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Top 10 Legal Mistakes Made By Employers
05 Oct 2015 | Employment Law[caption id="attachment_259" align="alignnone" width="640"] Puzzled over what to do with your employees? You are not the only one.[/caption] “The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.” Most managers and employers...
Start-Ups and New Businesses – Choice of Business...
29 Sep 2015 | Corporate[caption id="attachment_256" align="alignnone" width="640"] Before you get to work on that start-up, decide which business vehicle you should use[/caption] At the early stages of a start-up founder’s journey, before any...
Direct Marketing and Personal Data Protection in Malaysia
28 Sep 2015 | Personal Data Protection[caption id="attachment_249" align="alignnone" width="640"] Tired of getting junk mail? Know your rights under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010.[/caption] Should a company use information of an individual for the purposes...
Standards of Personal Data Protection in Malaysia
14 Aug 2015 | Personal Data ProtectionThe Malaysian Personal Data Protection Department ("PDPD") recently issued the Public Consultation Paper No. 1/2015 on the Proposed Personal Data Protection Standards("Standards"). The Standards are meant to act as a...
Donovan & Ho is now on Instagram
14 Aug 2015 | Donovan and Ho updates[caption id="attachment_241" align="alignnone" width="597"] Follow us on instagram @donovanandho[/caption] We love having new ways to reach out to our clients. Thanks to the hard work of our newly appointed Social...
5 Things You Should Know About Probationers in...
12 Aug 2015 | Employment LawWhen hiring new employees, employers will usually put them on a "probation". The purpose of the probationary period is to allow employers to assess whether the new employee is suitable...
Fixed Term Contracts in Malaysia
10 Aug 2015 | Employment LawSome employers in Malaysia hold the belief that putting employees on a "fixed term contract" is advantageous. They believe that it would make it easier to terminate problematic employees since they...
Think Before You Quit
30 Jul 2015 | Dispute Resolution[caption id="attachment_213" align="aligncenter" width="641"] Think before you quit. Rash decisions may bring serious consequences.[/caption] Well informed employees would be familiar with the concept of "constructive dismissal", where an employee leaves...
No Praise for Appraisals: How Should We Manage...
22 Jul 2015 | Employment LawIf there is any common ground between employees and employers, it is that both of them usually hate annual performance reviews. A survey found that "90% of appraisals are painful",...
Slander Bender: Things You Should Know About Defamation
09 Jul 2015 | Dispute Resolution[caption id="attachment_199" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Think twice before you whisper sweet slanderous nothings into someone's ear[/caption] “Defamation” has been the buzz word of the day in Malaysian media, with recent reports...
Before You Sue…
08 Jul 2015 | Dispute Resolution[caption id="attachment_1180" align="alignnone" width="960"] Litigants shouldn't rush into law suits.[/caption] Our firm is frequently approached by clients seeking redress for various wrongs. However, we always advise our clients to think about...
A Package You Can’t Refuse: Do You Know...
06 Jul 2015 | Consumer Protection[caption id="attachment_1177" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Gym memberships - not such a commitment after all?[/caption] Mary is interested to join a popular gym in Kuala Lumpur. The gym offers her what seems...