Rahmat Lim & Partners‘s employment practice handles a wide range of advisory and contentious mandates. The team’s advisory expertise encompasses share options, pension schemes, collective bargaining, and the employment aspects of M&A transactions and takeovers. On the contentious side, the practice routinely handles wrongful dismissal claims, enforcement of confidentiality clauses, and investigations into employee wrongdoing. The practice is led by Jack Yow, whose broad litigation practice covers corporate, banking, and employment disputes. Also in the team is Kwong Chiew Ee, whose experience includes corporate and commercial litigation, contentious restructuring and insolvency, and fraud litigation.
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- 'We were happy to work with Jack Yow of the firm on some employment matters. Being completely ignorant of Malaysian law, we were guided by Jack step by step through the most basic employment regulations, and he eventually helped us resolve all issues.'
- 'Jack Yow is very practical and provides succinct answers; outside of the legal concerns, he also shares his experience in managing employment relationships, allowing us to view our approach through another lens.'
- 'The team is very professional and performs with full integrity. They consistently provide compliant advice, are prompt in responding, and regularly deliver timely updates.'
- 'We like the way they respond in a timely manner, show empathy, and proactively provide advice. They always seek the client’s confirmation prior to any decision-making.'
- 'Tan Mei Fang gave clear advice and was on the ball.'
- 'The team provides clear, concise, and commercially sensible advice across a range of employment issues, from HR queries to more complex matters.'
Work highlights
Acted for Asia Honour Paper Industries Sdn Bhd and successfully defended a Labour Court claim filed by a former employee who alleged that he was entitled to statutory termination benefits as he was a manual labourer.
Acted for Tasek Corporation Berhad in the High Court following a judicial review application filed by former employees who were retrenched by the company, and successfully defended the Industrial Court award, and the judicial review application was dismissed with costs.
Acted for Ikano Handel Sdn Bhd in an unfair dismissal claim filed by a former employee who alleged constructive dismissal after being demoted following a failed performance improvement plan.
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Practice head
Jack Yow
Other key lawyers
Kwong Chiew Ee; Tan Mei Fang