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LATEST CASES (ILR Issue 11 of 2017)
SUBJECT INDEX
DISMISSAL
Breach of company rules and policies - Abuse of power - Whether the claimant had abused his power by allegedly forcing COW2 to resign - Claimant allegedly acting beyond the scope of the review given to him - Whether proven by the company - Evidence adduced - Effect of - Whether the company had been justified in dismissing him - Whether dismissal without just cause or excuse - Industrial Relations Act 1967, ss. 20(3) & 30(5)
Stephane Henri Maurice Jacques Gregoire v. International Planned Parenthood Federation
(Jamhirah Ali) [2017] 4 ILR 393
Breach of company rules and policies - Dishonesty - Whether the claimant had knowingly entered a wrong telephone number on a customer's credit card application form - Factors to consider - Evidence adduced - Effect of - Whether the company had succeeded in proving the misconduct against her - Claimant's defence - Whether could be accepted - Whether her dismissal had been with just cause and excuse
Sathiya Bama Muniandy v. Citibank Berhad
(Duncan Sikodol) [2017] 4 ILR 248
Breach of company rules and policies - Dishonesty - Whether the 2nd claimant had failed to make full and frank disclosure to the hotel despite several opportunities having been given to him - Evidence adduced - Effect of - Whether his conduct had justified the hotel dismissing him - Claimant's length of service with the hotel - Whether dismissal without just cause and excuse
Thamil Chelvan Kalithasan & Anor v. Seri Pacific Cooperation Sdn Bhd (Seri Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur)
(Sarojini Kandasamy) [2017] 4 ILR 334
Breach of company rules and policies - Misuse of the company Local Area Network - Whether the claimant had used the LAN for her personal conversations with her colleagues during working hours, despite being warned about it - Evidence adduced - Evaluation of - Effect of - Whether proven by the company - Claimant admitting to the same - Whether her conduct had justified her dismissal - Whether dismissal without just cause and excuse
Shamani Devi Chendra Chekheran v. Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts
(Jamil Aripin) [2017] 4 ILR 273
Breach of company rules and policies - Violence at the workplace - Claimant allegedly punching his colleague in the office - Whether proven by the company - Factors to consider - Evidence adduced - Effect of - Claimant's defence of provocation - Whether acceptable - What the company should have done - Whether dismissal without just cause or excuse - Industrial Relations Act 1967, ss. 20(3) & 30(5)
Amir Udding v. Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia
(Duncan Sikodol) [2017] 4 ILR 236
Insubordination - Whether the claimant's actions of posting defamatory comments and/or remarks against his superior on his Facebook account had constituted insubordinate behaviour - Factors to consider - Effect of - Whether insubordination had been successfully proven against him - Evidence adduced - Evaluation of - Whether his dismissal had been justified under the circumstances - Whether dismissal without just cause and excuse
Mohd Azizi Sohan v. Asian Kitchen (M) Sdn Bhd
(Andersen Ong Wai Leong) [2017] 4 ILR 376
Misconduct - Claimant posting defamatory comments and/or remarks against his superior on his Facebook account - Claimant admitting to it and apologising to the company - Whether the Facebook Comments had been for public viewing - When they had been posted - Whether it had constituted major misconduct in the Company's Employee Handbook - Factors to consider - Evidence adduced - Effect of - Whether the misconduct had been proven by the company against him - Claimant's defence - Whether could be accepted - Whether the company had acted reasonably in dismissing them - Whether dismissal with just cause and excuse
Mohd Azizi Sohan v. Asian Kitchen (M) Sdn Bhd
(Andersen Ong Wai Leong) [2017] 4 ILR 376
Misconduct - Claimant sending e-mails to COW3 expressing her loss of trust in the management and in him as her boss and accusing him of practicing favouritism - Whether it had amounted to false accusations and had been offensive - Factors to consider - Evidence adduced - Effect of - Claimant admitting to the same - Effect of - Whether the charge had been proven against her - Whether it had justified her dismissal
Shamani Devi Chendra Chekheran v. Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts
(Jamil Aripin) [2017] 4 ILR 273
Misconduct - Sexual harassment - Whether the claimant had sexually harassed COW3 vide her Facebook postings and SMSes - Factors to consider - Evidence adduced - Evaluation of - Effect of - Whether proven by the company - Whether the company had acted reasonably in dismissing her - Whether dismissal without just cause or excuse - Industrial Relations Act 1967, ss. 20(3) & 30(5)
