by DNH (BD) | Oct 26, 2021 | Employment Law
On 25 October 2021, the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2021 (“Bill”) was tabled before Parliament for first reading. Proposed amendments to the Employment Act 1955 (“EA”) have been long overdue; the Bill tabled differs substantially from its first iteration uploaded on...
by DNH (BD) | Oct 21, 2021 | Employment Law
What are outsourced employees? An outsourced employee or “leased employee” is an individual who receives a pay check from one entity (usually a staffing or outsourcing company) but is performing services for another entity, a recipient company. The Industrial Court in...
by DNH (BD) | Oct 11, 2021 | Dispute Resolution
Fine print in a document may often be skimmed over and not given too much thought. The phrase “fine print” comes from the fact that it is often in a smaller font size. The fine print may also make reference to more terms and conditions in a separate document all...
by DNH (BD) | Sep 22, 2021 | Employment Law
LIFO is a selection process whereby the most junior employee (in terms of length of service) in a category of redundant workers is selected for retrenchment. While using LIFO is not mandatory, it is recognised as an objective means of selection; an employer that does...
by DNH (BD) | Sep 15, 2021 | Corporate and Commercial
In line with Malaysia’s National Anti-Corruption Plan (NACP) to achieve the aspiration of “being known for her integrity and not corruption”, the Section 17A of the MACC Act 2009 which came into effect on 1st June 2020 introduced corporate liability for corruption...
