by Donovan & Ho | Sep 5, 2018 | Employment Law
The tail end of an unfair dismissal case is the issuance of a court award (“Award”) which sets out the Industrial Court’s decision and the grounds for the decision with reference to evidence adduced in trial. In an unfair dismissal case, there is only one “winner” –...
by Donovan & Ho | Aug 27, 2018 | Employment Law
Here are five practical takeaways pertaining to an unfair dismissal claim that has been referred to the Industrial Court. The information in this article should be helpful to both employees and employers. #1: Your Case Number Once a complaint of unfair...
by Donovan & Ho | Aug 15, 2018 | Employment Law
The Employees Provident Fund Act 1991 (“EPF Act”) is one of the main statutes that employers must be familiar with. The EPF Act imposes obligations on employers which, if not complied with, is an offence that is punishable with imprisonment (in its severest form). For...
by Donovan & Ho | Aug 2, 2018 | Corporate and Commercial, Employment Law
Private employment agencies (informally, but commonly referred to here as “headhunters” or “recruitment agencies”) are regulated by the Private Employment Agencies Act 1981 (“Act”). The Private Employment Agencies (Amendment) Act 2017 (“Amendments”) came...
by Donovan & Ho | Jul 30, 2018 | Employment Law
The latest in the legal drama involving Chatime and Tealive saw the Federal Court allowing Tealive to stay open pending their leave to appeal to the Federal Court (If you’re not caught up yet with the twists and turns in the Bubble Tea Wars, check out our earlier...
by Donovan & Ho | Jul 26, 2018 | Employment Law
How do the courts determine whether someone is an “employee” or not? We’ve seen this question asked numerous times, not just in Malaysia but across the world. With the rise of the “gig economy”, individuals are no longer tied down to traditional fixed employment and...
