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IN THIS ISSUE BULLETIN 11/2020
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CASE HIGHLIGHTS

SRI RANI ABD RAHIM v. PROTON EDAR SDN BHD
INDUSTRIAL COURT, KUALA LUMPUR
AUGUSTINE ANTHONY
AWARD NO. 771 OF 2020 [CASE NO: 4/4-607/19]
5 JUNE 2020

DISMISSAL: Breach of company rules and policies – Violence at the workplace – Whether the claimant had behaved aggressively towards COW1 – Factors to consider – Evidence adduced – Effect of – Whether the charge had been proven by the company – Claimant’s defence – Whether could be accepted – Whether COW1 had provoked him – Effect of – Claimant’s service record with the company – What it had shown – Whether the punishment of dismissal against him had been manifestly harsh considering the facts – Whether dismissal without just cause and excuse


MOHD FAZLY KASSIM lwn. DHL EXPRESS (M) SDN BHD
MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN, KUALA LUMPUR
KALMIZAH SALLEH
AWARD NO. 1073 TAHUN 2020 [NO. KES: 5/4-1604/18]
6 OGOS 2020

KETERANGAN: Saksi – Kegagalan syarikat memanggil pegawai-pegawai sumber manusianya untuk memberi keterangan di mahkamah – Sama ada mereka merupakan saksi yang penting – Faktor-faktor yang harus diambil kira – Kesannya – Sama ada salah laku tersebut berjaya dibuktikan oleh syarikat responden terhadap YM – Sama ada pembuangan kerja YM dilakukan secara adil dan bersebab

PEMBUANGAN KERJA: Ketidakpatuhan terhadap peraturan dan polisi syarikat – Cuti sakit – YM diarahkan mendapat rawatan kesihatan di Hospital Pakar KPJ, Seremban tetapi mendapat rawatan kesihatan di panel klinik lain syarikat responden – Alasan YM – Sama ada dapat diterima – Faktor-faktor yang harus diambil kira – Keterangan yang dikemukakan – Kesannya – Sama ada salah laku tersebut berjaya dibuktikan oleh syarikat responden terhadapnya – Kesannya – Sama ada pembuangan kerja YM telah dilakukan secara adil dan bersebab – Akta Perhubungan Perusahaan 1967, ss. 20(3) & 30(5)

LATEST CASES (ILR Issue 10 of 2020)
Award Parties Citation Links
  Crystal Crown Hotel & Resort Sdn Bhd (Crystal Crown Hotel Petaling Jaya) v. Kesatuan Kebangsaan Pekerja-pekerja Hotel, Bar & Resort Semenanjung Malaysia
[Civil Appeal No: W-02(A)-1601-09-2015]
[2020] 4 ILR 1 cljlaw
labourlaw
  Rajendiran Manickam & Anor v. Palmamide Sdn Bhd & Anor
[Civil Appeal No: B-04(IM)(C)-82-02-2019]
[2020] 4 ILR 11 cljlaw
labourlaw
771/2020 Sri Rani Abd Rahim v. Proton Edar Sdn Bhd
[Case No: 4/4-607/19]
[2020] 4 ILR 22 cljlaw
labourlaw
801/2020 Paper And Paper Products Manufacturing Employees’ Union v. SNC Industrial Laminates Sdn Bhd
[Case No: 16/2-375/19]
[2020] 4 ILR 39 cljlaw
labourlaw
820/2020 Savithri Vello v. Eversendai Constructions (M) Sdn Bhd
[Case No: 10(6)/4-1157/18]
[2020] 4 ILR 93 cljlaw
labourlaw
822/2020 Kesatuan Kebangsaan Pekerja-pekerja Ladang lwn. Salamat Plantations Sdn Bhd
[No. Kes 10/2-982/19]
[2020] 4 ILR 108 cljlaw
labourlaw
1010/2020 Kesatuan Pekerja-pekerja Malaysian Zoological Society lwn. Malaysian Zoological Society
[No. Kes: 5/3-2030/18]
[2020] 4 ILR 126 cljlaw
labourlaw
1073/2020 Mohd Fazly Kassim lwn. DHL Express (M) Sdn Bhd
[No. Kes: 5/4-1604/18]
[2020] 4 ILR 140 cljlaw
labourlaw
1122/2020 Dalip Singh Jeswant Singh v. Tenaga Nasional Berhad
[Case No: 10/4-1330/18]
[2020] 4 ILR 169 cljlaw
labourlaw
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ARTICLE HIGHLIGHT

VACANCIES FOR REHIRING PROGRAMME, EXPATRIATES TO GO THROUGH MYFUTUREJOBS EFFECTIVE NOV 1
MYFutureJobs to be single platform for monitoring of job matching involving locals
Effective Nov 1, employers who wish to hire foreign workers through the re-hiring programme as well as apply for the recruitment of expatriates are required to advertise the vacancies first on the national employment portal, MYFutureJobs. Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said the advertisement on vacancies at MYFutureJobs should not be less than 14 days for the re-hiring programme of foreign workers in the country and 30 days for the application of expatriates.

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TECHNICIAN WITH ARTHRITIS, DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY AWARDED £117,000 AFTER UNFAIR DISMISSAL
Technician who was victim of disability discrimination awarded £117k
A school technician has been awarded £117,013 after he was unfairly dismissed and discriminated against because of his disability. The tribunal ruled Mr D Walker, who worked as a technician at Old Swinford Hospital School from June 2014 until his dismissal in September 2017, was unfairly dismissed after the school decided he could no longer perform his role because of his disability. It found that Old Swinford Hospital School did not apply or follow its own disciplinary policy throughout the dismissal of Walker. Judge Mark Butler said there was no investigatory meeting, warning or improvement plan in place to help Walker.

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EMPLOYEE WHO MADE HITLER MEME AWARDED $200K
Organisations must be clear about what behaviour is or is not acceptable
The man took BP to the FWC for unfair dismissal and originally lost the case in September last year, after deputy president Melanie Binet sided with BP in finding the video was “inappropriate and offensive”. The employee then appealed, insisting he had not intended to offend anyone and that the video was supposed to be “humorous”. He said that it did not identify BP or anyone specifically.

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