by Donovan & Ho | Jan 1, 2023 | Employment Law
Incorporating legislation up to 1 January 2023, including the Employment (Amendment) Act 2022. The primary focus of this guide is the Employment Act 1955. What is Malaysian employment law? Employment law in Malaysia is generally governed by the Employment Act 1955...
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...
by Donovan & Ho | Nov 24, 2016 | Employment Law
Our previous article about pregnancy discrimination mentioned the case of Noorfadilla binti Ahmad Saikin v Chayed bin Basirun and Ors [2012] 1 CLJ 769 where the High Court found that the termination of a government teacher for being pregnant was unlawful as it was a...
by Donovan & Ho | Mar 21, 2016 | Employment Law
Article 8 of the Malaysian Federal Constitution was amended in 2001 to include gender as one of the characteristics protected from discrimination. Apart from the amendment, there are no gender specific legislations on discrimination – a need which has become...
by Donovan & Ho | Jan 14, 2015 | Employment Law
In response to the recent findings by the National Statistics Department of a widening gender wage gap in Malaysia, Malaysian Employers Federation executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan was quoted as saying that women may be paid less than men because men usually...
