by DNH (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 DNH (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...
by DNH (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 DNH (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 DNH (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 DNH (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)...