Permanent arrangement

Our professional services are obtained by establishments mostly on retainership/permanent basis on payment of a monthly Retainer fee to us whom many organisations prefer. This fee depends upon the size of the establishment and frequency of consultations.

1. The Retainership includes all oral and written advice and consultations in our Chambers on various matters. It also includes drafting of letters/replies, show cause notices, charge sheets, enquiry letters, disciplinary action letters and other such drafts and letters and vetting of the same. Such advice/consultation may be on various other related matters related to the personnel, labour and industrial relations not specified here. No separate fee is charged for the same as all these are included in the Retainership Agreement for which Retainer Fee is paid to us. There is no limit on the frequency of consulting us which may be on Telephone, Video Conference, E-mail or by personal visit to our chambers depending upon the nature of the problem.
2. It does not include drafting of Service Rules, P.F. and Gratuity Trust Deeds and Rules, Manuals, etc. for which separate fee is charged.
3. The Professional fee charged is on a monthly basis which may be paid monthly or quarterly as may be mutually agreed upon.
4. The Retainership is for a minimum period of one year and thereafter it continues till either party terminates the same by giving three months written notice or payment in lieu thereof to enable both sides to make their alternate arrangements.
5. Please note that our Retainership Agreement is only under the scope of Management Consultants and Industrial Relations Advisers and the same shall not be construed as Legal Adviser of the Co. or appointment as Legal Adviser under the law
6. Monthly Retainer Fee is subjected to the size of the establishment and number of its offices, branches, franchises and the nature and amount of work and our time utilised and will be mutually agreed upon at time of Retainership Agreement.

Fee for conducting Court Cases

Separate professional fee is charged by us for conducting Court cases on a case to case basis irrespective of Retainership Agreement. We litigation all cases under the Labour Laws such as cases under the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923, Group Insurance, Social Security and Employees Old Age Benefits, cases in the Labour Courts, Labour Appellate Tribunals, NIRC, High Courts and the Supreme Court. All expenses are to be borne by the clients in conducting outstation cases. Miscellaneous court expenses if any are also borne by the client. The fee charged by us depends upon the Court/forum and the nature of the case.