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Can Industrial Relations Case be Heard on an Ex-Parte Basis and Whether It Amounts to Breach of Natural Justice?

CASE UPDATE: KULDIPJEET SINGH A/L THARAM SINGH v. TESCO STORES (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD & MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN MALAYSIA [WA-25-403-12/2020] GROUNDS OF JUDGMENT DATED 9.6.2022 FACTS: The Applicant was employed as Store . . .

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Minimum Wage Order 2022 Kicks In on 1 May 2022

The Minimum Wage Order 2022 (“MWO”) is gazetted and due to be enforced on 1 May 2022, effectively superseding the Minimum Wage Order 2020. The key changes are as follows: – Monthly minimum . . .

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Case Update: No Obligation to Plead Reinstatement as a Remedy in the Industrial Court

SANBOS (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD V GAN SOON HUAT [2021] MLJU 498 The Court of Appeal has held that the requirement to plead reinstatement as a remedy is only material at . . .

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COVID 19 ACT: Impact made to the Industrial Relations Act 1967 in excluding calculation of days

The Covid-19 Act makes provision for the Industrial Relations Act 1967 (‘IRA 1967’) whereby it seeks to exclude the calculation of period under the IRA 1967 in relation to: according . . .

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Covid-19 Bill: How will it affect a claim filed by an Employee to the Industrial Relations Court?

The Covid-19 Bill has also made provision for the Industrial Relations Act 1967 (‘IRA 1967’) whereby it seeks to exclude the calculation of period under the IRA 1967 in relation . . .

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Case Update: Is a verbal offer for a job position binding?

AZLINDA ADELI lwn. BARKATH STORES/ BARKATH MANAGEMENT SERVICE (Penang Industrial Court Case No. 18/4-1565/16) (Award No. 1988 / 2018) Facts: The claimant (Employee) has applied for a position as Shipping . . .

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