Under the leadership of George Mountis and Alexandros Taliadoros, the employment practice at Chrysostomides Advocates & Legal Consultants has an excellent reputation for advising employees and senior executives on an array of complex and high-profile cases. The team is also adept at assisting public and private sector employers with the full range of employment matters. Key areas of instruction include compensation and benefit issues, data protection matters, restructurings, and disciplinary and grievance procedures. At associate level, Alexandros Efstathiou is singled out for his contributions.

Gaston Hadjianastassiou heads the department at Deloitte Legal | Hadjianastassiou, Ioannides LLC, which has an excellent reputation in the market for its work across a wide range of employment matters. Key areas of strength include advising on compensation and benefits, and on global mobility labour law issues. In addition, the firm is regularly instructed in workforce transformation projects, as well as handling negotiations with trade unions. Senior managing associate Michalis Georgiou stands out for his solid track record in representing clients before the Employment Tribunal, and assists with matters pertaining to sick leave and bonus structures.

At Elias Neocleous & Co LLC, Nicosia-based partner Andrea Kallis Parparinou heads up a dynamic team of specialist lawyers and HR professionals with extensive experience in all areas of employment and labour law. The group predominantly acts for employers and large multinational corporations, and counts high-profile employment disputes as a key area of strength, as well as being called upon to advise on collective agreements and industrial disputes. The firm also houses a specialist employment immigration team. Additionally, the practice works in tandem with the firm’s tax and corporate departments in order to assist with the employment law aspects of complex cross-border mandates. Demetris Gregoriou is a key lawyer to note.

George Z. Georgiou & Associates LLC stands out for its solid track record in representing public and private sector clients in the full range of employment law and human resources matters. Employment litigation forms a key pillar of the practice, however the team is equally adept at handling non-contentious employment mandates. Transfers of undertakings, reorganisations, collective bargaining arrangements, and disciplinary procedures are prominent in the group's workload. The practice is co-led by Nadia Tryfonidou, Eleni Loizidou-Cleanthous and George Z Georgiou, who is well known for acting for large financial institutions and international and local companies before a court, in mediation proceedings at governmental departments, and at meetings with trade unions.

The ‘reliable’ team at Michael Kyprianou & Co. LLC, led by the triumvirate of Savvas Savvides, Lambros Soteriou and Ioanna Solomou, advises employees and employers on a diverse range of matters, spanning employment and settlement agreements, disciplinary proceedings, redundancies, unfair and constructive dismissal claims, and terminations of employment. The group is also well known for its expertise in advising on the safeguarding of employees’ rights in the event of a merger or acquisition of a business. The client base includes high-profile international companies from a range of sectors, including beverages, healthcare, financial services, and shipping.

Led by Tasos Coucounis, the skilled team at Andreas Coucounis & Co LLC advises employers and employees on the full spectrum of employment matters. The group has an excellent reputation for assisting with employee rights and benefits, and has a solid track record in acting for clients before the labour tribunals. Recent instructions for the group include handling redundancies, social insurance issues, discrimination claims and collective agreements.

The ‘great’ employment team at Harris Kyriakides garners praise for its ‘deep knowledge and experience’ and ‘sound, tailor-made advice’. Under the leadership of Charikleia Theodoulou and Andrea Newton, the practice advises on employment contracts, policies, and discrimination claims, and has also been kept busy handling disciplinary issues, terminations of employment, and employee benefits.

Andria Koukounis and Antonis Karaolis co-head the practice at KOUKOUNIS, KARAOLIS LLC | LAW FIRM MEMBER OF THE EY GLOBAL NETWORK, which routinely advises on various aspects of employment and labour law as part of business expansion strategies. The team also excels at advising on the employment law issues arising from reorganisations, as well as assisting with employee incentive packages.

At Stelios Stylianides & Co L.L.C., the employment team has a solid track record in acting for employers, trade unions, organised groups and individual employees in a range of contentious and non-contentious matters. Employment litigation is a core area of strength, and the group regularly advises on cases involving unfair dismissal and discrimination claims. Employee data protection matters, employment contracts and redundancy issues are other areas of focus. Christos Stylianides and Iro Kyprianou are the practice co-heads.