Employment & Industrial Relations | Asia-Pacific

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.

Shearn Delamore & Co has an outstanding employment law practice in Malaysia, capable of lending its expertise to 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.

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 real estate, engineering and 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 representing clients in unfair dismissal disputes.

Donovan & Ho is a boutique law firm in Kuala Lumpur that frequently advises on unfair dismissal claims and employment issues that arise from company restructurings. The team is also often mandated on harassment issues.

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.

Wong & Partners has a notable employment law offering in Malaysia, especially well placed to advise global companies through its Baker McKenzie affiliation. The team acts on a diverse range of issues, including employee terminations, harassment claims and retrenchment. The group also advises on employee investigations, as well as workforce restructuring. The firm particularly acts for clients in the manufacturing, retail and technology sectors. Clients include Centek and Dimerco Express Malaysia.

Christopher & Lee Ong provide competent, reliable and efficient support. Their experienced and seasoned counsel are readily available to connect with and quick to follow up on instructions.

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.

Tay & Partners assisted Goodyear with revising its collective agreement, internal policies and processes to prevent abusive labour practices in connection with an investigation by US Customs and Border Protection.