K&L Gates Straits Law LLC provides a management-side employment practice, focusing almost exclusively on representing employers. The team assists employers with workplace relations strategies, contracts and compliance, as well as advising on the employment aspects of M&A and divestments across Asia. Christopher Tan heads the team, representing clients from sectors including technology, manufacturing, hospitality and financial services in Singapore and across Southeast Asia.
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Key clients
- GN Store Nord A/S (OneGN-Singapore)
- Centuria Capital Limited
- Vanderlande Industries Singapore Pte. Ltd.
- John Deere Asia (Singapore) Private Limited
- Since Holding AB
- Celanese Corporation
- Elliott Company
- CEPSA Trading Asia Private Limited
- Colliers International (Singapore)Pte. Ltd.
Work highlights
Assisted a Singapore-based wealth and asset management firm with a review of its Singapore employment agreement template for full-time employees, and preparation and development of a Singapore template for commission-based employees and Singapore independent contractor template for consultants.
Advised a leading freight and logistics provider on the transfer of employees from another company, and worked alongside local counsel to advise the client on the movement of employees from various subsidiaries to the client entities, as a result of an acquisition of the freight forwarding business of a group of companies which involved various jurisdictions.
Assisting a global freight company with the review of its global employee handbook to ensure compliance with Singapore law.
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Practice head
Christopher Tan