Asia-Pacific Malaysia Employment & Industrial Relations

Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill has a leading employment law practice in Malaysia, typically representing employers in both contentious and non-contentious matters. The firm regularly represents clients in litigation, including unfair dismissal cases, as well as advising on issues such as employee transfers and redundancies. The team is often active on cases involving judicial review applications, as well as assisting clients with internal audits. Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill advises domestic and international clients from numerous sectors, including finance, manufacturing and TMT. BASF and Petronas are examples of clients represented by the team.

Shearn Delamore & Co has an outstanding employment law practice in Malaysia, capable of lending its expertise to trade union issues, redundancy and unfair dismissal actions, including dismissals relating to poor performance. The firm represents both Malaysian and international clients in a range of sectors, including the finance, transportation and TMT industries. Malaysia Airports Holdings, MISC and Telekom Malaysia are among its clients.

Skrine has a respected employment law practice in Malaysia, with a wide breadth of expertise in contentious and advisory matters. The team possesses strong knowledge of unfair dismissal and sexual harassment claims, as well as retrenchment and breach of confidentiality matters. The firm also assists multinational corporate clients with immigration issues and acts for Malaysian and foreign clients from many sectors, including banking, engineering and energy. The clients include Nexperia, MISC and NGC Energy.

Steven Thiru & Sudhar Partnership has a well-established employment law offering in Kuala Lumpur, with a team that especially focuses on disputes and a well-regarded bench of employment law specialists. The team members have significant experience of representing clients in unfair dismissal disputes, as well as whistleblowing matters. Bank Negara, Achi Jaya Plantations and Agarcorp are clients of the team.

Bodipalar Ponnudurai De Silva is a boutique law firm for labour matters in Malaysia, offering both employee and employer-side representation. The firm is especially well placed to assist high-level employees, while it is also recognised for advising employers. The firm's areas of activity include dismissal claims, whistleblowing and retrenchment cases. Clients include SIRIM and Volvo Car Manufacturing Malaysia.

Raja, Darryl & Loh has an active employment law practice in Malaysia, advising employers on a range of contentious and non-contentious matters. The team regularly assists clients with unfair dismissal cases, as well as retrenchment, the drafting of employment contracts and performance management planning. The firm represents domestic clients, particularly in the banking, technology, energy and real estate sectors.

Gan Partnership is active on a wide range of employment-related legal matters in Malaysia, including disputes regarding unjust dismissal claims. The firm also provides advice to clients on retrenchment, misconduct and termination matters. The group acts for many international clients across various sectors, including energy and banking.

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 and Workday.

Vinu & Lopez has specialist knowledge of employment law matters in Malaysia. The team regularly advises on a host of issues including unfair dismissal cases, retrenchment exercises and day-to-day advisory work, such as drafting employee handbooks. The firm counts Berjaya Waterfront, Aegis BPO Malaysia and Tarpon Energy Services Asia Pacific among its clientele.