Employment & Industrial Relations | Asia-Pacific

Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill has a leading employment law practice in Malaysia, typically representing employers in both contentious and non-contentious matters. The firm regularly represents clients in litigation, including unfair dismissal cases, as well as advising on issues such as employee transfers and redundancies. The team is often active on cases involving judicial review applications, as well as assisting clients with internal audits. Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill advises domestic and international clients from numerous sectors, including finance, manufacturing and TMT.

Shearn Delamore & Co has an outstanding employment law practice in Malaysia, capable of lending its expertise to trade union issues, redundancy and unfair dismissal actions, including dismissals relating to poor performance. The firm represents both Malaysian and international clients in a range of sectors, including the finance, transportation and TMT industries. MISC and ACP DMT are among its clients.

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.

Steven Thiru & Sudhar Partnership has a well-established employment law offering in Kuala Lumpur, with a team that especially focuses on disputes and a well-regarded bench of employment law specialists. The team members have significant experience of representing clients in unfair dismissal disputes. Bank Negara Malaysia, Cahya Mata Sarawak and Agarcorp are clients of the team.

Raja, Darryl & Loh has an active employment law practice in Malaysia, advising employers on a range of contentious and non-contentious matters. The team regularly assists clients with unfair dismissal cases, as well as retrenchment, the drafting of employment contracts and performance management planning. The firm represents domestic clients, particularly in the pharmaceutical, energy and agriculture sectors.

Gan Partnership is active on a wide range of employment-related legal matters in Malaysia, including disputes regarding unjust dismissal claims. The firm also provides advice to clients on retrenchment, misconduct and termination matters. The group acts for many international clients across various sectors, including energy and banking.

Tay & Partners is well known for its advice on labour law in Malaysia, including in relation to employee misconduct and employee terminations. The team is well versed in advising on retrenchment and redundancy exercises. The group often handles employment matters for multinational corporates operating in Malaysia such as Goodyear, Samsung SDI Energy Malaysia and Workday.

Vinu & Lopez has specialist knowledge of employment law matters in Malaysia. The team regularly advises on a host of issues including unfair dismissal cases, retrenchment exercises and day-to-day advisory work. The firm counts Berjaya Waterfront, Aegis BPO Malaysia and Tarpon Energy Services Asia Pacific among its clientele.

Wong & Partners has a notable employment law offering in Malaysia, especially well placed to advise global companies through its Baker McKenzie affiliation. The team acts on a diverse range of issues, including employee terminations, harassment claims and retrenchment. The group also advises on employee investigations, as well as workforce restructuring. The firm particularly acts for clients in the manufacturing, retail and technology sectors. Clients include Centek and Dimerco Express Malaysia.