We offer specialist, commercial and pragmatic advice, to both employers and individuals, on a wide variety of employment and labour law matters. Working closely with the HR and senior management teams, we aim to make employment matters straight-forward thereby enabling our clients to take decisions confidently.
The various services offered, through our Employment & Labour practice group are:
APPROACHABLE
INTEGRITY
HIGHEST QUALITY WORKWork
PROFESSIONALISM
DEDICATION TO ENHACNING CLIENT VALUE
INNOVATIVE AND PROGRESSIVE
In addition to providing a quality, practical legal services, we also provide bespoke trainings and seminars to the HR and management teams.
In the present rapidly changing and competitive business environment, clients' demands and expectations from their lawyers are also changing. One area of clients' frustration, which has mired the legal service sector in cynicism, is the inaccessibility of the lawyers once the matter has been delegated by the client, coupled with the lack of responsiveness and timely advice. WE ARE HERE TO CHANGE THIS; THE STATUS QUO.
With a clear vision of becoming the 'law firm of the future', we take pride in claiming that we are focused squarely on our clients and their legal matters, being proactive and client-led from the outset of our engagement. Excellence in client service sits at the heart of everything we do, as we aim to develop lasting relationships with our clients.
Our watchword is ‘Client Value Proposition’, i.e. the value we can deliver to our clients. To this end, we have created a value-driven client service model, unique to the legal profession and a modern approach to providing, delivering and managing client and legal services. Our service model combines innovative client care protocols, legal matter management, and enhanced use of progressive technology solutions, thereby delivering tangible results for our clients in the form of consistent and efficient quality legal services, and improved communication and collaboration. In addition, we have invested significantly in solutions and technical resources, which are used by the top international law firms globally, in order to provide our clients with superior service at a par with international standards.
We are also able to distinguish ourselves, as client-driven, based on our ability to understanding the uniqueness of each of our client, rather than viewing them generically. We firmly believe that a particular strategy or solution for one client may not be suitable for another, even if they operate in similar sectors, and therefore we seek to bring creative insight and fresh approach to every matter.
Our legal strategy is devised after carefully listening to our clients’ needs and issues, and developing a sound understanding of the business of our client and the industry in which they operate. Once the best strategy has been devised, we aim to advice our client in a timely, transparent, friendly and straightforward manner, thereby allowing our clients to fully understand the rewards and risks associated with each option.
Moreover, our collaborative approach ensures that if a particular matter requires a unique set of skills or is multi-jurisdictional, we will be able to provide you with our recommended and trusted network of like-minded leading independent law firms and counsels, who share our values and provide expert advice and dedicated services ensuring that you receive the same level of client care as you do with us.
Our values are the foundation of our culture, providing a shared sense of direction and guidance for our people. Through putting our core values at the center stage and ensuring that these values are evident in everything we do and are reflected in every strand of the firm, we are able to accomplish our goal of being meaningful partners and trusted advisers to our clients.
The values which defines the lawyers and professionals at Sayyid & Shaykh are:
Drafting of employment contracts, policies, handbooks, and procedures
Day-to-day advice on employee relations issues, including disciplinary issues, dismissals, and grievances
Business reorganizations, transfers, and redundancies
Director and senior management contracts negotiations and drafting
Advising and representation before employment tribunals and High Court in relation to unfair dismissals, restraint of trade, and other employment dispute
EOBI, SESSI and other statutory laws compliance and dispute resolution