How we help
- Unfair dismissal defence in the Industrial Court
- Retrenchment, VSS/MSS exercises and plant closures
- Domestic inquiries and misconduct investigations
- Executive appointments, exits and restrictive covenants
- Union recognition, collective agreements and trade disputes
- Employment aspects of M&A and outsourcing
Selected experience
- Guided a 600-employee electronics manufacturer through a plant closure — consultation, LIFO analysis, PK forms and outplacement — with zero unfair-dismissal claims filed.
- Defended a bank in a senior executive’s constructive dismissal claim; dismissed after full trial.
- Ran domestic inquiry training for a conglomerate’s HR leadership across 14 subsidiaries.
- Negotiated a collective agreement renewal for a hotel group without industrial action.
Matter descriptions are anonymised and shared with client consent where required.
Key contacts
Who leads this practice
Sarala Devi Krishnan
Partner
Employment & Industrial Relations
Kuala Lumpur
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