Sivabalah Nadarajah
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 1 : Employment & Industrial Relations
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About
Provided by Sivabalah Nadarajah
Practice Areas
Employment & Industrial Relations
Career
Sivabalah has rich experience with trade disputes, collective bargaining, contracts of service, employment issues, industrial actions, judicial reviews, law on dismissals, mergers and acquisitions, minimum wage, occupational health and safety, reorganisations and retrenchment, statutory benefits, and union recognition. He has appeared extensively in the High Court, Court of Appeal, Federal Court and the then Supreme Court, principally for judicial review applications and appeals. The Employment Law Alliance (ELA), the world’s largest network of labour, employment and immigration attorneys, honoured Sivabalah as its “Sheldon N. Sandler Award” recipient in 2020.
• Asialaw Leading Lawyers (2020 – 2022) - “Elite Practitioner” in Labour and Employment
• Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific (2021) - “Litigation Star” in Commercial and Transactions and Labor and Employment
• Chambers Asia-Pacific (2010 – 2023) - “Band 1” in Employment and Industrial Relations
• The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2019 – 2021) - “Leading Individual” in Labour and Employment
• Who’s Who Legal (2019 – 2021) - “Global Leader” in Labour and Employment and “National Leader (Southeast Asia)” in Labour, Employment & Benefits (2021)
Professional Memberships
•Member, Malaysian Bar
•Member, IBA
•Firm Representative, ELA
•Former Board Member and Former Chairman of the ELA’s APAC Regional Committee
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Sivabalah Nadarajah is a partner based in Kuala Lumpur. He is a leading employment lawyer who frequently acts for employers in unfair or constructive dismissal cases.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Sivabalah Nadarajah is an expert in his field."
"He has a deep knowledge of Malaysian industrial and employment law, and is most professional and thorough."
"Sivabalah Nadarajah is an expert in his field."
"He has a deep knowledge of Malaysian industrial and employment law, and is most professional and thorough."
Articles, highlights and press releases
5 items provided by Shearn Delamore & Co
Malaysian Practice Series — Law and Practice of Employment Law in Malaysia
Our Employment & Administrative Law partners and our Senior Associates have contributed to the “Malaysian Practice Series — Law and Practice of Employment Law In Malaysia” published by Sweet & Maxwell.
Employment (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2022
On 12 August 2022, the much-anticipated Employment (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2022 was gazetted and it will come into force with effect from 1 September 2022.
Transition to Endemic — What it Means for the Employers in Malaysia?
With effect from 1 April 2022, Malaysia will enter the “Transition to Endemic” phase. The Malaysian Government has recently announced that with this move, most Covid-19 restrictions currently in place will be lifted.
Podcast: COVID-19 Vaccination Developments at the Workplace in Malaysia
In this podcast, Raymond and Sivabalah discussed mandatory vaccination policies in Malaysia, general duties of employers, legal risks employers should be aware of, segregation of employees based on vaccination status, and vaccination passports.
Shearn Delamore & Co. is pleased to announce that nine of our partners have been recognised as Global Leaders and National Leaders (Southeast Asia) by Who’s Who Legal 2021.
Malaysian Practice Series — Law and Practice of Employment Law in Malaysia
Our Employment & Administrative Law partners and our Senior Associates have contributed to the “Malaysian Practice Series — Law and Practice of Employment Law In Malaysia” published by Sweet & Maxwell.
Employment (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2022
On 12 August 2022, the much-anticipated Employment (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2022 was gazetted and it will come into force with effect from 1 September 2022.
Transition to Endemic — What it Means for the Employers in Malaysia?
With effect from 1 April 2022, Malaysia will enter the “Transition to Endemic” phase. The Malaysian Government has recently announced that with this move, most Covid-19 restrictions currently in place will be lifted.
Podcast: COVID-19 Vaccination Developments at the Workplace in Malaysia
In this podcast, Raymond and Sivabalah discussed mandatory vaccination policies in Malaysia, general duties of employers, legal risks employers should be aware of, segregation of employees based on vaccination status, and vaccination passports.
Shearn Delamore & Co. is pleased to announce that nine of our partners have been recognised as Global Leaders and National Leaders (Southeast Asia) by Who’s Who Legal 2021.
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