by Donovan & Ho | May 22, 2017 | Employment Law
What are some of the issues that could arise when there is alcohol/drug use at the workplace? Drug or alcohol abuse in the workplace may result in: mistakes, accidents and injuries damage to workplace equipment absenteeism a decrease in productivity reputational...
by Donovan & Ho | May 19, 2017 | Employment Law
Minister of Human Resources, Datuk Seri Richard Riot Jaem has stated that proposed amendments to the Malaysian Employment Act 1955 will be tabled in Parliament in January 2018. According to the Minister, a working paper on the amendments have been agreed to and...
by Donovan & Ho | May 5, 2017 | Employment Law
Although employees may be entitled to a certain amount of annual leave, they do not have the discretion to go on leave at any time of their choosing and must ordinarily apply for leave in advance for their employers’ approval. This is to ensure that employers are able...
by Donovan & Ho | Apr 27, 2017 | Employment Law
Brickfields Asia College (“BAC”) recently made headlines for the wrong reasons after one of its students posted a “rape joke” in a private Whatsapp group. The matter went viral after a screenshot of the conversation made its way to the target of the rape joke, and she...
by Donovan & Ho | Apr 21, 2017 | Employment Law
Note: This article was written by Donovan Cheah, and was first published in the March/April 2017 edition of MGCC Perspectives, a publication of the Malaysian German Chamber of Commerce and Industry. You can also download a copy of the article here. “The...
by Donovan & Ho | Apr 20, 2017 | Employment Law
24 April 2017 has been declared as a public holiday to celebrate the installation of Sultan Muhammad V as the 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong. The declaration was made pursuant to the Holidays Act 1951. While employees are rejoicing, we have received numerous queries from...
