Hands Off My Customers

Hands Off My Customers

One evening in early July 2005, Penny Chen spotted her colleague, together with a male friend, taking possession of several boxes from the beauty treatment centre where they worked. This colleague was Irene Chin, the centre manager of the Petaling Jaya branch.   At...
Hands Off My Customers

Can Your E-mails Get You Fired?

In 2011, three employees were dismissed from Telekom Malaysia on the grounds that they had, in violation of the company’s IT policy, used their work e-mail accounts to forward potentially offensive and racially sensitive e-mails to other employees. Aggrieved by their...
Non-Compete Clauses in Employment Contracts

Non-Compete Clauses in Employment Contracts

Imagine being in a relationship where your significant other tells you that in the event of a break-up, you are not allowed to date anyone else for a period of 12 months. The request sounds absurd and irrational, yet many employees in Malaysia willingly sign...
Hands Off My Customers

5 Employment Law Tips for Startups

Just started your own business and thinking of hiring your very first employee? Taking on a new employee (what more your first!) is a serious obligation and shouldn’t be taken lightly.  Here are 5 tips on the basics of  Malaysian employment law to help you get...