A smooth reorganization, restructuring, outsourcing or reduction in force hinges on early identification of a clear people strategy, a sensible understanding of how that strategy affects the commercial aspects of the change proposal and the development of a systematic approach to implementation.
Our lawyers in Zimbabwe have helped clients through processes involving re-alignments, complex outsourcing and insourcing arrangements and pre and post-merger/acquisition integrations.
Capabilities
- Employment issues relating to company restructurings, retrenchments, outsourcing, transfer of employees.
Experience has included advising:
- Zimbabwe's largest medical aid society on its corporate restructuring process, including a reduction in its workforce and wages
- An India-based global technology consulting and digital solutions company with operations in over 30 countries on a Service level agreement with a local technology company covering various employment related issues on deputizing employees, transfer of employees, among others.
- Advising an American multinational information technology company with operations in over 170 countries on outsourcing of local employees as part of an in-scope outsourcing transaction.