by Donovan & Ho | Dec 21, 2018 | Employment Law
In keeping with the Ministry of Human Resources’ (“Ministry”) policy to review and reform the employment landscape in Malaysia, the Ministry has been proposing several amendments to a number of employment related laws, namely: the Employment Act 1950, Trade Union Act...
by Donovan & Ho | Dec 17, 2018 | Employment Law
Cases involving misconduct of a sexual nature in the Industrial Court are often related to sexual harassment. However, the Industrial Court had paved new grounds recently in Syed Naharuddin Bin Syed Hashim v Etiqa Takaful Berhad (Award No.: 3143/2018) by deciding a...
by Donovan & Ho | Nov 22, 2018 | Employment Law
Part-time employees are defined under the Employment Act 1955 (“Employment Act”) as employees whose average hours of work per week are between 30% -70% of the normal hours of work per week of a full-time employee employed in a similar capacity in the same enterprise....
by Donovan & Ho | Oct 16, 2018 | Dispute Resolution, Employment Law
Section 38(1)(a) of the Insolvency Act 1967 (“Act”) prohibits a bankrupt from pursuing legal action without prior sanction from the Director General of Insolvency. One of the reasons behind this law is to help ensure that a party who wishes to commence a...
by Donovan & Ho | Oct 4, 2018 | Employment Law
Amidst calls from the public to amend the Employment Act 1955 (“Act”) due to concerns about the inadequacy of the protections afforded under the law, the Ministry of Human Resources has finally released a list of proposed amendments, and is currently inviting members...
by Donovan & Ho | Sep 6, 2018 | Employment Law
Note: This article was published on 6 September 2018. Subsequent to the publication of the article, the Minimum Wages Order (Amendment) 2018 was gazetted on 28 November 2018 to amend the monthly minimum wage to RM1,100.00 a month, and the minimum hourly wage to RM5.29...
