable to an employee involved in an accident fatal or otherwise and ensuring compliance with applicable laws.

Factories Law

Advising the management on registration and licensing of factories, health and safety safeguards to be maintained, and welfare and other such conditions of service and ensuring compliance of the applicable laws.

Environment Laws

Advising on National and International treaties and legislations, Pollution Control in any environmental medium, construction related environmental issues, environment implications on acquisitions and/or sale of business. Counseling on eco-auditing and eco-assessment, assisting in obtaining environmental clearances for infrastructure projects.

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