Malaysia

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New Requirements Relating to the Employment of Foreign Nationals

The Labour Department of Malaysia has recently released guidance on the approval and notification requirements relating to employment of non-citizens and non-permanent residents of Malaysia.

Overview

Wong & Partners has been providing solution-oriented legal services for more than 20 years in Malaysia. The Firm’s lawyers are committed to helping clients apply industry-specific, innovative and practical solutions in the practices of banking and finance, capital markets, competition, employment and labour, dispute resolution, financial services and regulations, intellectual property, M&A, private equity, projects, real estate, tax, trade and wealth management. We also have a growing technology, media and telecoms (TMT) practice, which works with the most innovative companies in the world.

Our banking and finance, corporate and M&A, intellectual property, real estate, and tax practices are ranked highly by Chambers Asia Pacific, IFLR1000 and Legal 500 Asia Pacific, with many of our legal practitioners also ranked as leading lawyers by these guides.

The quality of our work has been recognised by various industry awards. Our accolades include:

Malaysia Law Firm of the Year 2018 at the Chambers Asia Pacific Awards
Malaysia Law Firm of the Year for 2018 and 2019 at the Asian Legal Business Malaysia Law Awards
Malaysia Law Firm of the Year 2017 at the International Financial Law Review Asia Awards

Offices

Kuala Lumpur

Wong & Partners, Level 21, The Gardens South Tower
Mid Valley City
Lingkaran Syed Putra
Kuala Lumpur 59200
Malaysia

Tel: + 603 2298 7888 Fax: + 603 2282 2669

An entrepreneurial culture, a maturing regulatory framework and relatively stable economy growth make Malaysia one of the best places to do business in Southeast Asia. Our Malaysia lawyers support large state-owned corporations, multinationals and investors seeking new opportunities in Malaysia and neighbouring ASEAN countries.

We are a full-service Firm, committed to helping clients apply industry-specific, innovative and practical solutions in the practices of banking and finance, capital markets, competition and antitrust, employment and labour, dispute resolution, financial services and regulations, intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity, projects, real estate, tax, trade and private wealth matters.

Recognized as an "Employer of Choice" in Malaysia by Asian Legal Business for six years running, we strive to create an inclusive workforce and offer two career programs to give young talent the opportunity to gain work experience. Those programs include:

Student Attachment Scheme: This four-week course for third-year undergraduate students enables them to work with partners, associates and trainees across practice areas, as well as attend seminars, presentations and networking events.

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Wong & Partners is a conscientious member of the community and we have a proud commitment of service to our community. The Firm believes in a spirit of volunteerism and supports charities on both long-term projects and a needs-be basis. We are particularly committed to advancing the rights of children, especially in providing educational opportunities and ending all violence against them. Locally, we remain long-term supporters of Pelangi Kasih, which provides free weekend tuition classes for refugee children. While regionally, we have joined forces with the larger Baker McKenzie network to partner with World Vision on their End Violence Against Children programme. Under this initiative, our Firm will provide pro bono legal expertise to enact stronger laws, training on existing laws and legal assistance around specific cases.