Handling Disciplinary Issues at the Workplace
From a legal standpoint, it is important for an employer to effectively deal with disciplinary issues in the workplace. Misconduct in the...
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Sep 24, 20235 min read
Dismissal for Poor Performance in Malaysian Employment Law
Employers can dismiss an employee for poor performance, yet dismissal for poor performance is still governed by features of section 20 of...
Sep 24, 20234 min read
Misconceptions in Malaysian Employment Law
In 2018 alone, a staggering sum of RM34 million was awarded by the Industrial Court Let us consider some statistics: - in 2018 alone, a...
Aug 11, 20234 min read
Laws on Maternity Leave in Malaysia
The statutory period of maternity leave has been increased from 60 days to 98 days, as per section 12 of the Employment (Amendment) Act...
Aug 10, 20234 min read
Employee Absenteeism
The absence of employees in the workplace detrimentally affects productivity and costs Malaysian companies more than RM6bn in yearly...
Aug 10, 20232 min read
Retrenchment, Voluntary Separation Schemes and Mutual Separation SchemesÂ
The termination of employment entails difficult decisions the law provides several methods of termination, three of which will be...
Aug 9, 20234 min read
Probation in Employment Law
A common practice in the Malaysia labour market is the practice of probation, where a new employee upon joining is put under a probation...
Aug 9, 20234 min read
Legal Obligations of an Employer during a Retrenchment Â
One of the many commercial decisions a financially distressed company might make is the retrenchment of its employees. We outline four...
Jul 30, 20213 min read
General Article on Probation
A typical clause in an employment contract is as follows- “The appointment will be effective from [date], subject to six (6) months’...
Jul 30, 20211 min read
General law in relation to absenteeism
This article deals with the general law in relation to absenteeism. If you have any specific cases in relation to absenteeism, please...
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