We cover all aspects of employment law, including both advisory and contentious matters, helping our clients meet their workforce objectives.
We partner with our clients, wherever they do business, to find solutions and manage risk in relation to their employment, incentives and pensions legal challenges and objectives. We aim to avoid litigation and find solutions that are not detrimental to the employer-employee relationship.
Our lawyers prosecute and chair disciplinary committees in relation to employee issues and appear before the various courts of Mauritius in relation to employment matters.
Our global reach and local knowledge means that we can partner with clients to drive consistency, deliver cost savings and help them identify and manage their priorities and risk across multiple locations.
Our services also includes advice and counseling, workplace investigations, drafting or reviewing of employment contracts/regulations, and assistance in international issues which may arise in relation to employment law. Moreover, we assist foreigners looking to live and work in Mauritius.
Experience has included advising:
- A major international company with regards to a transfer of undertaking where 100 employees were concerned.
- A leading international information technology consultancy IBL Ltd and other companies with respect to employment law matters and conducting litigation before the Industrial Court of Mauritius and on appeal before the Supreme Court.
- Employers and conducting litigation on health and safety issues.
- Clients with regard to the non-competition and restraint of trade clauses in their master contract of employment.
- Several clients in relation to the application for occupation permits, residence permits and work permits.
- Several local companies in connection with the shift of their pension scheme from defined benefit to defined contribution.
- Various Mauritian companies on the legal implications of closing down of undertakings and dismissal of employees.
In an attempt to curb the spread of the COVID-19 in Mauritius, the government took the decision to extend the sanitary curfew until 15 April 2020. Employers around the world are facing similar challenges, dealing with government-mandated shutdowns, sick and self-isolating employees, homeworking arrangements and economical constraints.