by Donovan & Ho | Jul 11, 2018 | Employment Law
Most people may know that Malaysian employment law is governed by the Employment Act 1955 (“Act”), but many don’t realise that the Act doesn’t apply to all employees. The Act only applies to employees included in the First Schedule, which includes: “1. Any person,...
by Donovan & Ho | Jul 3, 2018 | Corporate and Commercial, Employment Law
An employee stock option is a stock option granted to employees of a company, offering them the right to buy a certain number of company shares at a predetermined price for a specific period of time. Stock options are typically awarded to compensate, retain and...
by Donovan & Ho | Jun 6, 2018 | Employment Law
The Minister of Human Resources, M. Kulasegaran, has announced that the Minister will no longer screen an unfair dismissal complaint before it is brought to the Industrial Court. Once the reforms are made, an employee should be able to lodge a claim directly with the...
by Donovan & Ho | May 24, 2018 | Employment Law
What happens when an employee “walks out” of their job when they are suspended pending investigations, because they feel they have been wrongly or unfairly accused of misconduct? When an employee does this, they will usually claim that they have been constructively...
by Donovan & Ho | May 8, 2018 | Employment Law
In response to the news concerning the ban on wearing tudung imposed by hotel owners on employees, proposals to amend the Employment Act 1955 were put forward by the Human Resources Ministry to address, among others, the issue of workplace discrimination. The ban had...
by Donovan & Ho | Apr 11, 2018 | Employment Law
9th May 2018 has been declared as a public holiday. The Prime Minister’s Office said that the public holiday declaration is in accordance with Section 8 of the Holidays Act 1951. Section 8 of the Holidays Act allows the Minister, by notification in the Gazette...
