Employment Law & Corporate Secretarial
The Singapore Firm That Handles HR, Employment Law Advisory, and Corporate Secretarial Together
One partner covering your employment frameworks, employment-law advisory, and corporate secretarial filings — instead of three vendors who don't talk to each other.
Three vendors, one gap between each of them
Most growing Singapore companies end up with an employment lawyer, a corporate secretarial agency, and whoever handles HR — often the founder — as three separate relationships that rarely compare notes. A policy the lawyer drafted doesn’t match what HR actually enforces. A director change gets filed with ACRA before anyone updates the employment paperwork it affects. Nobody owns the whole picture, so nobody catches it until something breaks.
With Kinna advises on employment frameworks, handles corporate secretarial filings, and runs HR compliance as one coordinated practice — advisory, not legal representation. Where a matter genuinely needs a practising lawyer, we say so and refer out, rather than stretching our licence to cover it.
Who this is for
Founder-led companies and growing SMEs in Singapore who need their employment frameworks, HR compliance, and statutory corporate secretarial obligations handled by people who understand how the two interact — without hiring separate in-house counsel and a dedicated corp-sec function before the company is ready for either.
What’s included
- Employment-law advisory — employment contracts and Key Employment Terms, HR policies and handbooks, and Employment Act, CPF, and MOM compliance guidance.
- Corporate secretarial — qualified company secretary appointment, statutory registers and board minutes, and ACRA filings including annual returns and resolutions.
- HR compliance — the same WorkRight review process we use across our HR compliance practice, checking Key Employment Terms, itemised payslips, and payroll against Employment Act requirements.
Under Singapore’s Companies Act, every private company must appoint a company secretary and keep its statutory registers and filings current. Handled alongside your employment frameworks rather than as an unrelated compliance chore, it stops being something that catches you out.
How it works
Every engagement starts with The Kinna Review — a focused two-hour diagnostic that maps your employment frameworks, corporate secretarial status, and compliance exposure in one session, whether you already have a lawyer and a corp-sec agency or neither. Most clients move into The Kinna Retainer afterwards, scoped to what needs ongoing coverage.
Proof: what a coordinated review looks like
Mary Grace International came to us for an HR compliance review ahead of a MOM WorkRight inspection. The result was a perfect score — zero gaps across Key Employment Terms, itemised payslips, and payroll. Read the Mary Grace International WorkRight compliance case study for what was checked and what was found. The same coordinated approach applies when corporate secretarial obligations sit alongside the HR and employment-law work.
With Kinna operates under EA Licence No. 26C3338. More questions? See our full FAQ.
Frequently Asked
Common Questions
What's actually included in employment law advisory here?
Advisory on employment frameworks and documentation — employment contracts and Key Employment Terms, HR policies and handbooks, disciplinary and grievance process design, and compliance with the Employment Act, CPF, and MOM requirements. This is advisory work, not legal representation: With Kinna is not a law firm, and matters that need representation in court or before a tribunal are referred out to a practising lawyer.
When do I need corporate secretarial support versus HR support?
Corporate secretarial covers your company's statutory obligations under the Companies Act — appointing a qualified company secretary, keeping statutory registers and minutes, and filing annual returns and resolutions with ACRA. HR covers your people obligations — contracts, policies, and compliance under the Employment Act. Most growing companies need both running in parallel; we scope each separately in the Kinna Review so you know exactly what applies to you.
We already work with a law firm and a corp-sec agency — can you still help?
Yes. We regularly work alongside a company's existing lawyers and corporate secretarial agencies rather than replacing them — coordinating the HR and employment-framework side so nothing falls between vendors, and referring out anything that requires formal legal representation. Some clients consolidate with us once they see how much duplication existed across three separate relationships; others keep the split and use us as the coordinating layer.
How is this priced?
Every engagement starts with the Kinna Review — a two-hour diagnostic priced at $800–$1,500 USD — covering your current employment frameworks, corporate secretarial status, and where the gaps and overlaps sit. From there, ongoing advisory and corporate secretarial support is scoped and priced to the work involved.
Is With Kinna a law firm?
No. With Kinna provides HR, employment-law advisory, learning & development, and corporate secretarial services — not legal representation. We operate under EA Licence No. 26C3338 as a licensed Employment Agency. Where a matter needs a practising lawyer, we say so and refer out.
We Listen.
Every engagement starts with The Kinna Review — a focused two-hour diagnostic that maps what's working across HR, employment-law advisory, and corporate secretarial, and what's quietly exposed.
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