The Employment and Industrial Relations Practice Team of The Law Crest LLP is regarded as the port of first call for a lot of multinational and local companies seeking practical legal advice and solutions to employment, industrial relations and immigration issues.
The Team’s deep understanding of the relevant legislation and practical experience of the workings of the various stakeholders in the labour industry has earned the firm a distinct reputation amongst its peers and in the industry in general.
The practice has a unique combination of Human Resources and Labour Law Practitioners. Our key team members amongst others include the founding Chairman and immediate past Chairman respectively, of the Committee on Employment and Industrial Relations of the Section on Business Law of the Nigerian Bar Association and are members of the U.K based Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Over the years, we have garnered extensive experience in the resolution of trade disputes and regularly represent our clients in negotiating collective agreements as well as the gamut of the dispute resolution process provided under the Trade Disputes Act involving mediation, conciliation and arbitration.
The Firm is regularly engaged by multinationals and other companies as well as government bodies and NGOs to review their HR policies and practices to ensure that they are compliant with extant laws and recent judicial decisions.
Our expertise in this area is further strengthened by the educational qualifications and practical experience of some our key personnel as they not only have employment law and human resource educational/professional qualifications, but have also worked as HR practitioners.