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Provided by Vijayan Venugopal
Employment & Industrial Relations
Vijayan Venugopal is a Partner of the firm, specialising in Employment and Administrative Law. He is also the Head of the Employment and Administrative Law Practice Area.
He has been with the firm for more than 30 years and has dedicated all that time to specialising in employment and industrial disputes.
He graduated with a Second Class Honours (Upper Division) from the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London and was called to the Utter Bar of England & Wales in 1993. He was subsequently called to the Malaysian Bar in 1994. He was also called to the Singapore Bar in 1997. In addition, he also holds a Masters degree from the University of Malaya.
His experience includes advising on labour issues, industrial relations, collective bargaining, industrial actions, trade disputes, contracts of service, mergers & acquisitions, restructuring, reorganisation & retrenchment, occupational health and safety, employee provident funds and social security, statutory benefits, dismissals, judicial review, administrative law and union issues.
Vijayan has conducted hearings at various levels of the employment judicial hierarchy including the Labour Court, the Industrial Court, the Magistrate’s Court, the Sessions Court, the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Federal Court.
• Employment and Industrial Law Committee of the Malaysian Bar Council (EILC)
• Employment & Industrial Relations Committee of the International Bar Association
• Diversity & Equality Law Committee of the International Bar Association
• Malaysian Chapter of the Chambers Global Practice Guide: Employment 2019 and 2021
• Law and Practice of Employment Law in Malaysia – Sweet and Maxwell, 2022 [contributor]
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Vijayan Venugopal is a partner at Shearn Delamore & Co in Kuala Lumpur. He has extensive experience in handling complex cases relating to misconduct, as well as judicial reviews. He represents employers from a range of sectors in unfair dismissal cases.
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Malaysian Practice Series — Law and Practice of Employment Law in Malaysia
Our Employment & Administrative Law partners and our Senior Associates have contributed to the “Malaysian Practice Series — Law and Practice of Employment Law In Malaysia” published by Sweet & Maxwell.
The Recent Employment (Amendment) Bill 2021 and its Potential Effect on the Employment Relationship
On 30 March 2022, the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2021 (“Amended Bill”) was passed in Dewan Negara (Senate). In this update, Vijayan Venugopal and Nur Najehah will outline the key changes and upcoming issues which employers should be aware considering this recent development.
Determining if an Employee is Transferred or Seconded
The issue of whether an employee is transferred or seconded can sometimes prove rather contentious.
An Overview of the Significant Changes Proposed by the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2021
The Employment (Amendment) Bill 2021 (“the Bill”) was tabled for its first reading on 25 October 2021, seeking to amend the Employment Act 1955.
Travel Tuesdays: Doing Business in Malaysia
Our Employment and Administrative Law partner, Vijayan Venugopal, was a guest speaker on the Employment Law Alliance podcast series — Employment Matters on “Travel Tuesdays: Doing Business in Malaysia”.
Chambers Global Practice Guides: Employment 2021
Our Employment and Administrative Law partner, Vijayan Venugopal, has authored the Law and Practice chapter (Malaysia) of the Chambers Global Practice Guides: Employment 2021.
Shearn Delamore & Co. is pleased to announce that nine of our partners have been recognised as Global Leaders and National Leaders (Southeast Asia) by Who’s Who Legal 2021.
Malaysian Practice Series — Law and Practice of Employment Law in Malaysia
Our Employment & Administrative Law partners and our Senior Associates have contributed to the “Malaysian Practice Series — Law and Practice of Employment Law In Malaysia” published by Sweet & Maxwell.
The Recent Employment (Amendment) Bill 2021 and its Potential Effect on the Employment Relationship
On 30 March 2022, the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2021 (“Amended Bill”) was passed in Dewan Negara (Senate). In this update, Vijayan Venugopal and Nur Najehah will outline the key changes and upcoming issues which employers should be aware considering this recent development.
Determining if an Employee is Transferred or Seconded
The issue of whether an employee is transferred or seconded can sometimes prove rather contentious.
An Overview of the Significant Changes Proposed by the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2021
The Employment (Amendment) Bill 2021 (“the Bill”) was tabled for its first reading on 25 October 2021, seeking to amend the Employment Act 1955.
Travel Tuesdays: Doing Business in Malaysia
Our Employment and Administrative Law partner, Vijayan Venugopal, was a guest speaker on the Employment Law Alliance podcast series — Employment Matters on “Travel Tuesdays: Doing Business in Malaysia”.
Chambers Global Practice Guides: Employment 2021
Our Employment and Administrative Law partner, Vijayan Venugopal, has authored the Law and Practice chapter (Malaysia) of the Chambers Global Practice Guides: Employment 2021.
Shearn Delamore & Co. is pleased to announce that nine of our partners have been recognised as Global Leaders and National Leaders (Southeast Asia) by Who’s Who Legal 2021.