by DNH (BD) | Sep 3, 2019 | Employment Law
The Children and Young Persons (Employment) Act 1966 (“Act”) was passed to regulate any labour of a child or young person. Under the Act, a “child” is a person who is under the age of fifteen years and a “young person” is a person who is fifteen or older, but below...
by DNH (BD) | Jul 29, 2019 | Employment Law
The bill to amend the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act) was passed by Dewan Rakyat on 15 July 2019. In the bill’s explanatory statement, the government said that such changes are to ensure that the law is in line “with the evolution of...
by DNH (BD) | Jul 15, 2019 | Employment Law
In light of the recent high-profile case involving the death of a domestic employee, Adelina Lisao, the Ministry of Human Resources (MOHR) has responded to the call for tighter protection and rights for domestic employees by proposing an Employment (Domestic Employee)...
by DNH (BD) | May 27, 2019 | Employment Law
In the recent Industrial Court case of Alexander Jovcic v Shell Global Solutions Malaysia (Award 1189 of 2019, 12 April 2019), the claimant filed a complaint against the company, alleging that the company’s decision to terminate him on redundancy grounds was unfair....
by DNH (BD) | May 13, 2019 | Employment Law
Most employment contracts will have a “notice period”, whereby either employer or employee may terminate the employment contract by providing the specified notice (or by making payment in lieu of that notice). The notice period will vary depending on the position and...
by DNH (BD) | May 6, 2019 | Employment Law
Thinking of quitting your company’s WhatsApp group? Think twice as this may be legitimate grounds to fire you. In this article, we examine the recent Industrial Court decision in Thilagavathy A/P Arunasalam v Maxis Mobile Sdn Bhd (Award No. 1050 of 2019, 27 March...
