劳动、健康和安全

人力资本是成功组织的关键优先事项

劳动法规范商业生活中最古老和最基本的方面之一，特别是雇主和雇员之间的关系。一方面，劳动法保护雇员的权利和义务，另一方面，劳动法也支持各类规模的企业寻求增长和变革。劳动法律和实践是一种平衡，而最佳的平衡能够促进个人、企业和社区成功。

健康与安全在法律领域的重要性日益提高，是雇主和雇员之间关系的一项基本宗旨。相关法律旨在确保所有利益相关者（包括雇主和雇员）均承担努力营造一个无健康和安全风险的环境的义务，有助于确保各组织维持生产力和效率。

欲使组织真正蓬勃发展并取得成功，所有利益相关者均须认可、理解、赞同并遵守现有的劳动、健康和安全监管框架。而这正是本所团队确保您所在组织蓬勃发展的领域。

能够提供全面服务满足雇主需求

本所的劳动业务部受到同行和客户的高度赞誉，始终被评为业内顶级。该团队为客户国内和跨境劳动和劳资关系的各方面事务提供清晰、商业和实用的建议。

在劳动方面，就咨询或交易事项而言，该团队就劳动关系的各方面事务提供建议，包括但不限于股份期权、退休金及奖励计划、集体谈判及劳资关系、法定福利及待遇、员工遣散及裁员管理、外包安排，以及因兼并、收购及接收产生的劳动力转移或整合。

在争议方面，该团队经常处理各种形式的劳动争议，包括不当解雇、强制执行限制性契约和解雇后限制、纪律处分程序、雇员不当行为调查、违反信托责任和白领犯罪。

在健康与安全方面，本所团队倍受推崇且经验丰富，该部门律师定期就工作场所健康与安全的监管框架提供建议，同时支持雇主确保工作环境无风险。包括就工作环境的可持续性和保护、减少对雇员身体、心理和情感造成伤害的风险、工作场所和产品安全领域的最佳实践、工业和环境事故调查提供咨询，此外，该团队还在验尸官调查和刑事起诉中代表客户。该团队与众多行业的客户建立了密切的合作关系，尤其是建筑和工程、制造、物流、能源和公用事业、自然和可再生资源、化学品和制药、医疗保健、酒店和海事等领域。

跨境专业知识和经验

本所的大部分工作具备跨境性质，我们也因此在支持客户跨境事务和交易方面积累了丰富的经验。除为企业和机构提供法律咨询外，我们还经常为其他辖区劳动、劳动、健康和安全领域的顶级客户提供关于劳动、健康和安全事务的法律咨询。本所担任跨国公司的亚太区法律协调员，负责处理因全球业务收购引发的雇员整合问题，同时处理与跨国公司人力资源职能外包相关的法律问题。有了这种国际深度和专业知识的结合，我们能够为客户提供符合当地要求的国际优质法律咨询。

Human capital is a key priority for successful organisations

Employment law manages one of the oldest and most fundamental aspects of commercial life, notably, the relationship between the employer and employee. On one hand, protecting the rights and obligations of employees, and on the other, supporting businesses large and small as they seek growth and change. The law and practice of employment is a balance, and an optimal balance drives success for individuals, businesses and communities.

Health and Safety has now taken on increased importance and prominence in the legal landscape and is a fundamental tenet of the relationship between employer and employee.  Relevant laws are designed to ensure that all stakeholders, including employers and employees, have the responsibility of working towards an environment free of risks to health and safety, and conducive to ensuring the continued productivity and efficiency of organisations.

For an organisation to truly thrive and succeed, all stakeholders must recognise, appreciate, subscribe and adhere to the regulatory framework in place for employment, health and safety.  And this is where the team here is crucial to ensuring that your organisation thrives.  

Full-service capability to support employers’ needs

Highly acclaimed by peers and clients, our Employment Practice is consistently rated a top-tier practice. Our team provides clients with clear, commercial and practical advice relating to all aspects of employment and industrial relations, at domestic and cross-border levels.

On Employment, in relation to advisory or transactional matters, we advise on all aspects of employment relationships including, but not limited to, share options, pension and incentive schemes, collective bargaining and industrial relations, statutory welfare and benefits, staff severance and retrenchment management, outsourcing arrangements, and transfer or integration of a workforce resulting from mergers and acquisitions and takeovers. 

On the contentious front, our team regularly handles all forms of employment disputes, including wrongful dismissals, enforcement of restrictive covenants and post-termination restraints, disciplinary proceedings, employee wrongdoing investigations, breach of fiduciary duties and white collar offences.

On Health & Safety, our team of highly sought after and experienced lawyers regularly advise on the regulatory framework relating to workplace health and safety, so as to provide support to employers in ensuring a risk-free environment for work. This includes advising on sustainability and protection of work habitats, the reduction of risk of physical, psychological and emotional harm to employees, best practices in areas of workplace and product safety, and investigations into industrial and environmental incidents, in addition to acting for clients in coroners’ inquiries and criminal prosecutions.  We have partnered closely with clients in a wide range of industries, with particular specialisation in construction and engineering, manufacturing, logistics, energy and utilities, natural and renewable resources, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, healthcare, hospitality, and maritime.

Expertise and experience across borders

A significant portion of our work is cross-border in nature and we have vast experience supporting clients on their cross-border matters and transactions. In addition to advising corporates and institutions, we frequently provide legal advice on employment, health and safety matters to clients of top labour, employment, health and safety practices in other jurisdictions. We also act as Asia-Pacific legal co-ordinator for multinational corporations on employee integration issues arising from global acquisitions of business operations, and on the legal aspects of multinational corporations’ outsourcing of their human resource functions. Such combination of international depth and expertise allows us to provide our clients with international quality legal advice, tailored to local requirements.