HR Advisory
A compliant employment contract is a starting point, not a policy. Boards and general management increasingly expect their legal counsel to sit alongside the HR function itself — auditing practice against the law, designing the internal regulations that govern day-to-day decisions, and benchmarking compensation against a market that changes faster than any handbook. We advise HR directors and general management directly, in the register their function requires.
What we do for you
HR compliance audits
A structured review of employment practice against the Labour Code and collective agreements in force — contracts, working time, disciplinary procedure, staff representation — with a prioritised remediation plan.
Internal regulations and HR policy design
Drafting or overhaul of internal regulations, codes of conduct, remote-work and expense policies, and the disciplinary and grievance procedures that make them enforceable.
Compensation and benefits benchmarking
Market-referenced salary grids, benefits packages and executive remuneration structures for the West African market, calibrated to your sector and payroll constraints.
Organisational restructuring advisory
Legal and HR sequencing of reorganisations, redundancy plans and workforce transfers, coordinated with our Employment & Global Mobility practice where litigation risk requires it.
HR governance for groups
Harmonisation of HR policy across subsidiaries in several OHADA states, reporting lines to headquarters, and management training on local employment risk.
How an engagement unfolds
- QualificationYou describe your matter through our form; a partner calls you back within 24 hours.
- Engagement letterScope, deliverables, timing and fees are agreed in writing before work begins.
- ExecutionAn integrated legal, tax and regulatory team, led by a partner who remains your single point of contact.
- MonitoringTailored alerts on the texts that affect your matter, through the regulatory library.
Other practice areas
- OHADA Corporate & Commercial Law
- Corporate Tax
- Accounting Advisory
- Regulatory & Compliance
- Risk Management, Governance & Internal Audit
- Employment & Global Mobility
- M&A, Transactions & Investment
- Strategy & Management Consulting
- Disputes & Arbitration
- Local Content Advisory
- Wills, Drafting & Safekeeping
- Industry sectors
Frequently asked questions
How is HR Advisory different from your Employment & Global Mobility practice?
Employment & Global Mobility handles the legal instruments — contracts, dismissals, disputes, work permits. HR Advisory sits one step upstream: it audits practice, designs the policies and benchmarks the packages that Employment & Global Mobility later documents and defends. Most engagements draw on both.
Can you benchmark compensation for a role that barely exists in this market yet?
Yes, though with appropriate caveats. Where local market data is thin, we combine regional comparables, sector-specific proxies and your own internal equity constraints into a defensible range rather than a single number.
A matter in hr advisory?
Describe your matter in two minutes. A partner — not an intake team — responds within 24 hours.