Legal
The Administration of Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhag ensures effective governance, public service delivery, and coordination among sectors, guided by national policies. It promotes transparency, accountability, and citizen-centric service to foster sustainable development and improve the well-being of all residents across the Dzongkhag.
Vision
“Ensures justice in pursuit of harmonious society with the rule of law and good governance.”
Mission
To deliver legal services to the Dzongkhag in fair professional manner
Brief summary
- Defend employer against wage and hour, discrimination, harassment and other complaints filed with administrative agencies.
- Represent employers in lawsuits filed in state and federal courts.
- Advise employers about effective and legal policies, procedures and practice.
- Draft lawful, state-specific employee handbooks, policies and procedures.
- Prepare contracts with employees and contractors, including confidentiality and non-compete agreements.
- Negotiate and draft executive contracts.
- Direct and/or conduct investigation into alleged illegal or improper behavior.
- Help employers respond to specific employer at the arbitration or mediation of employment disputes.
- Review and/or draft offer letters, warnings and other communication with employees.
- Draft and negotiate.
- Counsel clients facing difficult or sensitive employment issues.
Challenges and Issue:
- Rendering legal advice and legal awareness to the gewog people and schools is challenging due to their poor and backward thinking of legal matters.
- Public expectation is ever sky-high and on-demand; people expect the legal team to resolve matters quickly and proactively due to technology and increased interest.
- Cases pending cannot progress timely by both the legal team and villagers because of poor connectivity of roads and internet connection.
- Lack of information and knowledge of legal awareness in the schools.
Procedure to seek the legal advice:
- The sector or the focal person of the committee forwards an official letter seeking legal opinion.
- The said opinion is then browsed for interpretation according to relevant laws.
- After the agreed period, legal opinion is presented for deliberation and endorsement if any.
Procedure to investigation case(s):
- Receive an allegation.
- The team leader tables the agenda for meeting.
- Thereon, the facts of the case are discussed and the investigation methods prepared.
- The investigation report is compiled as follows:
- Background of the case.
- Investigation methodology.
- Allegation alleged.
- Justification received from the relevant person(s).
- Findings by the investigation committee.
- Recommendation (if any).
The reports is then submitted to the source of complaint shared within one week at the completion of the investigation.