Our Employment & Industrial Relations Practice is recognised as a leader in the field by prestigious industry publications such as Chambers Asia Pacific and Legal 500, with Tier 1 rankings for the firm and the team’s leading practitioners.

We represent multinational corporations, government linked companies, statutory bodies, local public-listed companies and family-owned enterprises from an eclectic range of industries including airline, banking and finance, education, oil and gas, and telecommunications.

The services we offer are comprehensive and include legal advice on resource planning, staff migration and termination, employment policies and contract documentation, compliance with employment-related legislation as well as trade union disputes and employment litigation.

We regularly advise on compliance with employment-related legislation, common law employment rights and duties, reviewing employment policies and documentation, advising on issues arising from the exercise of an employer’s managerial prerogatives, advising on employment-related matters in corporate restructuring, including retrenchment and cost-cutting exercises especially amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, advising on immigration law and management of foreign workers, and counselling on trade unions, trade disputes and collective agreements.

We also regularly represent clients in employment disputes involving termination of staff, unjust dismissal claims and, in particular, senior employees in complex and contested circumstances.