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Selvamalar Alagaratnam

Selvamalar Alagaratnam

Skrine, Malaysia

Work Department

Employment Disputes Employment Advisory and Compliance Employee Fraud Management and Investigations Immigration Medical Negligence

Position

Partner.

Career

Selvamalar is head of the firm's Employment practice. She provides integrated support to a wide range of clients in various industries on all employment/human resource related matters including compliance with all laws applicable to employment relationships; managing the exit of employees whether by way of collective reduction in force exercises or individual terminations for misconduct or poor performance; protection of confidential and proprietary information; investigations and disciplinary actions; trade unions, both recognition and collective bargaining; dispute resolution at all levels and business immigration.

She is sought after by corporations to assist them in managing and navigating the social criteria in ESG requirements or guidance in Business and Human Rights; and is currently a facilitator for the Leading for Impact (LIP) programme conducted by the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM) on this issue.

She also provides strategic advice in internal fraud management advising clients in high profile and highly sensitive matters involving fraud perpetrated by employees; and the options available to the organisations to obtain redress against the wrongdoers.

Her client base is spread across various sectors and includes regulators.

Languages

English and Malay.

Memberships

Member, Anti-Sexual Harassment Tribunal Governor of Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance (MICG) Past Chair, International Bar Association’s Employment & Industrial Relations Law Committee Vice President, Malaysian Society for Labour and Social Security Laws (local chapter of International Society for Labour and Social Security Laws) International Vice Chair, Outreach to International Lawyers Committee for American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment

Education

Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaya (1994) Certificate of Legal Practice (1993) LL.B (Hons), University of London (1992)

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