Labour Law

We can quickly get involved in a labour conflict and build a strategy for interaction, knowing which mistakes are inexcusable if the case ends up in court. After the employee's dismissal, we provide an advice on how a company can carry out information work with the staff and what HR should focus on so that, next time, the company does not have gaps in documents and processes.

Labour Law Practice lawyers advise whether a bonus needs to be paid to an employee if they intend to leave, whether a provision on remuneration required, how to discuss the remuneration system during employment, whether the Northern allowance can be included in the employee’s salary.

The key competencies of the practice include conducting inquiries into misconduct by employees, drafting requests and other personnel documents, as well as implementing decisions made by our clients. The attorney status provides more opportunities for collecting the information required from third parties.

Every year, Labour Law Practice lawyers litigate about 30 labour disputes throughout the country and in courts of various instances. We know the process in detail, understand the approaches taken by courts to a specific issue, and always try to settle the dispute by a settlement agreement.

We are experienced in conducting collective bargaining, concluding and extending a bargaining agreement, assisting in a collective employment dispute and in the event of a strike, including a work to rule. Labour Law Practice lawyers know how to interact with ad hoc trades unions and help draw up a reasoned refusal to join an industry agreement that applies by default to all employers.

The Labour Law Practice lawyers help develop shift work schedules, arrange for use and maintenance of cumulative calculation of working hours, establish regulation of work on a rotational basis, correctly determine foreman bonuses, and regulate, as required, overtime work, work on holidays, weekends, and at night.

The lawyers provide legal support to employers during regulatory inspections by labour protection supervisory authorities, accompany investigations into occupational injuries, draft a reasoning for the employer and interact with the social funds and insurance companies in connection with the consequences of an accident, counsel on controversial labour protection issues (including medical and psychiatric examinations, activity management of the occupational safety and health service, emergency safety system, development and organising work of the safety and health system, etc.).

Labour Law Practice lawyers conduct an audit taking into account the client’s targets from preparing the company for a government audit before changing the salary system after a series of labour disputes or changing the structure of by-laws including abolition of unnecessary documents and excessive regulation of work issues.

The lawyers conduct a comprehensive review of HR documents of the acquired company, draw up a plan for personnel optimisation following the transaction and its implementation, develop programmes for retention of valuable talent and support negotiations with them.

BGP Litigation represents businesses during inspections by the labour inspectorate, prosecutor's office, employment service, Social Fund of Russia, Federal Environmental, Industrial and Nuclear Supervisory Service at all stages and, if necessary, challenges the results of inspections as well.

Labour Law Practice helps resolve complex issues involved in regulating the labour of foreign employees, check and organise proper registration of labour relations with such employees, and eliminate the risks of employer administrative liability for immigration legislation breaches.