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Provided by Jennifer Tam

Greater China Region

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Jennifer Tam advises on all areas of employment law, with an emphasis on contentious employment, discrimination, harassment, and data privacy disputes. Clients value Jennifer's experience handling high-profile and complex employment litigation at various court levels, from the Labour Tribunal to the Court of Final Appeal, in addition to her experience handling investigations by and complaints to the Labour Department, Equal Opportunities Commission and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data of Hong Kong.

Clients also turn to Jennifer for advice on internal corporate investigations, disciplinary issues and termination of employment, and dealing with labour relations issues. On the non-contentious side, Jennifer helps clients navigate all HR issues, including structuring the labour force, introduction of changes to terms of employment, and enforcement of post-termination restrictions.

Jennifer is the Executive Council member of the Hong Kong Institute of Human Resources Management and the People Strategies Committee member of the Employers' Federation of Hong Kong. She also advocates for workplace well-being and serves as a board member of The City Mental Health Alliance Hong Kong.

Jennifer speaks English, Cantonese, and Mandarin.

Professional Memberships

Executive Council member of the Hong Kong Institute of Human Resources Management

People Strategies Committee member of the Employers’ Federation of Hong Kong

Board member of The City Mental Health Alliance Hong Kong

Work Highlights

Acted for:

Airlines based in Hong Kong and UK in resisting claims brought by the pilots and cabin crew for leave payment.

A large Hong Kong-based airline in resisting various claims brought by the cabin crew for travel benefits, retirement benefits, and bonus.

A large financial institution in resisting a claim brought by its Deputy CEO for breach of contract.

An insurance company in resisting a claim brought by an agent for employment benefits.

Leading brokers in the financial industry in defence of a claim for unlawful discrimination, sexual harassment, and victimization .

A private club and a number of secondary and tertiary institutions in defence of claims for unlawful disability discrimination

Education

The University of Hong Kong

PCLL

The University of Hong Kong

LLM

The University of Hong Kong

LLB

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Employment: Hong Kong-based (International Firms) - China

3
Band 3
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Jennifer Tam is an experienced employment litigator accustomed to advising clients on contentious and non-contentious matters.

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