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...
by Donovan & Ho | Mar 27, 2017 | Employment Law
The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) recently proposed that all employees be provided 1 month’s paid paternity leave. The MTUC’s secretary general was quoted as saying that it is time for a review of paternity leave provisions, since most private...
by Donovan & Ho | Mar 20, 2017 | Employment Law
The stigma of having a criminal record is often severe. The disapprobation associated with it is a factor which adversely affects the individual’s perceived employability, potentially diminishing the prospects for rehabilitation and assimilation into community. But to...
by Donovan & Ho | Mar 13, 2017 | Employment Law
Over the weekend, most of us would have seen the viral interview with Professor Robert Kelly. Professor Kelly appeared on the BBC to discuss the impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-hye, but found himself interrupted by the appearance of his two children....
by Donovan & Ho | Jan 24, 2017 | Employment Law
In line with the growing recognition of the need to re-evaluate existing gender roles (more specifically to increase women’s participation in the workforce), the law has hearkened to the calls for equality and laid down some rights designed to minimize the asymmetry...
