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CASE SPOTLIGHT: International Organizations Immune from Unfair Dismissal Claims

Apr 29, 2022 | Employment Law

CASE SPOTLIGHT: International Organizations Immune from Unfair Dismissal Claims Despite Dicey’s rule that “no man is above the law”, Section…...
Minimum Wages Order 2022 Gazetted

Apr 28, 2022 | Employment Law

MINIMUM WAGES ORDER 2022 GAZETTED The Minimum Wages Order 2022 was gazetted on 27 April 2022. These are the key…...
What happens to Employee Share Options in an exit event?

Apr 22, 2022 | Corporate and Commercial

What happens to Employee Share Options in an exit event? In our previous articles, we have discussed the basic regulatory…...
Endemic Stage: Employers’ Duties

Apr 18, 2022 | Employment Law

Endemic Stage: Employers’ Duties NB: This article is based on information available as of the date of publication stated above.…...
What is Collective Bargaining?

Apr 15, 2022 | Employment Law

What is Collective Bargaining? The employment relationship between employers and employees who are members of a trade union is generally…...
Residential Tenancy Act: A Curse or A Blessing?

Apr 08, 2022 | Real Estate

Residential Tenancy Act: A Curse or A Blessing? In recent years, many have pushed for a piece of legislation that…...
Case Spotlight: Forced to Resign?

Apr 01, 2022 | Employment Law

When an employee signs a mutual separation agreement (“MSA”), the understanding is that the employee has agreed to resign or…...
Case Spotlight: Fired for Gossiping

Mar 30, 2022 | Employment Law

A toxic employee exhibits undesirable behaviour and contributes to an unhealthy working environment. For example, an employee that spreads negativity,…...
How do the new Employment Act amendments affect you?

Mar 24, 2022 | Employment Law

Note: This article is current as of the date of publication and may not take into account changes or developments…...
Psychologically Unsafe Working Environments: Grounds for Constructive Dismissal?

Mar 16, 2022 | Employment Law

An employer has an obligation and a statutory duty to provide a safe working environment to all of its employees.…...
Additional things discovered after dismissal: Is it relevant to determine just cause & excuse?

Mar 09, 2022 | Employment Law

The Federal Court in Maritime Intelligence Sdn Bhd v. Tan Ah Gek [2021] 10 CLJ 663 determined that the Industrial…...
Case Spotlight: Signing an Employment Contract after an Offer Letter

Mar 01, 2022 | Employment Law

A candidate can receive an offer for employment in different ways. Some employers will provide an “offer letter” which sets…...
Selling & Buying Property: Costly mistakes to avoid in your Offer Letter

Feb 23, 2022 | Real Estate

The process of purchasing a property can be rather daunting as the contents of the offer letter is the first…...
Case Spotlight: Dismissal due to Pandemic was "done hastily"

Feb 18, 2022 | Employment Law

As it has been over 2 years since the pandemic began, we are now seeing more decisions from the Industrial…...
Case Spotlight: Pandemic is Not an Excuse for Delay

Feb 10, 2022 | Dispute Resolution

To control the spread of the Covid-19 virus, movement restrictions were introduced and various standard operating procedures were put in…...