Jenny Tsin

Practice Areas

Jenny Tsin is the Co-Head of the Employment Practice and a Partner in the Commercial & Corporate Disputes Practice, Corporate Governance & Compliance Practice and the Corporate & Regulatory Investigations Practice.

Jenny is experienced in all aspects of employment laws, with particular focus on preventing and resolving disputes between employers and employees. In this context, Jenny regularly drafts and negotiates exit agreements and manages disputes when they arise. Jenny also advises clients in respect of their employment related regulatory obligations such as those under the Employment Act, the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act, the Central Provident Fund Act and the Industrial Relations Act.

Jenny has also represented clients to present findings before regulators (such as the Ministry of Manpower) and sat as a member of the Committee of Inquiry in respect of certain of the workplace safety investigations.

On the investigations front, Jenny frequently handles sensitive and complex investigations. Jenny has led investigations relating to employee misconduct, conduct which potentially amounts to breaches of sanctions and other financial regulations, privacy breaches, and in landmark cases where workplace safety breaches led to loss of lives.

In addition to employment related disputes, Jenny's dispute resolution experience, which spans both litigation and arbitration, extends to shareholder disputes, commercial and contractual disputes and claims relating to directors' duties, auditors' duties, and other corporate governance matters.

As a Partner in the corporate governance and compliance practice, Jenny advises and speaks on provisions of the Securities and Futures Act, the Companies Act and other regulatory statutes. Jenny routinely advises and assists corporations in their investigations of such issues.

Professional Memberships

Jenny is the Asia Pacific Regional Chair and a member of Board of Directors at Employment Law Alliance. She speaks frequently at employment law seminars, such as those organised by the International Pacific Bar Association.

Publications

- Thomson Reuters Practical Law Employee Share Plans Global Guide 2024 - Singapore Chapter

- LegisWatch: New Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangement Requests Effective December 2024

- Global Investigations Review: The Asia-Pacific Investigations Review, 2024

- The Law Reviews - The International Investigations (13th Edition), 2023

- LegisWatch: Budget 2023 – Employment Update

- The IBA Global Employment Institute – Eleventh Annual Global Report, 2022

- LegisWatch: Enhanced Tripartite Guidelines on Exercising Sensitivity for Harmonious Workplace

- LegisWatch: Launch of Manpower for Strategic Economic Priorities Scheme