In a recent decision, the Industrial Court has ruled that secret recordings of meetings are admissible as evidence in dismissal cases. The ruling came in a case where an employee of Agarcorp Sdn Bhd admitted to several wrongdoings during a meeting with the company’s managers, unaware that the meeting was being secretly recorded. He was…
Working From Home? Malaysia Has Allowed for it, Even Before Singapore~ Last month, the news that Singaporean employers will now be able to grant certain workers the right to work from home. This was due to an introduction of a “formal process” for Singaporean employees to request for flexible work arrangements starting from December 2024,…
Intro The Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment) Bill 2020, known as the OSHA, is a further step in improving workplace safety in Malaysia. It combines the former Occupational Safety and Health Act (1994) and the Factories and Machinery Act (1967) into a single piece of legislation. The Timeline The Occupational Safety and Health Amendment Bill…
Employees might be curious as to whether a transfer order can be rejected since in most events, it is likely to cause inconvenience to the employees. The answer to the above question is no, an employee cannot refuse a transfer order. There is a strong right on the part of the employer to transfer their…
An employer can dismiss an employee for many reasons, for example, poor performance, misconduct, gross misconduct, etc. Of course, provided that there are just cause and excuse for the dismissal. How about disobedience? can you get dismissed by your employer over disobedience? over refusing to carry out some instructions given by your superior? The simple…
Minimum monthly wage of RM 1,200 in 57 major towns starting 1 Jan 2020 The government has decided to raise the minimum monthly wage to RM 1,200 in major towns under 57 city and municipality councils while the minimum wage remains at RM1,100 a month for the rest of the country. The new minimum wage…