MONDAY, 3 FEBRUARY 2020
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09:00 |
Welcoming Speech, Opening Remarks & Thank You Sponsor Speech By Conference Producer |
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09:05 |
Forum Introduction By Chairperson – Highlights on Forum Day 1 Key Sessions
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Abam Mambo-Doh
Legal & Compliance Leader with Global Experience
GSK |
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Labor Regulations Updates |
09:15 |
Discover Latest Updates On Employment Act To Avoid Employment Breach
- Learn the important changes on core provisions of the Employment Act that is relevant to your work or business
- Identify the new salary caps and payment schemes for employees
- Know the latest enhancements on the employment dispute resolution framework
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Allister Tan
Director
Drew & Napier LLC |
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09:45 |
Panel Discussion: Latest Employment Law Issues And How These Latest Updates Has Impacted The Employers
- Last April 2019, the latest changes to Singapore’s Employment Act took effect
- Discuss the positive and negative implications of the changes in the Employment Act to Employers
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Amarjit Kaur (Moderator)
Partner Dispute Resolution
Withersworldwide |
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Patrick Tay Teck Guan
Assistant Secretary-General
National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) |
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Jasmine Karimi
Head of Legal, APAC
Avanos Medical |
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Ai Leen Tan
Senior Legal Counsel |
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Abha Joshi
Employee Relations APAC
Autodesk |
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10:30 |
Morning Refreshments & Networking Session |
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10:45
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Key Strategies To Manage Termination And Retrenchment In Compliance With The Employment Act |
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- Tripartite Guideline on Mandatory Retrenchment Notifications
- Handling Termination
- Dismissal and Due Inquiry
- Tripartite Guidelines on Termination and Dismissal
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Ronald JJ Wong
Director
Covenant Chambers LLC |
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11:15 |
The Transfer Of Employment And Post Acquisition Integration: A Practical Perspective On Managing M&A Activity Across The Region
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Fatim Jumabhoy
Partner
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP |
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11:45 |
Implementing Proper Grievance Handling To Prevent Labor Court Disputes
- Learn the correct grievance handling procedures which seek to ensure that employee grievances are responded to in a systematic, accessible, fair, confidential and non-arbitrary manner and the standards that the employers are required to comply with
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Jenny Tsin
Partner
WongPartnership LLP |
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12:15 |
Networking Luncheon |
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13:15 |
Singapore HR Employment Law Roundtable Discussion
- Restrictive Covenants: when can it be considered reasonable? (Maria Crabb)
- Managing Disciplinary Procedures (Sarita Misir)
- Harassment at the Workplace (Nadia Moynihan)
- Singaporean First: Is the new Fair Consideration Framework beneficial to Singapore Labor Markets in the long run? (Daniel Soo)
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Sarita Misir
Vice President, Group Legal
Fullerton Health |
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Nadia Moynihan
Director
August Law Corporation |
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Daniel Soo
Director
Duane Morris & Selvam LLP |
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Maria Crabb
Director of Employee and Labour Relations – APAC
Johnson & Johnson |
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14:15 |
Managing And Arbitrating Cross Border Employment Disputes – Key Aspects That Corporate Counsel Should Know
- The international elements that corporate counsel need to be aware of in managing employment issues, including risks of different jurisdictions, and how corporate counsel can manage such risks.
- The tactics that employees may employ in high stakes disputes, especially those with reputational impact, and the strategies that corporate counsel can consider to counteract such tactics.
- Measures to manage disputes in a cost effective process whilst protecting the company’s reputation at the same time.
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Shaun Leong
Partner
Eversheds Harry Elias |
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14:45 |
Tripartite Guidelines On Fair Employment Practices
- Highlight Principles of Fair Employment practices
- Criteria on Consistent and Fair Selection of Employees
- Giving out fair disciplinary actions and Dismissals
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Mervyn Cheong
Partner
Advocatus Law LLP |
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15:15 |
Afternoon Refreshments |
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15:30 |
Inclusion And Diversity
- Taking an expansive view of diversity in the workplace
- How to build diverse teams
- The role of leaders in driving inclusion and diversity
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Abam Mambo-Doh
Legal & Compliance Leader with Global Experience
GSK |
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Managing A Growing Company |
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16:15 |
Managing A Global Workforce
- Highlighting pertinent and relevant Immigration Laws and Cases to Employee mobility and family migration
- What should an Employee do in case of conflict of employment laws between state of origin and the new state
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Astrid CIPPE
Of Counsel, Ph.D. in Law
LPA Singapore |
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16:45 |
Protecting Trade Secrets
- Highlighting the relevant legal principles and case studies to protect trade secrets
- Applicable provisions from Intellectual Property Law and issues on Data Privacy
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Max Ng
Managing Director
Gateway Law Corporation
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17:15 |
Closing Remarks By Forum Chairperson |
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