by DNH (BD) | Nov 10, 2020 | Employment Law
On 6 November 2020, the government announced its proposed Budget 2021 amidst our ongoing battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. This article focuses on several employment / human resources highlights from the proposed budget: EPF contribution to be reduced to 9% to...
by DNH (BD) | Nov 2, 2020 | Employment Law
[Update: This article was written in November 2020 in respect of the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s decision on 1 July 2020, relating to an Industrial Court Award dated 27 March 2019. On 11 October 2021, the Court of Appeal set aside the High Court’s decision and...
by DNH (BD) | Oct 26, 2020 | Dispute Resolution
The Covid-19 pandemic has kept most of us at home, most of the time. During the Movement Control Order in place earlier in the year, many renovations and/or construction were also halted. It is therefore no surprise that some may be experiencing increased levels of...
by DNH (BD) | Oct 23, 2020 | Employment Law
On 20 October 2020, the government announced a “Work From Home” directive (“WFH Directive”) which required certain employees in areas under the Conditional Movement Control Order (“CMCO”) to work from home effective 22 October 2020 until the end of the CMCO. This...
by DNH (BD) | Oct 19, 2020 | Dispute Resolution
In Malaysia, an arbitration award can be set aside if it is in breach of the “rules of natural justice” (section 37(2)(b) of the Arbitration Act 2005, or “the Act”). The Federal Court in Pancaran Prima Sdn Bhd v Iswarabena Sdn Bhd [Civil Appeal No. 02(f)-26-03 &...
