About

Provided by Tay & Partners

Employment & Industrial Relations

We primarily serve employers, delivering a full spectrum of legal services in both contentious and non-contentious employment law matters. Our diverse client base includes multinational corporations, major local and international banks, financial institutions, government agencies, and a wide range of local businesses. With a strong track record of supporting both large-scale enterprises and smaller organisations, we are committed to providing tailored legal solutions that address the unique needs of each client.


Our Areas of Practice:

  • Employment Advisory and Compliance
  • Employees Provident Fund and Social Security
  • Minimum Wages and Minimum Retirement Age
  • Occupational Safety and Health
  • Voluntary Separation Schemes (VSS) and Mutual Separation Schemes (MSS)
  • Employment Share Option Scheme (ESOS) Employment related immigration issues
  • Trade Unions, Collective Bargaining and Collective Agreements


Work Highlights:

  1. Tay & Partners advised and assisted Goodyear Malaysia Berhad during the investigation by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection over forced labour practices and the out-of-court settlement with the migrant workers.
  2. Tay & Partners advised FGV Holdings Berhad in relation to compliance with the local employment law and the International Labour Organization convention as part of FGV’s effort towards lifting the Withhold Release Order (WRO) against palm oil and palm oil products in 2024.




Chambers Review

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Employment & Industrial Relations - Malaysia
4
Band 4
What the team is known for

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.

Notable practitioners

Leonard Yeoh in Kuala Lumpur is a key contact.

Work Highlights

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  • Tay & Partners represented Maxis Broadband in a wrongful dismissal claim brought by a senior employee under Section 20 of the Industrial Relations Act 1967.

Strengths

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Members

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Caleb Sio

Jing Xuan Goh

Jun Wen Pua

Lim Erin

Mei Yan Chen

Nasruddin Asmet

Soo Chuan Cheah

Teo Sharon

Wei Wen Khor

Yeoh Leonard

Head of Department

Clients

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Country Garden Holdings Company Limited

FGV Holdings Berhad

Goodyear Malaysia Berhad

Linde plc

Red Hat, Inc

Vorwerk SE & Co. KG.

Industries

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Agriculture

Energy Infrastructure

Engineering

Fishing

Forestry

Household Appliances

Industrial Gases

Property Development

Software

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