Aqsa Khan-Sadiq

Aqsa advises clients on a full range of contentious and non-contentious employment law issues, including various contract drafting, providing strategic advice on disciplinary matters, workplace investigations, termination and non-competition. She has worked with multinational companies in bringing their procedures, contracts and company policies in line with the UAE Labour Law and the DIFC Employment Law. She has assisted with the transfer of employees and due diligence during M&A transactions. Aqsa has worked with both regional and international clients within the UAE and the wider Middle East region and across a variety of industry areas, including technology, healthcare, real estate, finance and construction.

• Advising a UK financial institution on discrimination claims raised by two former employees under the DIFC Employment Law.
• Advising a large joint venture company operating in the UAE, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Qatar in relation to ethical recruitment, human rights and labour law practices.
• Advised an automotive smart systems provider on the employment aspects of a major restructuring of its UAE operations, including termination and redundancy matters.
• Advising on both onshore and DIFC contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
• Drafting Human Resources policies, staff handbooks and Settlement Agreements for international and regional clients.
• Providing strategic advice to corporate clients on managing/mitigating employment litigation risks.
• Liaising with external counsel in the MENA region regarding employment matters.
• Providing guidance and assistance to Human Resources teams on workplace investigations, including handling grievances and disciplinary hearing
• Conducting various employment law training sessions for corporate clients.
• Reviewing/drafting employment contracts and various Human Resources policies for corporate clients.

• Law Society of England and Wales - Member