Labour, Employment & Industrial Relations

Managing human resources while complying with statutory workplace regulations is critical for corporate employers. ZCA LEGAL provides comprehensive employment and industrial relations legal counsel under the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006 (BLA) and the Bangladesh Labour Rules 2015.

Core Employment Law Capabilities

• Employment Contracts & Service Rules: Drafting executive employment agreements, restrictive non-compete covenants, confidentiality terms, and formulating company Service Rules registered with DIFE.
• Disciplinary Inquiries & Lawful Terminations: Managing domestic inquiries following natural justice: drafting Show Cause notices, charge sheets, inquiry reports, and executing lawful retrenchments, dismissals, or terminations.
• Labour Court Trial Defense: Representing corporate employers before the Labour Courts of Dhaka, Chittagong, and Gazipur in employee grievance petitions and wrongful termination claims.
• Labour Appellate Tribunal (LAT): Appellate advocacy before the Labour Appellate Tribunal challenging lower court reinstatement orders and back-pay decrees.
• Trade Union Relations & Collective Bargaining: Advising factory managements on Collective Bargaining Agent (CBA) negotiations, participation committees, and resolving strike threats.
• Workplace Benefits Compliance: Advising on statutory Provident Fund (PF), Gratuity, Workers’ Profit Participation Fund (WPPF), and maternity benefit obligations.

Workforce Harmony & Statutory Security

We help employers maintain productive workplace operations while shielding corporate leadership from unwarranted labor prosecutions.