Labor & Employment Counsel Associate Manager

Assistant Manager (CL-8) in the Employment Law- compliance vertical

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, Accenture offers Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services and Accenture Songall powered by the worlds largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers.

Accenture India has operations in 16 cities across India and have more than 300k employees spread across these locations.

Requirement:

• We are looking for a lawyer for a position of Assistant Manager in the Employment Law (EL) -Legal Group with the below mentioned role description & key skills
• Reporting will be to Associate Director [Legal]

EL Legal Group has a diverse portfolio- it supports strategic initiatives concerning labour laws, & works frequently with industry forums in consultation process for new legislation. The team is one of the key internal stakeholders for implementing any change management required for labour law compliance. This team tracks the changes in law, updates leadership and helps in projects that implements the new law. Aside to this the team works very closely with businesses to carry out internal employee transitions, and contributes in due diligence & other employee facing actions in acquisitions. Social security related actions & compliances is another key focus of this legal group.

Role Description:

This role is broad and could involve providing advice on various facets of legal and compliance areas concerning employment law, while working with other senior members of the team.

Focus for the current position is as follows:

Working in IT & ITES organization as an employment law counsel or compliance attorney. (Legal person only, no HR professionals)- working or having worked in organizations with multiple state presence Handling or supporting employment law/legal departments on:

• employment law related compliances
• immigration matters including Visa (inbound and out bound)
• litigation matters arising out of employment law issues
• labour compliance issues in different states (including shops & establishment acts & contract labour legislation).
• advising on payroll compliances with emphasis on PF, ESIC and minimum wages, leave administration
• attrition issues and advising HR on termination matters
• SEZ and STPI compliances

Regular/periodic gap analysis on new and updated controls and best practices in the industry. Monitor existing processes and identify opportunities to create processes as part of best practices to ensure standardization. Expected to add to the knowledge base, contribute legal insights, perform independent legal research on emerging legislative changes, analyze impact of proposed legislative changes on Accentures business in India and redefine processes in response to legal dynamics. Prepare executive summaries, position papers, support employee transition strategies, legal updates on emerging legal trends affecting business and internal processes for India and Global leadership

Key Skills:

• Good leadership presence- ability to make presentations to senior leadership on complex topics
• Able to embrace ambiguity and comfortable in working in a matrixed organization
• Ability to operate independently with limited supervision and work in fast-paced environment while being part of a team
• Multi-stakeholder management, collaborative and solution-oriented approach
• Build external network within the legal fraternity / external ecosystem
• Strong presentation (PowerPoint/Excel) skills; good program management
• Thoroughness and attention to detail; analytical and research skills
• Engagement activities via CSR, Inclusion and Diversity