by Donovan & Ho | Apr 20, 2017 | Employment Law
24 April 2017 has been declared as a public holiday to celebrate the installation of Sultan Muhammad V as the 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong. The declaration was made pursuant to the Holidays Act 1951. While employees are rejoicing, we have received numerous queries from...
by Donovan & Ho | Apr 12, 2017 | Corporate and Commercial, Employment Law, Tax
Planning ahead is essential for any kind of transaction. It is an exercise which helps to anticipate potential problems, allowing steps to be taken to pre-empt any of those problems from arising. It is no less true for the sale of a business. This article is written...
by Donovan & Ho | Apr 5, 2017 | Employment Law
The Self Employment Social Security Bill 2016 (“Bill”) was tabled for first reading before the Dewan Rakyat yesterday. The Bill proposes to make it mandatory for all self-employed Malaysians in certain industries to contribute to a fund similar to the Social Security...
by Donovan & Ho | Apr 3, 2017 | Donovan and Ho updates, Employment Law
Donovan Cheah will be speaking at the Asia Employment Law Congress 2017 in Singapore on 13 – 14 June 2017. His presentation will cover the following areas: Managing misconduct and poor performance in the workplace Termination of employment : common pitfalls and...
by Donovan & Ho | Mar 28, 2017 | Employment Law
The Star reported today that the Human Resources Ministry is looking to review Malaysia’s existing labour legislation to improve worker welfare and curb gender discrimination. Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Abd Muttalib was quoted as saying:...
by Donovan & Ho | Mar 28, 2017 | Employment Law
Last week, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced that the government has agreed to implement the proposed “Employment Insurance Scheme” (EIS). The EIS will affect an estimated 6.5 million employees in the private sector. This is not the first...
