by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Jan 9, 2020 | Employment Law
On 18.12.2019, Parliament passed a bill to amend certain provisions of the Employees Provident Fund Act 1991 (“EPF Act”), which will come into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister of Finance by notification in the Gazette. Some of these amendments...
by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Dec 16, 2019 | Employment Law
The minimum retirement age in Malaysia is governed by the Minimum Retirement Age Act 2012 (“MRAA 2012”). The MRAA 2012 sets out certain obligations and prohibitions that employers need to be aware of before retiring their employees. What is the minimum retirement age...
by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Nov 25, 2019 | Employment Law
When an employee under-performs for a continuous period of time, an employer is entitled to place the employee on Performance Improvement Plan or (“PIP”). The employer would usually place the under-performing employee on a PIP in the hopes that the employee...
by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Nov 4, 2019 | Employment Law
Constructive dismissal is always easy to allege but not easy to prove in Court. The burden to prove a constructive dismissal claim lies on the employee and the Courts would usually apply a strict test for a constructive dismissal claim to succeed. Recently, the firm...
by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Oct 14, 2019 | Employment Law
Budget 2020 has just been announced, with the theme of “Driving Growth and Equitable Outcomes Towards Shared Prosperity”. This article focuses on some of the key highlights of #Budget2020 in respect of employment and human resources. Here are some of the employment...
by Donovan & Ho (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...