Shamani Devi Chendra Chekheran v. Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts
(Jamil Aripin) [2017] 4 ILR 273
Misconduct - Whether the 2nd claimant had consumed alcoholic beverages whilst in Room 2902 - Factors to consider - Evidence adduced - Evaluation of - Effect of - Claimant denying the same - Whether his conduct had justified the hotel dismissing him - Whether dismissal without just cause and excuse
Thamil Chelvan Kalithasan & Anor v. Seri Pacific Cooperation Sdn Bhd (Seri Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur)
(Sarojini Kandasamy) [2017] 4 ILR 334
Misconduct - Whether the 2nd claimant had entered Room 2902 without authorisation and remained there to chit chat, in dereliction of his duties - Factors to consider - Evidence adduced - Evaluation of - Effect of - 2nd Claimant's defence - Whether could be accepted - Whether the charge had been proven against him - Whether his conduct had justified the hotel dismissing him - Whether dismissal without just cause and excuse
Thamil Chelvan Kalithasan & Anor v. Seri Pacific Cooperation Sdn Bhd (Seri Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur)
(Sarojini Kandasamy) [2017] 4 ILR 334
Misconduct - Whether the claimant had conducted the independent review on COW2 beyond the scope given to him - Factors to consider - Evidence adduced - Effect of - Company's conduct towards him - Whether it had been hasty - What the company should have done - Whether the claimant's dismissal had been too harsh under the circumstances - Whether dismissal without just cause and excuse
Stephane Henri Maurice Jacques Gregoire v. International Planned Parenthood Federation
(Jamhirah Ali) [2017] 4 ILR 393
Misconduct - Whether the claimant had used obscene language on the LAN to badmouth her Supervisors and ridicule her colleagues and guests alike - Factors to consider - Evidence adduced - Effect of - Claimant admitting to the same - Effect of - Whether the charge had been proven against her - Whether it had justified her dismissal
Shamani Devi Chendra Chekheran v. Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts
(Jamil Aripin) [2017] 4 ILR 273
Notice of termination - Claimant retrenched and subsequently reinstated in the company by an award of the Industrial Court - Company's appeal to that decision allowed in the Court of Appeal - Claimant allowed to work for the company pending his application for leave to the Federal Court - Whether the company had taken such a step on grounds of compassion and goodwill - Claimant then terminated by the company - Whether there had existed a new employment contract between the parties - Whether the claimant had been terminated on just grounds - Conduct of the claimant - Whether there had been inordinate delay on his part in having his leave application to the Federal Court heard - Factors to consider - Effect of - What he should have done - Whether his dismissal had been with just cause and excuse
Vijayapal Singh Hira Singh v. Kelab Sukan Pulau Pinang
(Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar) [2017] 4 ILR 223
Notice of termination - Forced resignation - Whether the claimant had forced COW2 to resign - Factors to consider - Evidence adduced - Effect of - Whether the company had succeeded in proving this charge against him
Stephane Henri Maurice Jacques Gregoire v. International Planned Parenthood Federation
(Jamhirah Ali) [2017] 4 ILR 393
DOMESTIC INQUIRY
Procedural impropriety - Claimant not allowed to call witnesses - Reasons for the same - Whether the evidence of those witnesses had been relevant - Factors to consider - Whether the rules of natural justice had been complied with by the company - Whether it had rendered the Domestic Inquiry proceedings defective
Shamani Devi Chendra Chekheran v. Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts
(Jamil Aripin) [2017] 4 ILR 273
Procedural impropriety - Whether the DI had been conducted according to the rules of natural justice - Factors to consider - Effect of
Mohd Azizi Sohan v. Asian Kitchen (M) Sdn Bhd
(Andersen Ong Wai Leong) [2017] 4 ILR 376
Procedural impropriety - Whether the DI had been properly and regularly constituted - Whether the proceedings had been conducted in a proper manner - Factors to consider - Effect of - Whether its findings had been perverse
Thamil Chelvan Kalithasan & Anor v. Seri Pacific Cooperation Sdn Bhd (Seri Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur)
(Sarojini Kandasamy) [2017] 4 ILR 334
EVIDENCE
Documentary evidence - Notes of proceedings - Whether accurate - Factors to consider - Effect of - Whether the rules of natural justice had been complied with
