Labour and Employment Lawyer in India | Arohana Legal
Your people are your business, and every hire, policy, salary structure, and exit carries legal obligations. With India’s four Labour Codes now in force, the rules on wages, social security, working conditions, and industrial relations have changed for almost every employer. Arohana Legal is a corporate law firm serving clients across India that acts as your employment law partner, so you can build and manage your team with confidence instead of reacting to disputes and notices.
We work with startups hiring their first employees, growing companies expanding across states, and large employers managing complex workforces. Whatever your size, our labour and employment practice is built to keep you compliant, reduce disputes, and protect your business.
What Our Labour and Employment Practice Covers
Our labour and employment lawyers handle the legal groundwork every employer in India needs from the offer letter to the final settlement.
- Labour Codes Compliance – reviewing your policies, wage structures, and registrations against the Code on Wages, Industrial Relations Code, Social Security Code, and OSH Code
- Employment Contracts – drafting and reviewing offer letters, appointment letters, fixed-term contracts, and consultant agreements
- HR Policies & Employee Handbooks – leave, conduct, remote work, disciplinary, and grievance policies tailored to your business
- Compensation Structuring – advising on salary structures, the 50% wage rule, bonus, gratuity, and ESOP-linked terms
- Terminations & Exits – termination letters, full-and-final settlements, retrenchment, and separation agreements that reduce dispute risk
- POSH Compliance – prevention of sexual harassment policies, Internal Committee setup, training, and inquiry support
- Contract Labour & Gig Workforce – structuring contractor, outsourcing, and platform worker arrangements under the new framework
- Workplace Investigations – independent inquiries into misconduct, harassment, or policy violations
- Employment Disputes – representation before labour authorities, conciliation, tribunals, and courts
- Ongoing HR Legal Support – day-to-day advice for your HR team on hiring, performance, and people issues as they come up
Who Needs a Labour and Employment Lawyer?
- You’re hiring your first team: Getting contracts, policies, and registrations right from the start is far cheaper than fixing them when a dispute or inspection arrives.
- You need to update the Labour Codes: The Codes have changed how wages are defined, how gratuity works for fixed-term staff, and what registrations and returns you file. We help you restructure without disrupting your team.
- You’re expanding into new states: State rules under the Codes still differ on working hours, shops and establishments, and registrations. We map what applies where.
- You’re handling a difficult exit or restructuring: Terminations, layoffs, and retrenchment carry real legal risk. We help you follow the right process and document it properly.
- You’ve received a notice, complaint, or claim: Whether it’s a labour department notice, a POSH complaint, or a wage claim, early legal advice shapes the outcome.
Why Clients Choose Arohana Legal
- Direct access to senior lawyers: You work directly with experienced lawyers, not layers of associates.
- Commercially minded advice: We explain legal risk in terms of business impact, not just statute references.
- Proactive, not just reactive:We flag gaps and regulatory changes before they become a problem for you.
- One team, joined-up advice: Corporate, compliance, IP, and disputes expertise under one roof, so nothing falls between advisers.
- Pan-India reach: Clients across Jaipur, Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, and beyond, plus foreign entities entering the Indian market.
How We Work With You
- Understand your business. We start by learning your structure, stage, and specific legal exposure – not a generic checklist.
- Flag the priorities. We tell you plainly what needs attention now versus what can wait.
- Execute with precision. Every document we draft is tailored, not templated.
- Stay in the loop. We keep you updated on legal and regulatory changes that could affect you, before they catch you off guard.
Frequently Asked Questions
An employment lawyer advises employers on contracts, HR policies, wages, benefits, terminations, and labour law compliance, and represents them in disputes. Think of it as having a legal partner who keeps your people's practices compliant as your team grows.
The Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security, 2020, and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 came into force on 21 November 2025. Together they replace 29 older central labour laws.
Allowances excluded from the definition of wages cannot exceed 50% of total pay. Anything above that is counted as wages for PF, gratuity, and similar benefits, so many employers need to restructure salaries.
Yes. Under the Code on Social Security, fixed-term employees are eligible for pro-rata gratuity after one year of service, rather than the five years required earlier for regular employees.
Yes. Every workplace with 10 or more employees must have a POSH policy and an Internal Committee, and must conduct awareness programmes. Non-compliance can lead to penalties.
Follow the notice, cause, and process set out in the contract, your policies, and the applicable law, and document every step. A clear separation agreement with a proper full-and-final settlement further reduces the risk of claims.
Yes. We advise clients across India - including Jaipur, Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Pune - as well as foreign companies building teams in India.
Ready to Get Your Employment Practices Right?
Whether you're hiring your first employees, updating for the Labour Codes, or handling a sensitive exit, Arohana Legal's employment lawyers are ready to help you move forward with clarity.