Employment and migration law
Projects
An employee’s claim to recover compensation
Successfully defended a major insurance company in an employee’s claim to recover compensation for a disclosure of personal data.
Migration issues
Advised on how to structure the hiring of foreign employees in a company and its structural subdivisions.
We obtained quotas and permits to hire foreign employees, and had permission documents issued for foreign employees and their family members.
Optimising and restructuring staff
Devised a strategy for and provided legal support during a staff reduction or redundancy programme, in introducing a downtime regime, changing the amount of salaries, and regarding possibility of applying disciplinary reprimands against the employees.
Personal data protection
Made recommendations to a Russian telecommunications company for notifying Roskomnadzor of personal data processing, and for ensuring that personal data remained secure while being processed.
Employment disputes with former employees
Settled court disputes with former employees, including a general director. Held negotiations with employees, drafted procedural documents, and filed a counterclaim to have the general director reimburse losses.
Relationships with trade unions
Advised on negotiations with trade union that enjoyed support from representatives of the Association of Trade Unions, and on legal aspects of entering into collective agreements. Prepared recommendations on how to eliminate abuses of trade unions, drafted the applicable documents.
Company formation
Assisted in establishing a venture in Russia. This involved support in forming a company, and advising on labour law, commercial law and tax matters.