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...
by Donovan & Ho | Apr 10, 2018 | Employment Law
The Election Commission has announced that Malaysia will go to the polls on 9 May 2018 (Wednesday). In the short period of time since the announcement, we have already received numerous queries from clients about how to manage this situation given that 9 May 2018 is a...
by Donovan & Ho | Apr 5, 2018 | Employment Law
The thought of having one’s salary reduced by an employer is often a difficult pill to swallow. In the business landscape, salary reductions are often attributed to either a demotion or the declining financial performance of the company. However, are employee salary...
by Donovan & Ho | Apr 3, 2018 | Employment Law
Should an employee be held accountable for postings made on their personal Facebook account? The recent Industrial Court case of Roslan Ayob v Parkroyal Penang Resort & Ors [Award No. 444 of 2018, 27 February 2018] deals with this issue. Brief Facts The employee...
by Donovan & Ho | Jan 26, 2018 | Employment Law
The Employment Insurance System Act 2017 came into effect on 1 January 2018. Under this new legislation, an employment insurance scheme (“EIS”) will be implemented whereby employers and employees have to contribute to the EIS. The EIS will be administered by Social...
