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Service, Employment, Termination & Workplace Harassment in Pakistan

Services in this area

  • Terms & Conditions of Service

    Advocacy, advisory and consultancy on the terms and conditions of service of government and private employees, covering tenure, appointment, salary, probation, confirmation, seniority, promotion, posting and transfer.

  • Disciplinary & Termination Matters

    Reversion to a lower post, retirement, dismissal, termination, removal from service, pension and penalty matters.

  • Workplace Harassment

    Workplace harassment complaints, including representation before the Federal Ombudsperson for Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace.

  • Service Tribunals, Labour Court & NIRC

    Representation before the relevant department, the Federal or Provincial Service Tribunal, the Labour Court, and the National Industrial Relations Commission (NIRC).

  • Court Representation

    Representation before the civil, district, sessions and High Courts.

Representative Cases & Precedents

Selected litigation highlights, appellate decisions, and regulatory outcomes handled by our practitioners in this practice area.

Employment & Workplace Rights Federal Ombudsperson (FOSPAH) & Office of the President of Pakistan Major Statutory Penalty Upheld

FOSPAH Removal of Vice Chancellor Affirmed by the President of Pakistan

Key Statute / Law: Protection Against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act, 2010 (Section 4(4)(ii)(c))
Case & Context

A University Vice Chancellor committed workplace harassment against a Deputy Director. Cross-complaints of workplace harassment were filed by both parties. We represented the Deputy Director.

Legal Strategy & Proceedings

During trial before the Federal Ombudsperson in Islamabad, through strategic cross-examination and documentary evidence, we established the case of harassment against the VC while disproving the counter-allegations. When the VC filed a statutory representation before the President of Pakistan, we successfully defended the FOSPAH findings.

Outcome & Decision

The Federal Ombudsperson accepted our complaint and dismissed the VC's counter-complaint, sentencing the VC to removal from service under Section 4(4)(ii)(c). The President of Pakistan dismissed the VC's representation, affirming the penalty.

Employment & Workplace Rights Punjab Service Tribunal, Lahore Service Reinstatement Ordered

Punjab Service Tribunal Reinstates Dismissed Prison Constable with Full Seniority

Key Statute / Law: PEEDA Act, 2006 (Section 19) & Punjab Service Tribunals Act, 1974 (Section 4)
Case & Context

A prison constable was removed from service following summary proceedings under the Punjab Employees Efficiency, Discipline & Accountability (PEEDA) Act 2006 for alleged absence from duty. His departmental appeal was dismissed by the DIG Prisons and revision rejected by the IG Prisons.

Legal Strategy & Proceedings

We preferred an appeal before the Punjab Service Tribunal. Our core legal argument was that the severe penalty of dismissal from service cannot be sustained without holding a regular inquiry with right of cross-examination, relying on binding Supreme Court precedents (1997 SCMR 1543 and 2009 SCMR 412).

Outcome & Decision

The Punjab Service Tribunal accepted the appeal, set aside the dismissal order, and reinstated the appellant into service.

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