by Donovan & Ho | Nov 2, 2016 | Employment Law
Most employees do not expect to get fired. While Malaysian law does prevent employees from being fired without a good reason, this does not mean that employees are infallible. We’ve set out below the 3 main things that can be legitimately used to terminate an...
by Donovan & Ho | Sep 9, 2016 | Employment Law
Donovan shares his views on privacy in the workplace with Focus Week in their September 10 – 16 edition. He also talks about whether companies should use social media screening on potential hires: “Many companies now conduct social media checks when...
by Donovan & Ho | Sep 1, 2016 | Employment Law
Many employees operate on the assumption that since their annual leave entitlement is spelled out in their contracts, they are free to go on leave, whenever they want and for any reason, without having to justify it to their employers. They also believe that their...
by Donovan & Ho | Aug 15, 2016 | Dispute Resolution, Employment Law
In June 2016, the Federal Court of Malaysia in Mohd Ridzwan Abdul Razak v Asmah Hj Mohd Nor made a landmark decision in introducing the tort of sexual harassment into our legal and judicial system. What was the decision about? An employee of Lembaga Tabung Haji lodged...
by Donovan & Ho | Jul 14, 2016 | Dispute Resolution, Employment Law
To what extent does an employee owe a duty of confidentiality to his former company after his resignation? The Federal Court’s decision on 16 May 2016 in Dynacast (Melaka) Sdn Bhd & Ors v Vision Cast Sdn Bhd & Another helps shed some light on this issue. These...
by Donovan & Ho | Jul 4, 2016 | Employment Law
Former Malaysia Airlines (MAS) CEO Christoph Mueller stirred controversy when he said that 6,000 MAS employees were retrenched because many had “nothing to do”. In an interview with Deutsche Welle, Mueller stated: “Many of the 20,000 employees who worked for the...
