by DNH (BD) | Apr 15, 2019 | Corporate and Commercial
Over the past couple of years, we have seen the start-up scene in Malaysia boom and grow vibrantly. The ever-changing market presents plenty of opportunities for start-ups to thrive, we see more promising start-ups emerging, and existing start-ups scaling up...
by DNH (BD) | Apr 10, 2019 | Tax
Malaysia’s government will impose a 6% digital service tax on foreign service providers beginning 1 January 2020, following the passing of the Service Tax (Amendment) Bill 2019 on 8 April 2019. The government has set the threshold for imposition of this...
by DNH (BD) | Apr 8, 2019 | Employment Law
Do you find anything wrong with this scenario? “Employee X is working for a multinational corporation (“MNC”) as its purchasing officer. Her husband owns a company called Renovator ABC that specialises in office renovations. When the MNC announces its plans to open...
by DNH (BD) | Apr 2, 2019 | Employment Law
Fixed term employment contracts are employment contracts for a specified period (eg: 1 year or 2 years). These contracts are commonly used when an employee is engaged for seasonal or temporal work, or for a specific project which is not anticipated to be long term. ...
by DNH (BD) | Mar 22, 2019 | Employment Law
Sexual harassment at the workplace is not something new, but it has been making headlines in Malaysian news over the past few months due to several high profile cases. It is therefore fitting that the recent Industrial Court Award in the case of Shamshir Alam bin S M...
