by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Mar 30, 2022 | Employment Law
A toxic employee exhibits undesirable behaviour and contributes to an unhealthy working environment. For example, an employee that spreads negativity, or gossip mongers maliciously. However, as such toxic behaviour is hard to define and often subjective, this leads...
by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Mar 24, 2022 | Employment Law
Note: This article is current as of the date of publication and may not take into account changes or developments that occur after this date. On 21 March 2022, the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2021 (“Bill”) was passed by Dewan Rakyat after second reading. The...
by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Mar 16, 2022 | Employment Law
An employer has an obligation and a statutory duty to provide a safe working environment to all of its employees. This duty is deeply rooted in an employer-employee relationship and it forms part of an implied contractual obligation whether or not its specifically...
by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Mar 9, 2022 | Employment Law
The Federal Court in Maritime Intelligence Sdn Bhd v. Tan Ah Gek [2021] 10 CLJ 663 determined that the Industrial Court should not enquire into reasons raised or discovered by the employer after dismissal in order to determine whether the dismissal is fair. Brief...
by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Mar 1, 2022 | Employment Law
A candidate can receive an offer for employment in different ways. Some employers will provide an “offer letter” which sets out the basic terms, followed by an employment contract with more detailed terms. For some, there is no separate “offer letter” and the...
by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Feb 18, 2022 | Employment Law
As it has been over 2 years since the pandemic began, we are now seeing more decisions from the Industrial Court about employees who were dismissed due to the COVID-19 situation. In Choong Wai Kit v Tropicana Shared Services Sdn Bhd [Award No. 244 of 2022, 14 February...
