by DNH (BD) | Oct 10, 2019 | Employment Law
[Update: The Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2019 has been passed by Dewan Negara on 19 December 2019.] We finally have clarity about the changes that the government plans to make to the Industrial Relations Act, as the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2019...
by DNH (BD) | Oct 7, 2019 | Corporate and Commercial
Online T&Cs – Will clicking “I Accept” without looking through the T&Cs legally bind you? How often have you browsed a website and when prompted to read the terms and conditions, you just click on the “I Accept” button without actually reading it? If you did...
by DNH (BD) | Oct 3, 2019 | Dispute Resolution, Real Estate
The Strata Management Tribunal (“Tribunal”) is a body established under the Strata Management Act 2013 (“Act’) to hear and decide on certain matters relating to stratified properties. Members of the Tribunal are appointed by the Minister of the Housing and Local...
by DNH (BD) | Sep 30, 2019 | Employment Law
A domestic inquiry is an internal proceeding held within a company to determine whether an employee has committed misconduct. Given the contentious nature of such proceedings, it is natural to assume that many allegations will be made (both against the employee and...
by DNH (BD) | Sep 26, 2019 | Employment Law
An employer may opt to impose punishments other than dismissal for employees who are guilty of misconduct. Any punishment that is meted out must be dependent on the degree and severity of a misconduct. One such option is to demote or downgrade the employee....
