Tushar Shah

Tushar Shah is the Head of Employment Laws practice in Vaish Associates’ Mumbai office, focusing on Employment Law. He is a senior member of the firm’s corporate and HR and employment practices, and has been associated with the firm since 2007.

On the corporate front, he specialises in merger, demerger and corporate restructuring assignments involving court or tribunal process. On the HR and employment side, he counsels employers on compliance with a wide range of employment laws and regulations, as well as on best practices for avoiding labour disputes.

He has worked extensively on drafting and reviewing both local and international employment policies and agreements, including structuring CTC, employment bonds, HR manuals, anti-sexual harassment policies, gratuity trust deeds, third party staffing agreements, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, non-solicit and non-compete agreements, and collective bargaining agreements.

He has wide experience advising on employment aspects and issues arising from corporate transactions such as business acquisitions, slump sale, asset sale, joint ventures, mergers, demergers and business reorganisation. He has expertise in conducting HR and employment due diligences and has assisted domestic and international employers through reorganisation, closure and devising strategies to tackle redundancies.

His practice areas are corporate, with related practices in mergers & acquisitions and employment and HR advisory. He holds an M.Com and an L.L.B., and is a member of the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa. He speaks English, Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati.

His publications include “Panacea Thy Anomalies!!” (2019-II-LLJ-9), “Structuring CTC – ‘Controversies-To-Certainty’” (2018-III-LLJ-13), “Amendment Relating To ‘Inoperative Accounts’ Under Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952,” “Note On Changes In The Factories (Maharashtra Amendment) Act, 2015,” and “Let there be some light!!” (2014-II-LLJ-43).