by Donovan & Ho | Nov 1, 2017 | Employment Law
The slew of reported cases on sexual harassment/assault in recent times-controversies surrounding high profile figures like Harvey Weinstein, James Toback, just to name a few- shed light not just on the extent of the problem, but also of the fact that women are often...
by Donovan & Ho | Oct 16, 2017 | Employment Law
Employers who are facing difficulties with poor performing employees may opt to place them on a performance improvement plan (or “PIP”). The PIP is an exercise, taking place over a number of weeks or months, and is usually meant to achieve the following objectives:...
by Donovan & Ho | Oct 13, 2017 | Employment Law
Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Richard Riot Jaem has announced that there will be a new minimum wage for Malaysia next year. He was reported as saying that the new minimum wage will try to narrow the wage gap between those working in Peninsular Malaysia, and...
by Donovan & Ho | Sep 29, 2017 | Employment Law
Directors are often seen as individuals looming over employees on top of the company pyramid. Generally, a directorship is an office and is a separate persona altogether from an employee but in the modern company sphere, it is not uncommon to have directors wearing...
by Donovan & Ho | Sep 18, 2017 | Employment Law
Academic qualifications and work experience are just one part of the deal in the hiring process. The other part involves interpersonal skills, personality traits and work ethics, all of which are qualities that employers have no way of knowing other than through the...
by Donovan & Ho | Aug 29, 2017 | Employment Law
Under section 45 of the Employees Provident Fund Act 1991 (“EPF Act”), employers are statutorily required to contribute to the Employees Provident Fund (commonly known as the “EPF”), a social security fund established under the EPF Act to provide retirement benefits...
