Details of the Organization

bp’s refocused strategy prioritizes high-return assets. This shift is already attracting significant interest in non-core assets, writes their CEO, Murray Auchincloss, in The Times of London

Details of the Job/Internship

bp is seeking a Counsel – People & Culture in Pune with a minimum of 3 years of expertise in employment law and the ability to manage multiple complex matters efficiently.

Role and Responsibilities

• Client advice and counsel – provide daily counselling to P&C, managers and other lawyers on a wide range of Indian employment law matters, including labour law compliance issues, disciplinary matters, employee performance concerns, requests for leave, contractor management, and wage payment and working time, etc.
• Reorganizations – advice on corporate reorganizations and individual and collective redundancies.
• Policy work – helping to review policies and procedures such as reviewing disciplinary, anti-sexual harassment, leave and working time policies.
• Employment advice on company mergers, acquisitions and disposals; advice on transfer of undertakings, employee transfers, insourcings, outsourcings and joint ventures.
• Industrial Relations – advising on any trade union issues
• International assignment agreements – helping to advise on day to day legal queries from International Mobility and reviewing contracts.
• Co-ordinating legal advice from a number of different jurisdictions and providing inputs on Indian employment law aspects to support and advise on global projects
• Employment Tribunal / court claims – reviewing employment tribunal / court claims and involving external legal counsel where vital.
• Reviewing notices from labour authorities and providing legal and strategic inputs.
• Coordinating with external legal counsel, where required.
• Settlement agreements – drafting and negotiating settlement agreements
• Investigations – advising on (and if part of the disciplinary committee, conducting) internal investigations related to violations of company policies.
• Training – helping to run training sessions for members of P&C and legal, including quarterly sessions for BP employment lawyers globally.
• Training – helping to run training sessions for employees on workplace matters, such as anti-sexual harassment.
• Precedents – helping to review/ update bp’s precedents, e.g. offer letters, secondment agreements and writing legal guidance notes for P&C.

Eligibility

• Must have at least 3 years employment law expertise and a proven track record of prioritizing multiple complex matters at a time.
• Must be decisive under pressure, including when operating with limited information.
• Crucial to focus on material risks only and always be pragmatic in their advice.
• Need excellent, succinct interpersonal skills.

Salary/Stipend

Salary details will be finalised during the interview process with the selected candidate.

Type of Opportunity

Fulltime

Country

India

State

Maharashtra

City

pune

Address

Pune, Maharashtra, India