by DNH (BD) | Nov 11, 2026 | Employment Law
Can an employee avoid disciplinary consequences by claiming not to have read messages in an official work group chat, especially where their own evidence suggests a deliberate refusal to comply? The Industrial Court addressed this question in Llewellyn Chiou Chiat Ren...
by DNH (BD) | Nov 6, 2026 | Employment Law
Under Paragraph 1 of the First Schedule to the International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1992 (“IOPIA”), an international organisation may be granted immunity from suit and other legal process. Does this immunity bar an employee’s unlawful dismissal...
by DNH (BD) | Nov 4, 2026 | Employment Law
Can an employer’s town hall promises become legally binding? And can financial difficulties justify going back on them? In AirAsia Berhad v Eric Koh Kim Lai (Civil Appeal No. WA-16A-140-11/2024), the High Court considered whether AirAsia’s unpaid leave and furlough...
by DNH (BD) | Oct 16, 2026 | Employment Law
Can an employer lawfully dismiss an employee who failed to disclose a past criminal conviction during the recruitment process? In DKM v Joe Green Precast Sdn. Bhd. [Award No. 1619 of 2026], the Industrial Court examined whether concealing a criminal conviction for...
by DNH (BD) | Oct 6, 2026 | Employment Law
Can an employee continue working under a salary deferment arrangement for a year and subsequently claim constructive dismissal over unpaid wages? In Chang Hi Tiang v Rentwise Sdn Bhd [Award No. 1578 of 2026], the Industrial Court examined whether an employee’s...
by DNH (BD) | Sep 9, 2026 | Employment Law
We previously wrote about the Court of Appeal’s decision in Woon Kim Choy v. Acexide Technology Sdn Bhd & Anor and Another Appeal [2025] 2 CLJ 57, holding that a director removed from the Board is not automatically dismissed as an employee, and that the two...
