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WIDEN

Employment

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About

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WIDEN’s Employment team advises employers and employees on a broad range of employment law matters, covering both day-to-day workplace issues and more complex strategic or contentious matters. The team supports clients throughout the employment lifecycle, from recruitment and contract negotiations to termination, redundancies and disputes, combining legal expertise with a practical understanding of workplace realities and cross-border considerations.

Type of work handled

Employment contracts and related documentation; executive and board member agreements; incentive schemes and bonus arrangements; option and share-based programmes, including cross-border plans; employment termination and redundancies; whistleblower protection; labour disputes; workplace policies; employee rights and welfare; work environment, health and safety; immigration and work permits; cross-border employment matters; and employee privacy and data protection issues.

Categories of clients

Employers, employees, executives, board members, domestic and international companies, and businesses managing local or cross-border workforces.

Specialisations

Employment documentation; executive arrangements; incentive and option programmes; termination strategy; labour disputes; whistleblowing frameworks; workplace investigations and policies; health and safety; immigration-related employment issues; cross-border employment; and employee privacy compliance.

Chambers Review

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Employment - Estonia

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

The practice at WIDEN acts on a range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters, including compliance advice, senior terminations and disputes relating to redundancies and confidentiality. The team acts for both prominent local businesses and senior executives.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • The team's advice is practical and business-oriented.

    Employment respondentEurope
  • WIDEN provides practical, solution-focused advice that takes into account the commercial realities of the business, not just the legal framework.

    Employment respondentEurope

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Kristi Sild
    Band 3Kristi Sild

    Kristi Sild

    Kristi Sild assists corporate clients with employment advisory matters, as well as representing them in labour disputes.

    • Kristi Sild is an experienced lawyer and has very good commercial awareness. She is proactive and understands client needs very well.

      Employment respondentEurope

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Estonia

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