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Case Spotlight: Using Exit Interviews to Justify Dismissal

Case Spotlight: Using Exit Interviews to Justify Dismissal

by DNH (BD) | Feb 10, 2026 | Employment Law

In TLK v Platinum Phase Sdn Bhd [2025] ILJU 240, the Industrial Court looked closely at a common HR practice: the exit interview. When a team faces a high turnover rate, it is common for employers to look for the root cause and an exit interview may sometimes share...
Case Spotlight: Poor Performers Are Not Entitled to Termination Benefits

Case Spotlight: Poor Performers Are Not Entitled to Termination Benefits

by DNH (BD) | Feb 6, 2026 | Employment Law

Poor performance due to culpable incompetent and inefficiency are misconduct and can be cause for dismissal’ (Mohd Hilmi Alham v Bermaz Motor Trading Sdn Bhd [2020] ILRU 0393).‘Any conduct inconsistent with the faithful discharge of his duties or any breach of the...
Guideline on Data Breach Notification 2025 (“Guideline”)

Guideline on Data Breach Notification 2025 (“Guideline”)

by DNH (BD) | Feb 3, 2026 | Corporate and Commercial

This article is relevant to all organisations in Malaysia that collect, store, and process personal data (“Data Controller”) under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 and its amendments (“Act”). This Guideline sets out the procedure for a Data Controller to notify...
Case Spotlight: Is a Domestic Inquiry Necessary When the Employee Admits to the Misconduct?

Case Spotlight: Is a Domestic Inquiry Necessary When the Employee Admits to the Misconduct?

by DNH (BD) | Jan 29, 2026 | Employment Law

It is not uncommon for the requirement of a “due inquiry” to be discussed alongside in the context of a “domestic inquiry”. While the two concepts are related, they are not interchangeable.  The High Court decision in Flash Malaysia Express Sdn Bhd v Muhammad Firdaus...
New Guideline on Online Healthcare Services

New Guideline on Online Healthcare Services

by DNH (BD) | Jan 23, 2026 | Corporate and Commercial

This article is relevant to healthcare businesses and providers as it explains the new Ministry of Health (“MOH”) Guideline on Online Healthcare Services 2025 (“the Guideline”), which regulates how new business models in the medical industry such as virtual clinics...
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