From a legal standpoint, it is important for an employer to effectively deal with disciplinary issues in the workplace. Misconduct in the...

Employers can dismiss an employee for poor performance, yet dismissal for poor performance is still governed by features of section 20 of...

In 2018 alone, a staggering sum of RM34 million was awarded by the Industrial Court Let us consider some statistics: - in 2018 alone, a...

The statutory period of maternity leave has been increased from 60 days to 98 days, as per section 12 of the Employment (Amendment) Act...

The absence of employees in the workplace detrimentally affects productivity and costs Malaysian companies more than RM6bn in yearly...

The termination of employment entails difficult decisions the law provides several methods of termination, three of which will be...

A common practice in the Malaysia labour market is the practice of probation, where a new employee upon joining is put under a probation...

One of the many commercial decisions a financially distressed company might make is the retrenchment of its employees. We outline four...

A typical clause in an employment contract is as follows- “The appointment will be effective from [date], subject to six (6) months’...

This article deals with the general law in relation to absenteeism. If you have any specific cases in relation to absenteeism, please...