by DNH (BD) | Mar 3, 2026 | Employment Law
There may be overlapping employment disputes that appear to fall within the jurisdiction of both the Labour Office (colloquially known as the Labour Court) and the Industrial Court. For instance, if an employee is owed unpaid wages and has also been unfairly...
by DNH (BD) | Feb 27, 2026 | Employment Law
Habitual lateness, absenteeism or consistently working fewer hours than required may seem minor at first glance. However, what happens when such conduct becomes habitual or a pattern? It can disrupt the Company’s operations, undermine workplace discipline and...
by DNH (BD) | Feb 23, 2026 | Employment Law
Voluntary Separation Schemes (“VSS”) are commonly adopted by employers as part of workforce restructuring or cost-rationalisation exercises. It allows employees to voluntarily exit employment in exchange for an agreed separation package. These are some frequently...
by DNH (BD) | Feb 10, 2026 | Employment Law
In TLK v Platinum Phase Sdn Bhd [2025] ILJU 240, the Industrial Court looked closely at a common HR practice: the exit interview. When a team faces a high turnover rate, it is common for employers to look for the root cause and an exit interview may sometimes share...
by DNH (BD) | Feb 6, 2026 | Employment Law
Poor performance due to culpable incompetent and inefficiency are misconduct and can be cause for dismissal’ (Mohd Hilmi Alham v Bermaz Motor Trading Sdn Bhd [2020] ILRU 0393).‘Any conduct inconsistent with the faithful discharge of his duties or any breach of the...
by DNH (BD) | Jan 29, 2026 | Employment Law
It is not uncommon for the requirement of a “due inquiry” to be discussed alongside in the context of a “domestic inquiry”. While the two concepts are related, they are not interchangeable. The High Court decision in Flash Malaysia Express Sdn Bhd v Muhammad Firdaus...
