Employment contracts and related documentation, such as employee handbooks, reflect the dynamics between employers and employees, and they have an important role in setting the right tone for the working relationship.
We provide legal advisory services to our clients and work with them in the preparation and review of employment contracts and related documentation to ensure that they are in line with their expectations. In doing so, we play a role in shaping human-resource policies that strike a balance between the commercial objectives of employers, and the individual rights and interests of their employees.
Having an appreciation of how improved productivity is a natural corollary of a happy workforce, we also advise clients on various employee and workplace initiatives. One of the popular forms of employee incentives are share-option schemes, and our employment and tax law practice collaborates to effectively advise clients on the implementation and tax treatment of such schemes.
Accolades
Rankings Received From Professional and Commercial Publications
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Asialaw Profiles, 2021: Recommended for Labour and Employment
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The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2020 : Recommended for Labour and Employment
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Practice Highlights
Employment Law Guide 2020
Please note that the following guide is a summary provided for general information purposes, aimed at aiding understanding of Singapore’s employment law as at the date of writing. It is not exhaustive or comprehensive and reading this memorandum is not a substitute for reading the text of the various statutes to fully understand the extent of the obligations owed.
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Work Highlights
- CNPLaw LLP provided employment law advice to a Japanese listed multinational corporation in the electrical, air-conditioning and intelligent building system facilities industry
- CNPLaw LLP advised MSIG Holdings (Asia) Pte Ltd on the amendments made to the Employment Act in Singapore as well as other matters.
CNPupdates – publications written by our Employment Lawyers
- Indonesian Investment Updates – A quick introduction to Indonesian Labour Law
- Resumption of business at the workplace after circuit breaker period
- Circuit Breaker measures for employees
- Lawyer from CNPLaw authors the Singapore chapter of the Industrial Relations Law Across the World (2nd Edition) publication
- The test on when an independent contractor is legally an employee (Case update)
- Employment Tripartite Guidelines
- Upcoming Amendments to The Employment Act
- Employment Act Review: Update
- Employment Act Review
- Lawyers at CNPLaw author the Singapore chapter of the Industrial Relations Law publication
- CNPLaw Employment Law Guide
- Enhanced Government-Paid Employee Parental Leave Entitlements effective 2017
- Lawyers at CNPLaw author the Singapore chapter of Social Media and Employment Law: An International Survey
- Enhanced Support for Singaporean PMES
- Amendment to the Industrial Relations Act and related amendments to the Retirement and Re-employment Act and the Trade Unions Act
- Changes to Employment Law in Singapore
- The Fair Consideration Framework
- Employment Law Amendments
The Employment Contracts and Relations Team
Admin Partner
Pradeep acts for corporations, whether they are private or listed companies, on all aspects of their business including advice and drafting of documentation on investments, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions and restructurings. With Pradeep co-heading the Employment and Immigration team, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020 has commented that CNPLaw has “a solid reputation” for assisting local and foreign clients, who are employers or employees, with a range of issues.
Partner
Pei Ling has over 23 years of legal experience and has advised clients with Malaysian and Singaporean interests on their cross-border transactions, joint ventures, investments, commercial and technology agreements. Find out more about Pei-Ling by viewing her profile and read an article of hers about employment, one in particular – The test on when an independent contractor is legally an employee (Case update).
Partner
Kenn’s practice covers a wide range of corporate and commercial transactions such as mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, foreign investments and private equity transactions. In 2018, Kenn was nominated as part of Singapore’s 20 most influential lawyers aged 40 and under by Singapore Business Review.
Partner
In addition to Li Fei’s experience in acting for banks on varied transactions and in general corporate law, he also helps individuals in estate planning, including the legal aspects of wealth management, advising on and setting up trusts and off-shore structures to secure their future and the future of their families.
Lorraine Liew
Senior Associate
Lorraine is experienced in advising clients, comprising start-ups and SMEs to multinational firms, on general corporate legal matters, including compliance with applicable laws such as personal data protection and employment/immigration.
Marvin Chua
Associate
Marvin’s main areas of practice include corporate advisory and general employment matters. Prior to joining CNPLaw, he trained and practised at a leading commercial law firm, under the practice areas of commercial litigation and international arbitration. Find out more about Marvin by viewing his profile and read an article of his about employment practice, one in particular – Upcoming Amendments to The Employment Act.
Associate
Jolyn’s main area of practice includes corporate advisory and employment matters. Jolyn was trained in various practice areas of law with a focus on commercial litigation and family law prior to joining CNPLaw.
Associate
Wan Shuen regularly assists in the formation and operation of private funds in several jurisdictions, including drafting the full range of fund documentation, as well as the provision of related regulatory advice. She is also regularly involved in other transactional work involving mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, and employment issues.
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