Employment & Industrial Relations
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Malaysia
Band 1
About
Provided by Skrine
Dedicated to address employment-related issues that arise in the workplace, Skrine’s highly rated Employment practice is committed to provide practical, result-oriented and customised legal solutions.
We have been recognised in Chambers Asia-Pacific and the Legal 500 Asia-Pacific. We have been praised for giving clients “
probably the best advice [they] have ever received ”(Chambers Asia-Pacific), and for its “excellent response times and sound, up–to–date industry knowledge” (Chambers Asia-Pacific).
Selvamalar Alagaratnam, who has been described as "highly experienced, professional and wonderful to deal with" (Chambers Asia-Pacific) heads this practice and lead an experienced team of lawyers acting on a diverse range of contentious and advisory matters. The practice provides integrated support to a wide range of clients in various industries on all employment related matters including dismissals, compliance, trade unions, protection of confidential and proprietary information, and investigations.
Chambers Review
Skrine has a respected employment law practice in Malaysia, with a wide breadth of expertise in contentious and advisory matters. The team possesses strong knowledge of unfair dismissal and sexual harassment claims, as well as retrenchment and breach of confidentiality matters. The firm also assists multinational corporate clients with immigration issues and acts for Malaysian and foreign clients from many sectors, including real estate, engineering and energy. The clients include Hess Exploration and Production Malaysia and DNV.
Work Highlights
- Skrine represented Hess Exploration and Production Malaysia in defence of a claim from a former contractor for breach of contract by Hess, after the contractor had been found not to be in possession of a valid Employment Pass in Malaysia.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Skrine have experienced lawyers in the field of employment law. We find that they have a strong ability to handle even the most complex and sophisticated of matters."
"Their team have been truly commendable and played a crucial role in achieving a successful outcome during our discussion."
"Skrine have experienced lawyers in the field of employment law. We find that they have a strong ability to handle even the most complex and sophisticated of matters."
"Their team have been truly commendable and played a crucial role in achieving a successful outcome during our discussion."
Notable Practitioners
Selvamalar Alagaratnam is a partner based in Kuala Lumpur. She is well respected for her experience working on employment issues such as restructuring exercises, unjust dismissals and pension benefits.
Siva Kumar Kanagasabai is a partner based in the Kuala Lumpur office of Skrine. He has experience of working on contentious employment matters such as immigration and disciplinary actions.
Foo Siew Li of Skrine is an up-and-coming partner noted for her coverage of contentious and non-contentious employment issues. She is involved in employment litigation and internal investigations and also advises employers on restructuring.
"Regardless of the complexity of the matter we are dealing with, we can trust Siew Li to provide reliable and practical advice."
"Siew Li provides both legal and pragmatic advice to ensure that we keep within legal requirements and also manage the emotional aspect of an employment matter."
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Industries
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Employee Fraud Management and Investigations
Employment Advisory and Compliance
Employment Disputes
Trade Unions, Collective Bargaining and Collective Agreements