Employment: Domestic
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Singapore
Band 1
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Provided by Allen & Gledhill LLP
Our Employment practice is highly acclaimed by peers and clients. Possessing advisory/transactional and disputes capabilities, our lawyers handle all aspects of employment, industrial relations and work-health and safety matters, and regularly advise on cross-border employment arrangements and matters.
On the advisory/transactional front, we advise on all aspects of employment relationships, share options, pension and incentive schemes, collective bargaining and industrial relations, statutory welfare and benefits, staff severance and retrenchment management; outsourcing arrangements; and the transfer or integration of workforce resulting from mergers and acquisitions and takeovers.
On the disputes front, the team regularly handles all forms of employment disputes, including wrongful dismissals; the enforcement of restrictive covenants and post-termination restraints; disciplinary proceedings; work-health safety incidents and injury compensation claims; and investigating employee wrongdoing, breach of fiduciary duties and white-collar offences.
Chambers Review
Allen & Gledhill's highly regarded employment law team offers broad expertise in both contentious and non-contentious matters in Singapore. The firm frequently advises on cross-border employment arrangements, restrictive covenants and employee incentives, with additional experience handling wrongful dismissal claims. The team is well versed in negotiating employment terms and drafting employment contracts, regularly acting for local and multinational corporations as well as large financial institutions. The group has experience advising on employment disputes before the high courts. Key clients represented include BGC Partners, Qantas Airways and Alvari.
Work Highlights
- Allen & Gledhill represented Heineken in an internal investigation into one of its senior employees, arising out of the employee's arrest by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau in Singapore following allegations of corruption and criminal breach of trust.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Allen & Gledhill have a sound understanding of business practices and incorporate this knowledge into their practice."
"Each member of the team is experienced, strategic-minded and user-friendly. Even when I deal with junior members of the team, I feel that they know the matter inside and out, and that they are very capable lawyers."
"Allen & Gledhill have a sound understanding of business practices and incorporate this knowledge into their practice."
"Each member of the team is experienced, strategic-minded and user-friendly. Even when I deal with junior members of the team, I feel that they know the matter inside and out, and that they are very capable lawyers."
Notable Practitioners
Sanjiv Kumar Rajan is well regarded for his work in employment litigation in Singapore, including bonus-related disputes. He is also known for his expertise in white-collar crime.
"Sanjiv provides the highest level of client service. I have the utmost confidence in his legal advice and strategy. He alleviates any stress associated with litigation."
"He is a highly responsive, commercially aware partner and a specialist advice facilitator."
Tay Yong Seng is an established employment lawyer in Singapore, with expertise in wrongful dismissals and employee misconduct investigations.
"He combines an incisive and brilliant mind with tremendous energy and drive."
"Yong Seng is very commercial in his advice and has an in-depth knowledge of our industry."
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Members
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Boon Kiat Yeo
Christine Tee
Jonathan Lin
Kelvin Kek
Head of Department
Kenneth Lim
May Ling Lee
Michele Foo
Ramesh Selvaraj
Head of Department
Sathiaseelan Jagateesan
Sophie Lim
Steven Seow
Su May Tan
Vincent Leow
Yong Seng Tay
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