Dentons’ Global Employment and Labor Group includes around 450 lawyers, spread across our offices, who regularly represent management in connection with employment and benefits related litigation, corporate and governmental investigations, executive compensation and counselling projects. 

With our global presence and contacts, Dentons is one of only a few firms that can provide multinational businesses with a coordinated solution to all their employment and benefits needs throughout the world. The team is known for their creative, business-savvy counselling skills and, when necessary, their results-driven, highly successful litigation practice. 

The global reach, consistent high quality, and efficiency of our Group make Dentons uniquely qualified to provide both local and multi-national businesses with a comprehensive and effective employment and labor solution. The Group has collective, extensive experience assisting employers in all industry sectors. It represents local and multinational businesses with respect to the full range of workforce-related issues and matters, including those listed and linked below.

Recognition

Dentons recognized for quality in Chambers France 2025

February 7, 2025

In the inaugural edition of Chambers France 2025 guide, Dentons lawyers received 15 individual rankings of which five were new or improved ratings. 

Partner Nick Pujji recognized in Leaders of Influence: Minority Attorneys by Los Angeles Business Journal

January 21, 2025

The Los Angeles Business Journal recognized partner Nick Pujji in its 2025 Leaders of Influence: Minority Attorneys issue, which highlights the city’s most influential minorities in the field of law.

Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 ranks 18 Dentons New Zealand Lawyers

December 12, 2024

Dentons New Zealand is delighted to announce that 12 practices and 18 of the Firm’s lawyers have been ranked in the Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific Guide 2025.

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Insights

Global Employment Lawyer – Issue 1 / 2025

March 20, 2025

Global: In this issue, we explore the impact of recent legislative and other changes across key jurisdictions, including updates on diversity, equity and inclusion in the US, parental leave reforms in South Korea, labour law reforms in Saudi Arabia, and digital platform worker protections in Mexico, as well as insights into the use of AI in employment decisions in Australia. Our experts also provide analysis on new job posting requirements in Canada, trial period restrictions in New Zealand, and employment classification rulings in the Netherlands. We also feature Eun-Jee Kim from our Seoul office, a renowned employment and labour expert who advises domestic and international companies on all aspects of labour law and corporate matters. The edition concludes with Dentons news, webinars, and upcoming events.

Thieving employers? Crimes Act charges coming for underpayers

March 19, 2025

New Zealand: As of 13 March 2025, employers within the New Zealand jurisdiction, who fail to pay their employees' wages can now face criminal prosecution under the Crimes (Theft by Employer) Amendment Act. This is in line with the continued trend of anti-worker exploitation laws in New Zealand. Until this point, such claims could only be actioned in the employment jurisdiction by the employee or the Labour Inspectorate. 

A wake-up call for businesses: Hong Kong’s first criminal prosecution for non-compliance with the Competition Commission’s investigatory powers

March 17, 2025

Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Competition Commission (the Commission) recently announced on 28 February 2025 that it has secured its first criminal conviction for non-compliance with its investigatory powers under the Competition Ordinance (Cap. 619) (the Ordinance).

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News and Events

Upcoming events

Dentons IR Insights: The evolving adverse action landscape - Updates, tips and traps

March 26, 2025

Peter Watkins, Associate, chats with leading employment barrister Tim Donaghey, author of the books “Termination of Employment” and “General Protections under the Fair Work Act” about the complexities of the general protections / adverse action regime and the difficulties associated with defending general protections disputes.

Dentons Hong Kong webinar - The nuts and bolts of employment law in Hong Kong

March 27, 2025

Join us for an insightful webinar that unlocks the essentials of employment law in Hong Kong. This course is designed for HR professionals and in-house legal counsel who wish to gain an understanding about the basics of employment law in Hong Kong.

Part 58: Workplace privacy, AI, and biometrics: Key updates for Canadian employers

March 28, 2025

Canada: This month, members of our Privacy & Cybersecurity team will share insights on how fast-moving privacy, AI, and biometrics issues are impacting not only workplace solutions, but workplace risk. Employers must stay ahead of these changes to ensure their practices and adoption of new technologies are compliant with existing and evolving laws, and to avoid inadvertently introducing novel risks.

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Recent Press Releases

Dentons advises Helmerich & Payne on acquisition of KCA Deutag

February 18, 2025

Global law firm Dentons has advised NYSE-listed drilling rig manufacturer Helmerich & Payne on the employment and corporate aspects of the US$1.97 billion acquisition of UK-headquartered KCA Deutag International Limited. 

Dentons advises affiliates of KKR on their acquisition of Dawsongroup plc

February 10, 2025

Dentons is representing affiliates of KKR in connection with their acquisition of Dawsongroup plc (“Dawsongroup”), a leading independent asset leasing business providing a diverse range of business-critical solutions, from the Dawson family and other existing shareholders.

Partner Nick Pujji recognized in Leaders of Influence: Minority Attorneys by Los Angeles Business Journal

January 21, 2025

The Los Angeles Business Journal recognized partner Nick Pujji in its 2025 Leaders of Influence: Minority Attorneys issue, which highlights the city’s most influential minorities in the field of law.

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