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Case Spotlight: Fired for Gossiping
30 Mar 2022 | Employment LawA toxic employee exhibits undesirable behaviour and contributes to an unhealthy working environment. For example, an employee that spreads negativity, or gossip mongers maliciously. However, as such toxic behaviour is...
How do the new Employment Act amendments affect...
24 Mar 2022 | Employment LawNote: This article is current as of the date of publication and may not take into account changes or developments that occur after this date. On 21 March 2022, the...
Psychologically Unsafe Working Environments: Grounds for Constructive Dismissal?
16 Mar 2022 | Employment LawAn employer has an obligation and a statutory duty to provide a safe working environment to all of its employees. This duty is deeply rooted in an employer-employee relationship and...
Additional things discovered after dismissal: Is it relevant...
09 Mar 2022 | Employment LawThe Federal Court in Maritime Intelligence Sdn Bhd v. Tan Ah Gek [2021] 10 CLJ 663 determined that the Industrial Court should not enquire into reasons raised or discovered by...
Case Spotlight: Signing an Employment Contract after an...
01 Mar 2022 | Employment LawA candidate can receive an offer for employment in different ways. Some employers will provide an “offer letter” which sets out the basic terms, followed by an employment contract with...
Selling & Buying Property: Costly mistakes to avoid...
23 Feb 2022 | Real EstateThe process of purchasing a property can be rather daunting as the contents of the offer letter is the first legal document you’ll need to sign. It therefore plays a...
Case Spotlight: Dismissal due to Pandemic was “done...
18 Feb 2022 | Employment LawAs it has been over 2 years since the pandemic began, we are now seeing more decisions from the Industrial Court about employees who were dismissed due to the COVID-19...
Case Spotlight: Pandemic is Not an Excuse for...
10 Feb 2022 | Dispute ResolutionTo control the spread of the Covid-19 virus, movement restrictions were introduced and various standard operating procedures were put in place. Temporary Measures for Reducing the Impact of Coronavirus Disease...
Case Spotlight: Transport Industry – Court rejects Union’s...
24 Jan 2022 | Employment LawWhen there is a deadlock in the collective bargaining process, the dispute may be referred to the Industrial Court for determination. Recently, in Kesatuan Pekerja-Pekerja Plusliner Sdn Bhd v Plusliner...
Case Spotlight: Redundancy of Retail Employee due to...
21 Jan 2022 | Employment LawOn 3 January 2022, the Industrial Court in Jayaprakas a/l Ramadass v Anytime Sdn Bhd (Award 24 of 2022) upheld the dismissal of a redundant retail employee. Here, the Industrial...
Transferring a Property NOT pursuant to a sale...
19 Jan 2022 | Real EstateWe often receive queries from individuals where a property was jointly purchased with loved ones or business associates, or even with an ‘ex’ and subsequently, one party wishes to transfer...
Key Provisions of the Anti-Harassment Bill 2021
11 Jan 2022 | Dispute ResolutionThe much anticipated Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill 2021 (“Bill”) was finally tabled for its first reading in parliament on 15 December 2021. Below is a summary of the key provisions of...