by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Sep 30, 2019 | Employment Law
A domestic inquiry is an internal proceeding held within a company to determine whether an employee has committed misconduct. Given the contentious nature of such proceedings, it is natural to assume that many allegations will be made (both against the employee and...
by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Sep 26, 2019 | Employment Law
An employer may opt to impose punishments other than dismissal for employees who are guilty of misconduct. Any punishment that is meted out must be dependent on the degree and severity of a misconduct. One such option is to demote or downgrade the employee....
by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Sep 24, 2019 | Employment Law
We examine the recent case of Adam Husein Bin Yusop v CIMB Bank Berhad (Award No. 2410 of 2019) (“the Adam Husein case”), which deals with the novel issue of whether an employee can “reopen” an unfair dismissal claim after reaching a settlement with their employer....
by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Sep 5, 2019 | Employment Law
Template employment contracts online are a dime a dozen. As a business, it is tempting to download a template employment contract in order to save time and costs. However, reckless use of templates (as well as failure to understand the contents of the contract)...
by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Sep 3, 2019 | Employment Law
The Children and Young Persons (Employment) Act 1966 (“Act”) was passed to regulate any labour of a child or young person. Under the Act, a “child” is a person who is under the age of fifteen years and a “young person” is a person who is fifteen or older, but below...
by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Jul 29, 2019 | Employment Law
The bill to amend the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act) was passed by Dewan Rakyat on 15 July 2019. In the bill’s explanatory statement, the government said that such changes are to ensure that the law is in line “with the evolution of...
