by Donovan & Ho | Jun 21, 2017 | Donovan and Ho updates, Employment Law
Our partner Donovan Cheah was invited to speak on Malaysian employment law at the Asia Employment Law Congress 2017 in Singapore on 13 – 14 June 2017. The event was attended by more than 60 human resources professionals and legal counsel from all over Asia. There were...
by Donovan & Ho | May 22, 2017 | Employment Law
What are some of the issues that could arise when there is alcohol/drug use at the workplace? Drug or alcohol abuse in the workplace may result in: mistakes, accidents and injuries damage to workplace equipment absenteeism a decrease in productivity reputational...
by Donovan & Ho | May 19, 2017 | Employment Law
Minister of Human Resources, Datuk Seri Richard Riot Jaem has stated that proposed amendments to the Malaysian Employment Act 1955 will be tabled in Parliament in January 2018. According to the Minister, a working paper on the amendments have been agreed to and...
by Donovan & Ho | May 5, 2017 | Employment Law
Although employees may be entitled to a certain amount of annual leave, they do not have the discretion to go on leave at any time of their choosing and must ordinarily apply for leave in advance for their employers’ approval. This is to ensure that employers are able...
by Donovan & Ho | Apr 27, 2017 | Employment Law
Brickfields Asia College (“BAC”) recently made headlines for the wrong reasons after one of its students posted a “rape joke” in a private Whatsapp group. The matter went viral after a screenshot of the conversation made its way to the target of the rape joke, and she...
by Donovan & Ho | Apr 21, 2017 | Employment Law
Note: This article was written by Donovan Cheah, and was first published in the March/April 2017 edition of MGCC Perspectives, a publication of the Malaysian German Chamber of Commerce and Industry. You can also download a copy of the article here. “The...
