Labor & Employment

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In our labor & employment law practice, our primary goal is to provide proactive legal consultancy and advisory services that help prevent disputes before they arise. We support employers by being readily available to guide them through every step required to meet their legal obligations under labor & employment law.

By building close, collaborative relationships with HR departments, we act as an extension of your internal team. Thanks to this approach, our long-term clients regularly consult us before making any significant employment-related decisions.

Introducing the Right Procedures and Policies

We help you establish the right company culture by drafting:

Watertight Employment Agreements, Employment Rulebooks, and other Rulebooks
Employment Termination
Non-compete and Non-solicitation Agreements
Confidentiality Policies and Non-disclosure Agreements
Codes of Conduct
Personal Data Protection Policies and CCTV Policies
IP transfer agreements
Whistle-blower, Anti-harassment, and Anti-discrimination Policies
Bring your own device policies (BYOD)
Anti-corruption Policies.

Employment Subsidies, Tax Benefits, Compensation, and Employee Stock Options

We advise you on how to use state subsidies and tax benefits for employment, so you can optimize your business costs.

Our team regularly assists clients in designing, documenting, reviewing, and operating all types of employee benefit plans and compensation, including health and welfare, retirement, employment, incentive bonus, and severance programs.

Zunic Law Firm also assists clients with stock option plans for employees (ESOP).

Employment Compliance Training

Zunic Law organizes internal on-premise and online employment compliance training for HR and Management.

We deliver an engaging and interactive experience for our clients by providing real-life examples and practical guidance on employment procedures.

Our legal experts act as guest lecturers on a regular basis on different aspects of employment law.

Employment Termination

We advise on disciplinary measures, consensual and unilateral termination of employment, to eliminate any risk for the employer.

We offer an off-the-shelf service, starting from negotiations to the final termination date, which includes completion of such a non-pleasant procedure without any time resources of the employer.

Internal Dispute Resolution and Out-of-Court Labor Dispute Resolution

Zunic Law Firm provides comprehensive legal support in dispute resolution through mediation, conciliation, arbitration, and internal resolution, to avoid a lengthy and often compromising litigation. We also guide employers through the proper conduct of disciplinary proceedings.

Employment Dispute Resolution

If a dispute arises, our attorneys are on hand to immediately step in and guide clients to the most cost-effective and efficient resolution. Clients appreciate our realistic assessments of dispute outcomes. For this reason, throughout the 30+year long history of the Zunic Law Firm, our employment litigation record has been exceptional.

We put a special focus on dispute resolution that includes:

Annulment of Termination of Employment Agreement
Annulment of the Annex to the Employment Agreement
Annulment of other employer decisions
Compensation for workplace injury
Mobbing in the workplace (harassment at work)
Discrimination in the workplace.

Health and Safety, Protection from Discrimination and Harassment at the Workplace

A healthy and safe working environment goes beyond legal requirements. It is essential for building the company’s culture and establishing a resilient business.

Zunic Law Firm advises on the employer’s obligation under the Law on Safety and Health at Work and other legislation. This also includes protection from discrimination and protection from harassment at the workplace.

Data Protection and Privacy at the Workplace

Our team of attorneys provides employers with a full range of services needed to address emerging privacy and data protection issues. We are strongly committed to developing policies that regulate the use of the latest technologies such as social media, location tracking, data loss prevention software, and e-mail and Internet monitoring.

When employers are relying on background checks of job applicants and employees, Zunic Law helps to navigate legal requirements and strike the right balance between the necessary business decisions and employee privacy.

Class Action

Zunic Law Firm has an outstanding record in employment class actions, defending clients in hundreds of workplace-related disputes. In one of the disputes that raised public interest, Zunic Law Firm had major success in proving that Nis Gazprom Neft had forced void provisions against employees, and that the company unlawfully profited from its employees regarding the 2011 annual bonuses.

Employee Mobility and Secondment

Zunic Law helps intra-company group cross-border movement of employees by advising on a variety of issues, from immigration to tax and social contributions.

Independent Contractors and Non-Employment Engagement

Independent contractors exist in a variety of professions and industries and have a unique role in employment law with their own rules. While the term independent contractor may be well known, the benefits and risks of being an independent contractor might not be.

We help companies and independent contractors understand the legal implications of their contractual relationship from the employment, contractual, and tax perspectives.