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About:
Freshworks makes it fast and easy for businesses to delight their customers and employees. We do this by taking a fresh approach to building and delivering software that is affordable, quick to implement, and designed for the end user. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Freshworks has a global team operating from 13 global locations to serve more than 65,000 companies — from startups to public companies – that rely on Freshworks software-as-a-service to enable a better customer experience (CRM, CX) and employee experience (ITSM).
Role:
Employment Counsel
Location:
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Qualification:
- Bachelor’s degree in law with demonstrated excellent academic performance.
- Candidates should have in-depth knowledge of employment laws within India.
- 5-7 years of prior combined law firm and in-house experience supporting workforce on employment law related matters.
- Experience at a global company and collaboration with other employment counsels across the globe is a plus.
- Candidates must be comfortable working with local counsel, willing to learn various employment law parameters of such locations and be able to incorporate such knowledge into in-house practice.
- Flexibility and willingness to approach legal challenges with a business-partner mentality to provide solution-oriented results that balance risk with business goals.
- Ability to handle sensitive/confidential information requiring a high level of discretion, respect, and integrity.
- Ability to discern matters that require privacy & confidentiality and matters that benefit from broader input and collaboration.
Responsibilities:
- Provide advice to the HR team on pre-hiring compliance matters such as registration and licenses, employment type, immigration or background verifications.
- Provide legal guidelines and support regarding the company’s contract workforce and agency workers.
- Manage personnel-related investigations and disputes, including providing oversight and advice to HR teams.
- Help ensure compliance with anti-harassment & no retaliation policies.
- Collaborate with the relevant internal teams on the development and implementation of scalable personnel-related policies, processes and training to ensure best practices and compliance with applicable laws and regulations and consistency among all regional HR teams.
- Monitor labour law developments in India, locations where Freshworks has personnel, and liaise with local in-country counsel for advice and consistency. Advise the business on these developments with practical solutions.
- Advocate for finding the “right” solution, that is compliant and meets business goals, while ensuring we remain committed to Freshworks’ core values and our People.
How to apply:
Interested candidates can Apply now (Click here)
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