With a regional footprint in Africa, the employment practice at ENSafrica adopts a multidisciplinary approach and advises national and international companies on a wide spectrum of matters. Nigel Shaw heads up the department and has a diverse employment practice. Binti Shah has extensive experience advising clients on the recruitment and engagement of employees, while Mahesh Acharya handles policy work in the space. Amar Grewal-Thethy is another key contact in the team.
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Testimonials
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- ‘ENS is not only leading in Employment matters, but they are also leading in M&A as well as Commercial transactions.'
- 'They are diverse in their responses, and they also offer well-thought-out responses.’
- ‘Mahesh Acharya is very professional, knowledgeable and handles crises with ease.’
- 'Mahesh Acharya has great client management skills, knows how to resolve complex issues in a simple way and responds fast to client matters.'
- 'Collaborative way of working, ability to access and bring on board addtional capabilities to compliment the work, taking feedback and looking for solutions, their level of attention to detail and research capabilities is impressive.'
Key clients
- Prudential Services Africa Ltd
- Amazon
- Beiersdorf East Africa
- Globalisation Partners
- Agence Française de Développement
- World Bicycle Relief
- British Broadcasting Corporation
- VFS Global
- MANE Group
- Eni S.p.A.
Work highlights
Advising Prudential Services Africa Limited on preparing and reviewing various employment and HR policies for PASL over a period of several months, including their harassment policy; grievance handling procedure; investigation procedure; and disciplinary policy, among others.
Advising Amazon on a diverse range of employment matters, such as a review of HR policies to ensure compliance with Kenyan law, advice on transfer of employees in Kenya, advice on employee disability benefits in Kenya, advice on social security benefits in Kenya, and advice on regulation of internship arrangements in Kenya etc.
Advising Beiersdorf East Africa on a broad range of employment matters on an ongoing basis, including preparing and reviewing various employment and HR policies, advising on ongoing restructuring of its workforce in Kenya and conducting sensitive workplace investigations and disciplinary proceedings in accordance with Kenyan law requirements.
Practice head
Nigel Shaw
Other key lawyers
Binti Shah; Mahesh Acharya; Amar Grewal-Thethy