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Kenson Ong Poh Hong

Kenson specialises in employment and industrial relations law. He regularly handles matters relating to employment contracts, employee benefits and compensation, dismissal or retrenchment and the employment aspects of mergers & acquisitions and restructuring exercises. Additionally, he also advises on anti-bribery compliance, personal data protection, trade unions, occupational safety and health, as well as work passes and immigration related matters. In terms of dispute resolution, he regularly represents clients in employment disputes across various tribunals and courts, ranging from the labour courts to the civil courts. He also has experience in advising and representing both individuals and corporations in complex employment disputes involving senior executives and significant financial implications. · Chooi & Company

MalaysiaEmployment & Industrial Relations, Employment Litigation

About

Kenson Ong Poh Hong specialises in employment and industrial relations law at Chooi & Company in Malaysia, advising on employment contracts, employee benefits and compensation, dismissal or retrenchment, and the employment aspects of mergers & acquisitions and restructuring. He also advises on anti-bribery compliance, personal data protection, trade unions, occupational safety and health, and work passes/immigration, and regularly represents clients in employment disputes before labour tribunals and civil courts, including complex disputes involving senior executives and significant financial implications.

Practice areas

Employment & Industrial RelationsEmployment LitigationDispute ResolutionImmigrationAnti-Bribery & ComplianceData ProtectionCorporate / M&AOccupational Safety & Health

Office

Expertise

Unfair dismissal and employment disputesEmployment contracts and employee benefitsEmployment aspects of mergers & acquisitions and restructuringWorkplace investigations and mutual separationWork passes and immigration for expatriatesAnti-bribery compliance frameworksPersonal data protection / PDPA complianceTrade union mattersOccupational safety and healthTraining on employment law and workplace policies

Education

  • Bachelor of Laws (Hons), University of Malaya (2016)

Admissions

  • Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya (admitted 2017)