Employment Options in Singapore - What You Need to Know

Julia Yeo,
Partner at Squire Patton Boggs

Julia Yeo is a regional hub partner for Squire Patton Boggs’ Labour & Employment and Immigration teams in Asia Pacific, and has been recognized by the 2020 Client Choice Awards as the exclusive winner in the Employment & Benefits category for Singapore. Clients have praised Julia as being “very thorough and an expert in the field of employment law” (Chambers Asia Pacific 2020), “excellent, and the fact that she covers all of Asia is of tremendous value; she is always available and provides brilliant advice” (Chambers Asia Pacific 2021). Julia has developed a highly successful immigration practice assisting multinational corporates in global mobility issues faced when moving their staff within the region. She has extensive experience advising clients on employee transfers and integration projects arising from mergers, acquisitions and amalgamations. In addition, she regularly advises corporate and senior C-suite level clients on all aspects of the employment cycle, from hiring, internal investigations, disciplinary and grievance issues to termination. Drawing from her litigation background, she has had the added advantage of being able to advise clients on contentious employment issues such as disputes on enforceability of restrictive covenants.