by DNH (BD) | Nov 30, 2020 | Employment Law
During the many forms of movement control orders that were imposed by the Malaysian Government, we have seen a significant decline in business activities. Although the Government had since implemented various forms of aid to assist business owners and companies during...
by DNH (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 DNH (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 DNH (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 DNH (BD) | Nov 2, 2020 | Employment Law
[Update: This article was written in November 2020 in respect of the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s decision on 1 July 2020, relating to an Industrial Court Award dated 27 March 2019. On 11 October 2021, the Court of Appeal set aside the High Court’s decision and...
by DNH (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...