Amir Udding v. Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia
(Duncan Sikodol) [2017] 4 ILR 236
Documentary evidence - Notes of proceedings of the Domestic Inquiry taken in electronic form and then converted into written form - Whether accurate - Factors to consider - Effect of
Shamani Devi Chendra Chekheran v. Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts
(Jamil Aripin) [2017] 4 ILR 273
Documentary evidence - Whether the recorded notes of evidence of CLW1 in the previous hearing could be referred to in the present de novo proceedings - Factors to consider - Effect of - Evidence Act 1950, ss. 145, 146 and 155
Aini Suzana Ariffin v. Sirim Berhad
(Jamil Aripin) [2017] 4 ILR 305
Witness - Material contradictions and inconsistencies - Whether COW2 had been a consistent and truthful witness - Factors to consider - Effect of
Stephane Henri Maurice Jacques Gregoire v. International Planned Parenthood Federation
(Jamhirah Ali) [2017] 4 ILR 393
Witness - Whether the 2nd claimant had been a credible witness - Factors to consider - Effect of
Thamil Chelvan Kalithasan & Anor v. Seri Pacific Cooperation Sdn Bhd (Seri Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur)
(Sarojini Kandasamy) [2017] 4 ILR 334
INDUSTRIAL COURT
Jurisdiction - Whether the Industrial Court had the jurisdiction to hear the matter - Federation not challenging the Minister's reference - Whether that had cloaked the Industrial Court with jurisdiction - Factors to consider - Evaluation of the case laws and legislation - Effect of - Where the Industrial Court derives its jurisdiction from - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
Kong Ping Huz v. The Federation Of Hokkien Associations Of Malaysia
(Anna Ng Fui Choo) [2017] 4 ILR 263
Jurisdiction - Whether the Industrial Court had the jurisdiction over a matter involving an employee who had surpassed the age of retirement - Factors to consider - Effect of - Where the Industrial Court derives its jurisdiction from - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
Shamugamnathan Ramasamy v. Vital Universal Cables Sdn Bhd
(Andersen Ong Wai Leong) [2017] 4 ILR 257
Procedure - Action - Whether the Federation could be sued in its own name - Whether the Federation's application to strike out this matter ought to be allowed - Factors to consider - Evaluation of case laws - Effect of - Layman claimant - Whether the IC would be acting according to equity, good conscience and the substantial merits of the case without regard to technicalities and legal form by striking out the action - Repercussions of striking out the matter - What the claimant should do - Industrial Relations Act 1967, ss. 29 & 30(5) and Societies Act 1966, s. 9(c)
Kong Ping Huz v. The Federation Of Hokkien Associations Of Malaysia
(Anna Ng Fui Choo) [2017] 4 ILR 263
Remedies - Punishment - Whether dismissal had been too harsh under the circumstances despite the claimant being guilty of the misconduct - Factors to consider - Effect of - Whether the claimant ought to be given the benefit of the doubt - Company not suffering losses - Whether the dismissal had been carried out without regard to equity, good conscience and the substantial merits of the case
Sathiya Bama Muniandy v. Citibank Berhad
(Duncan Sikodol) [2017] 4 ILR 248
Remedies - Punishment - Whether dismissal had been too harsh under the circumstances despite the claimant being guilty of the misconduct - Factors to consider - Effect of - Whether the dismissal had been carried out without regard to equity, good conscience and the substantial merits of the case
Amir Udding lwn. Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia
(Duncan Sikodol) [2017] 4 ILR 236
Remedies - Punishment - Whether dismissal too harsh under the circumstances - Factors to consider - Whether the claimant's past act of misconduct, although dissimilar, had been sufficiently proximate to be taken into consideration, in determining the appropriate punishment
Thamil Chelvan Kalithasan & Anor v. Seri Pacific Cooperation Sdn Bhd (Seri Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur)
(Sarojini Kandasamy) [2017] 4 ILR 334
Remedies - Reinstatement - Whether it ought to be allowed to be sought by a claimant past the age of retirement - Factors to consider - Evaluation of case laws - Effect of - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(1)
Shamugamnathan Ramasamy v. Vital Universal Cables Sdn Bhd
(Andersen Ong Wai Leong) [2017] 4 ILR 257
TRADE DISPUTE
Punishment order - Aggrieved workman found not guilty by the DI, given a stern warning by the DB and imposed with a revised sanction by the Appeals Board - Whether the revised punishments imposed by the DB and the Appeals Board had followed the proper procedures of the company in imposing punishment - Factors to consider - Effect of - Whether the revised sanction, had been proper and justifiable in the circumstances of the case
