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...
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...
