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May 9 Declared Public Holiday: Do Employers Need...
11 Apr 2018 | Employment Law9th May 2018 has been declared as a public holiday. The Prime Minister's Office said that the public holiday declaration is in accordance with Section 8 of the Holidays Act 1951....
Must Your Employer Give You Time Off to...
10 Apr 2018 | Employment LawThe Election Commission has announced that Malaysia will go to the polls on 9 May 2018 (Wednesday). In the short period of time since the announcement, we have already received...
Can Your Employer Reduce Your Salary?
05 Apr 2018 | Employment LawThe thought of having one’s salary reduced by an employer is often a difficult pill to swallow. In the business landscape, salary reductions are often attributed to either a demotion...
Case Spotlight: Fired for Facebook Comments
03 Apr 2018 | Employment LawShould an employee be held accountable for postings made on their personal Facebook account? The recent Industrial Court case of Roslan Ayob v Parkroyal Penang Resort & Ors [Award No....
Tourism Tax: Hotels, Airbnb and Me?
26 Mar 2018 | CorporateEffective 1 September 2017, foreign nationals who stay at an accommodation premise in Malaysia are subject to a tourism tax of RM10 per room per night. Malaysians and permanent residents...
What is the Singapore International Commercial Court?
13 Mar 2018 | Dispute ResolutionThe Singapore International Commercial Court ("SICC") was established with the aim to further boost Singapore’s position as a leading forum for international commercial dispute resolution. Singapore is currently already recognised...
What You Need to Know About Limitation Clauses
08 Mar 2018 | Consumer Protection“In no event will A be liable for any lost profits, loss of business, loss of use, loss of goodwill, lost savings or other consequential, special, incidental, indirect, exemplary or...
KLRCA now known as Asian International Arbitration Centre
02 Mar 2018 | Dispute ResolutionEffective 28 February 2018, the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA) will now be known as the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC). The name change is part of the...
Minority Protection of Shareholders
14 Feb 2018 | CorporatePower and control in a company ultimately depends on a shareholder’s equity interest in the company and their representation in the board of directors. As such, minority shareholders face a...
Increased Tax Retention for Foreign Sellers
12 Feb 2018 | Real EstateWith effect from 1 January 2018, section 21B of the Real Property Gains Tax Act 1976 has been amended in respect of ‘foreign sellers’. A ‘foreign seller’ is an individual...
How to make EIS payments?
26 Jan 2018 | Employment LawThe Employment Insurance System Act 2017 came into effect on 1 January 2018. Under this new legislation, an employment insurance scheme (“EIS”) will be implemented whereby employers and employees have...
Case Spotlight: Poor Performing Senior Employees
24 Jan 2018 | Employment LawEmployees holding senior positions are often hired on the basis of their years of experience or expertise in their relevant field or industry. However, a wealth of experience does not...