Vijayan Venugopal
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 2 : Employment & Industrial Relations
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Provided by Vijayan Venugopal
Practice Areas
Employment & Industrial Relations
Career
LL.B. Hons, University of London (London School of Economics and Political Science; LL.M., University of Malaya.
His main areas of expertise are Employment and Administrative Law. This would include advising on labour issues, industrial relations, collective bargaining, industrial actions, trade disputes, contracts of service, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, reorganisation and retrenchment, occupational health and safety, employee provident funds and social security, statutory benefits, dismissals, judicial review, administrative law and union issues. He is also actively involved in employment-related litigation, exclusively on behalf of employers, and has conducted hearings at various levels of the judicial hierarchy including the Labour Court, Industrial Court, Magistrate's Court, Sessions Court, High Court, Court of Appeal and Federal Court. Aside from being a member of the Malaysian Bar, he is a Barrister-at-Law of England & Wales and also been called to the Singapore Bar.
•Chambers Asia-Pacific (2014 – 2019 and 2022-2023) “Band 2” Lawyer in Employment & Industrial Relations
Professional Memberships
•Industrial and Employment Law Committee of the Malaysian Bar Council
•Diverity & Equality Law Committee of the International Bar Association
Publications
Chambers Employment Guide 2019 and 2021
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Vijayan Venugopal is a partner at Shearn Delamore & Co in Kuala Lumpur. He has extensive experience in handling complex cases relating to misconduct, as well as judicial reviews. He represents employers from a range of sectors in unfair dismissal cases.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Vijayan has vast experience and is sensitive towards our needs. We appreciate his quick turnaround time and how he makes our needs and comfort his priority."
"Vijayan has vast experience and is sensitive towards our needs. We appreciate his quick turnaround time and how he makes our needs and comfort his priority."
Articles, highlights and press releases
7 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.
The Recent Employment (Amendment) Bill 2021 and its Potential Effect on the Employment Relationship
On 30 March 2022, the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2021 (“Amended Bill”) was passed in Dewan Negara (Senate). In this update, Vijayan Venugopal and Nur Najehah will outline the key changes and upcoming issues which employers should be aware considering this recent development.
Determining if an Employee is Transferred or Seconded
The issue of whether an employee is transferred or seconded can sometimes prove rather contentious.
An Overview of the Significant Changes Proposed by the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2021
The Employment (Amendment) Bill 2021 (“the Bill”) was tabled for its first reading on 25 October 2021, seeking to amend the Employment Act 1955.
Travel Tuesdays: Doing Business in Malaysia
Our Employment and Administrative Law partner, Vijayan Venugopal, was a guest speaker on the Employment Law Alliance podcast series — Employment Matters on “Travel Tuesdays: Doing Business in Malaysia”.
Chambers Global Practice Guides: Employment 2021
Our Employment and Administrative Law partner, Vijayan Venugopal, has authored the Law and Practice chapter (Malaysia) of the Chambers Global Practice Guides: Employment 2021.
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.
The Recent Employment (Amendment) Bill 2021 and its Potential Effect on the Employment Relationship
On 30 March 2022, the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2021 (“Amended Bill”) was passed in Dewan Negara (Senate). In this update, Vijayan Venugopal and Nur Najehah will outline the key changes and upcoming issues which employers should be aware considering this recent development.
Determining if an Employee is Transferred or Seconded
The issue of whether an employee is transferred or seconded can sometimes prove rather contentious.
An Overview of the Significant Changes Proposed by the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2021
The Employment (Amendment) Bill 2021 (“the Bill”) was tabled for its first reading on 25 October 2021, seeking to amend the Employment Act 1955.
Travel Tuesdays: Doing Business in Malaysia
Our Employment and Administrative Law partner, Vijayan Venugopal, was a guest speaker on the Employment Law Alliance podcast series — Employment Matters on “Travel Tuesdays: Doing Business in Malaysia”.
Chambers Global Practice Guides: Employment 2021
Our Employment and Administrative Law partner, Vijayan Venugopal, has authored the Law and Practice chapter (Malaysia) of the Chambers Global Practice Guides: Employment 2021.
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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