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Sleeping on the Job
04 Jul 2016 | Employment LawFormer 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,...
Changes to Malaysian Employment Law: Social Security and...
23 Jun 2016 | Employment Law[caption id="attachment_1089" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Start taking notes: these key changes will affect your bottom line and could affect the way you run your business[/caption] Malaysian employment law is undergoing two...
Adjudication Process for Construction Disputes
14 Jun 2016 | Debt RecoveryThe Malaysian Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 ("CIPAA") came into force on 15 April 2014. One of the objectives of CIPAA is to facilitate cash flow in the...
Medical Board Outs: Employees with Medical Conditions
07 Jun 2016 | Employment Law[caption id="attachment_1061" align="aligncenter" width="960"] What happens when an employee is too sick to work? How are medical board outs handled under Malaysian law?[/caption] Employers may have deal to with situations...
You’ve Been Served!
30 May 2016 | Debt Recovery[caption id="attachment_1048" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Will social media change the way court documents are served?[/caption] “You’ve been served!” Anyone with an affinity for legal dramas would at some point have heard...
Personal Data Protection: Compounding of Offences Marks New...
26 May 2016 | Personal Data Protection[caption id="attachment_1037" align="alignnone" width="722"] Extract of the article (Compoundable Offences for Violations Marks New Regime). Is your business compliant with the Personal Data Protection Act?[/caption] Our associate Jane Tan contributed...
Personal Data Protection Act – PDPA Compliance Case...
22 May 2016 | CorporateWe have recently completed a Personal Data & Privacy Act (“PDPA”) compliance exercise for a local SME client which owns several car service centres across Malaysia. After a short introductory discussion,...
Statistics on Unfair Dismissal Claims in Malaysia
17 May 2016 | Employment LawDid you know that .... Most unfair dismissal cases in Malaysia involve employees who were dismissed for misconduct? On average, there are 1,700 unfair dismissal cases referred to the Industrial...
Monetary Remedies at the Industrial Court: What are...
13 May 2016 | Employment Law[caption id="attachment_1002" align="alignnone" width="960"] How much can you get at the Industrial Court?[/caption] One of the most frequent questions posed by many individuals seeking redress in the Industrial Court concerns...
Personal Data Protection: Compounding of Offences Regulations an...
26 Apr 2016 | Personal Data ProtectionOur partner Donovan was quoted in "Privacy This Week" by Data Guidance, where he shared his views on the Personal Data Protection (Compounding of Offences) Regulations 2016: "The option to...
Video: Malaysian Employment Law Myths
25 Apr 2016 | Employment Law[caption id="attachment_1012" align="aligncenter" width="410"] Watch our video on Malaysian employment law myths[/caption] Our latest video covers 5 common myths about employment law in Malaysia. This video is part of our...
Lying on Your Resume
12 Apr 2016 | Employment LawThe television series “Suits” follows Mike Ross, an intelligent college dropout with an eidetic memory, who works as an associate at a New York City law firm despite never actually...