Kesatuan Kakitangan Perbadanan Bekalan Air v. Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn Bhd
(Domnic Selvam Gnanapragasam) [2017] 4 ILR 298
INDEKS PERKARA
KETERANGAN
Pengakuan - YM mengaku bersalah di Mahkamah Majistret - Sama ada beliau telah mengaku bersalah secara tidak sukarela - Faktor-faktor yang harus diambil kira - Keterangan yang dikemukakan - Kesannya
Heizri Arifin lwn. Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad/Bank Rakyat
(Reihana Abd Razak) [2017] 4 ILR 209
MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN
Bidang kuasa - Sama ada Mahkamah Perusahaan terikat dengan apa-apa keputusan yang dibuat di Mahkamah Majistret - Faktor-faktor yang harus diambil kira - Kesannya
Heizri Arifin lwn. Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad/Bank Rakyat
(Reihana Abd Razak) [2017] 4 ILR 209
Prosedur - Parti - Penggabungan - Borcos digabungkan sebagai parti di dalam tindakan ini - Sama ada Borcos terikat dengan perintah yang menggabungkannya - Faktor-faktor yang harus diambil kira - Tindakan yang diambil oleh Borcos – Kesannya
Khoo Soon Tian & Yang Lain lwn. NST Logistics Sdn Bhd & Satu Lagi
(Sapini Mat Saman) [2017] 4 ILR 310
PEMBUANGAN KERJA
Ketidakpatuhan terhadap peraturan dan polisi syarikat - Cuti kecemasan - Sama ada YM telah mengambil cuti kecemasan tanpa menunjukkan bukti yang sewajarnya - Faktor-faktor yang harus diambil kira - Keterangan yang dikemukakan - Kesannya - Sama ada salah laku tersebut berjaya dibuktikan oleh syarikat terhadapnya - Sama ada pembuangan kerja YM dilakukan secara adil dan bersebab - Akta Perhubungan Perusahaan 1967, ss. 20(3) & 30(5)
Mohamed Kassim Abdul Rahman lwn. Aluminium Company Of Malaysia Berhad
(Eddie Yeo Soon Chye) [2017] 4 ILR 361
Ketidakpatuhan terhadap peraturan dan polisi syarikat - Ketidakjujuran - Sama ada salah laku-salah laku YM Dua berhubung dengan "giving of unauthorised discounts to customers", "giving unauthorised rebates" dan "failing to report non-payment of invoices by the customer" dibuktikan oleh syarikat terhadapnya - Keterangan yang dikemukakan - Kesannya - Sama ada syarikat berjaya membuktikan salah laku-salah laku tersebut terhadap YM Dua - Sama ada pembuangan kerja YM Dua telah dilakukan secara adil dan bersebab
Khoo Soon Tian & Yang Lain lwn. NST Logistics Sdn Bhd & Satu Lagi
(Sapini Mat Saman) [2017] 4 ILR 310
Ketidakpatuhan terhadap peraturan dan polisi syarikat - Ketidakjujuran - Sama ada YM-YM telah membuat tuntutan berlebihan berkenaan dengan pembayaran balik perbelanjaan - Keterangan yang dikemukakan - Penilaiannya - Kesannya - Sama ada pertuduhan ini berjaya dibuktikan oleh syarikat terhadap mereka - Sama ada pembuangan kerja YM-YM telah dilakukan secara adil dan bersebab
Khoo Soon Tian & Yang Lain lwn. NST Logistics Sdn Bhd & Satu Lagi
(Sapini Mat Saman) [2017] 4 ILR 310
Ketidakpatuhan terhadap peraturan dan polisi syarikat - Pergaduhan - YM mengaku bersalah di Mahkamah Majistret dan dikenakan denda - Sama ada pengakuannya dibuat secara sukarela - Sama ada tindakan syarikat responden bergantung kepada pengakuan tersebut dan memecatnya adalah munasabah - Sama ada tindakan YM telah menjatuhkan imej dan reputasi syarikat responden - Faktor-faktor yang harus diambil kira - Keterangan yang dikemukakan - Penilaiannya - Kesannya - Sama ada pertuduhan ini berjaya dibuktikan oleh syarikat responden terhadapnya - Sama ada pembuangan kerja YM telah dilakukan secara adil dan bersebab
Heizri Arifin lwn. Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad/Bank Rakyat
(Reihana Abd Razak) [2017] 4 ILR 209
Ketidakpatuhan terhadap peraturan dan polisi syarikat - Rasuah - Penerimaan rasuah - Sama ada salah laku ini berjaya dibuktikan terhadap YM Tiga - Keterangan yang dikemukakan - Penilaiannya - Kesannya - Apa yang syarikat seharusnya lakukan - Sama ada penamatan perkhidmatan YM Tiga telah dilakukan secara adil dan bersebab
Khoo Soon Tian & Yang Lain lwn. NST Logistics Sdn Bhd & Satu Lagi
(Sapini Mat Saman) [2017] 4 ILR 310
Salah laku jenayah - YM mengaku bersalah kepada salah laku tersebut di Mahkamah Majistret - Sama ada syarikat responden seharusnya menggunakan pengakuan bersalahnya di Mahkamah Majistret untuk memecatnya - Faktor-faktor yang harus diambil kira - Apa yang sepatutnya dilakukan oleh syarikat responden - Sama ada pembuangan kerja YM sepadan dengan salah laku yang dilakukan olehnya - Sama ada YM telah dibuang kerja secara adil dan bersebab
Heizri Arifin lwn. Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad/Bank Rakyat
(Reihana Abd Razak) [2017] 4 ILR 209
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