by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Nov 23, 2020 | Employment Law
Job losses have been one of the most significant impacts of the Covid19 pandemic. In an effort to address the increasing unemployment rate amongst Malaysians and to prioritize the hiring of locals, the Human Resources Ministry on 26 October 2020 announced a...
by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Nov 17, 2020 | Employment Law
Employees are a business’ most valuable assets. However, toxic employees can have a negative impact on productivity and morale. A demanding and argumentative employee may take up valuable management time, especially when these employees are also underperforming in...
by Donovan & Ho (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 Donovan & Ho (BD) | Nov 2, 2020 | Employment Law
In 2019, we previously wrote about the Industrial Court’s decision in Thilagavathy A/P Arunasalam v Maxis Mobile Sdn Bhd (Award No. 1050 of 2019, 27 March 2019) (“Award”). In that case, an employee was dismissed for, among other things, quitting the Company’s...
by Donovan & Ho (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 Donovan & Ho (BD) | Oct 15, 2020 | Employment Law
The wage subsidy program (“WSP” or “PSU” which stands for Program Subsidi Upah) was first launched in April 2020 as part of the government’s initiative to help businesses cope with headcount costs, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The PSU is administered by the Social...
