Employment

Advice and drafting of employment contracts, social security and pension rules and arrangements, collective and individual labour relations, termination and layoffs, expatriate and cross-border employment arrangements and coordination.

Companies operating in or entering the Greater China markets rely on Eiger for a wide variety of employment advice through the full cycle of a company’s activities and existence. Our integrated approach to client needs ensures that we are ready to provide efficient and practical advice for how to address current and anticipated legal and business issues:

• Setup issues, including new managerial and employee hires
• Compliance with employment laws and regulations
• Insurance requirements
• Holiday, annual, personal, medical and compassionate leave
• Company work rules advice and review
• Advice on amendment of rules and policies
• Merger-related workforce combinations
• Resignations, for-cause and without-cause terminations, and layoffs
• Compliance training for local management and employees for corporate policies, FCPA requirements, local laws
• Pension and severance calculations and advice

Asialaw Profiles 2023: “Highly Recommended”

Chambers writes “Eiger houses a solid team of experts, well versed in assisting international clients from the TMT, fashion and pharmaceutical industries with their employment needs in Taiwan.”

Legal 500 2023: “Boasting a diverse, high-profile client base, Eiger regularly acts for some of the world’s most recognizable brands in manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, retail, technology and financial services. The firm is a trusted local counsel in complex, often cross-border severance disputes involving trade secrets, unfair dismissal and sexual harassment.”