by Donovan & Ho | May 28, 2019 | #LegalFlix Videos
Watch our latest video in our new #LegalFlix series, where we examine a recent Industrial Court case regarding an employee who was dismissed for quitting her company’s WhatsApp group without permission. We also wrote about this case in detail here....
by Donovan & Ho | Jan 4, 2019 | Employment Law
After a complaint for unfair dismissal is filed to the Industrial Relations Department, more often than not, parties would face two processes known as conciliation and mediation. Both these processes are exercised to provide an opportunity for parties in dispute to...
by Donovan & Ho | Dec 21, 2018 | Employment Law
In keeping with the Ministry of Human Resources’ (“Ministry”) policy to review and reform the employment landscape in Malaysia, the Ministry has been proposing several amendments to a number of employment related laws, namely: the Employment Act 1950, Trade Union Act...
by Donovan & Ho | Dec 17, 2018 | Employment Law
Cases involving misconduct of a sexual nature in the Industrial Court are often related to sexual harassment. However, the Industrial Court had paved new grounds recently in Syed Naharuddin Bin Syed Hashim v Etiqa Takaful Berhad (Award No.: 3143/2018) by deciding a...
by Donovan & Ho | Nov 26, 2018 | Dispute Resolution
If you have a debt of RM 5,000.00 or less owed to you, you have the right to initiate a civil action against the debtor to claim back the amount owed. This process is called a small claims action and it is done through the Magistrates Court pursuant to Order 93 of the...
