Siew Li Foo

Practice Areas

- Employment Advisory and Disputes

- Employee Fraud Management and Investigations

- Fraud and Asset Recovery

- Immigration

Professional Memberships

- Treasurer, Malaysian Society for Labour and Social Security Laws, (local chapter of International Society for Labour and Social Security Laws)

- ​Member of Bar Council’s Industrial Law Committee

- Member, MICCI Human Capital & Education Council

Publications

- Author, “Application of Self-Employment Social Security Act Significantly Extended” (republished in Lexology and by Wolters Kluwer, Jan 2020)

- Author, “High Court Sheds Light on Section 31 of the Employment Act 1955: A commentary on Perwaja Steel Sdn. Bhd. (In Liquidation) v RHB Bank Berhad and 789 others”, Skrine’s Legal Insights Issue 4/2019 (republished by - Wolters Kluwer, Jan 2020)

- Co-author, the Malaysian Chapter - "Getting the Deal Through – Labour & Employment 2019"

- Co-author, the Malaysian Chapter - "International Comparative Legal Guide to: Corporate Immigration 2018"

- Co-author, the Malaysian Chapter - "Getting the Deal Through – Labour & Employment 2018"

- Author, “A Social Safety Net", Skrine’s Legal Insights Issue 3/2017 (update republished by Praxis in 2018)

- Author, “Turning the Tables on Perpetrators of Sexual Harassment”, Skrine’s Legal Insights 2/2016

- Author, “The Pregnant Pause”, Skrine’s Legal Insights 3/2014

- Co-author, the Malaysian Chapter, - "The Employment Law Review, Law Business Research" (2nd Edition, 2011; 3rd edition, 2012; 4th edition, 2013)

- Author, “Whistling While They Work”, Skrine's Legal Insights 1/2013

- Author, "When Employees Leave: Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Clauses in Employment Contracts", AskLegal

Personal

Foo Siew Li is a Partner in Skrine’s Employment practice. Siew Li regularly advises a wide range of clients in various industries on all aspects of employment law including drafting of Human Resource documentation and providing strategic advice on performance management and disciplinary action, investigations and internal fraud management, restructuring and retrenchment exercises, voluntary separation schemes, and advising on work permits requirements. She also represents clients in employment litigation.

Siew Li has experience in the areas of fraud and asset recovery, civil and commercial litigation, and maritime and shipping.

She is currently the Treasurer of the Malaysian Society for Labour and Social Security Laws (local chapter of International Society for Labour and Social Security Laws), Member of the MICCI Human Capital & Education Council, and sits on the Malaysian Bar’s Industrial and Employment Law Committee.