by DNH (BD) | Jul 1, 2025 | Employment Law
What happens when an employee repeatedly refuses to follow the company’s instructions, despite being given multiple chances and alternatives? In the workplace, such defiance is known as insubordination which could be viewed as a serious misconduct that warrants...
by DNH (BD) | Jun 24, 2025 | Employment Law
“Productivity allowance” is a payment typically used to incentivize employees for their availability, readiness, or contribution to business output beyond their basic job scope. In industries like aviation, such allowances are often tied to operational readiness and...
by DNH (BD) | Jun 11, 2025 | Employment Law
In Fernandez Melissa Joan v Tadika Celik Comel Sdn Bhd, the court had to decide whether an employee could be dismissed for not having a valid work permit – even though she tried to get one. Brief Facts Melissa, a Singaporean, was married to a Malaysian and...
by DNH (BD) | Jun 6, 2025 | Employment Law
On 6 June 2025, LHDN (Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia) issued a media release clarifying the stamp duty treatment for employment contracts, following increased enforcement activities under the Stamp Act 1949. Employers should take note of the latest exemptions and...
by DNH (BD) | May 28, 2025 | Corporate and Commercial
This update is most relevant to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Malaysia. It provides an overview of the new qualifying criteria for audit exemption for private companies (Sdn. Bhd.) effective for financial periods beginning on or after January 1,...
