by Donovan & Ho (BD) | May 6, 2021 | Employment Law
Some organisations offer management trainee or graduate programmes as a structured route to nurture and develop the skills required for that industry. Candidates may be offered fixed term employment (throughout the period of the programme) and if they successfully...
by Donovan & Ho (BD) | May 4, 2021 | Corporate and Commercial
How can I safeguard my organization against corruption liability under Section 17A of the MACC? The Section 17A of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 (“MACC”) which came into force on 1st June 2020 introduced corporate liability for...
by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Apr 28, 2021 | Employment Law
When the pandemic first hit in early 2020, the job market was hit: employers with a conservative outlook were looking to cost-cutting and retrenchment due to the uncertain economy. Some employers reconsidered new hires and retracted job offers. Do candidates have any...
by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Apr 26, 2021 | Employment Law
In advising employers about retrenchment, the usual advice is that there must be a “genuine redundancy”. There are many cases which explain what amounts to a genuine redundancy, and we won’t repeat the definitions here. However, many employers (and sometimes,...
by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Apr 19, 2021 | Corporate and Commercial
Dividends are often known as the “fruits of investment”, paid to shareholders for the risks taken in their capital investment into a business. Paying dividends is the primary way for companies to distribute its retained profits and cash to its shareholders. There may...
