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IN THIS ISSUE BULLETIN 04/2018
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CASE HIGHLIGHTS

HO SENG FATT v. STRATEQ SYSTEM SDN BHD
INDUSTRIAL COURT, KUALA LUMPUR
FREDRICK INDRAN X A NICHOLAS
AWARD NO. 279 OF 2018 [CASE NO: 22(14)(5)/4-1024/10]
2 FEBRUARY 2018

CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT: Terms and conditions – Notice of termination – Company giving him one month’s notice before terminating him – Whether it had amounted to a termination simpliciter – Effect of – Status of termination simpliciters in Malaysian industrial jurisprudence

CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT: Terms and conditions – Retirement age – Claimant’s employment contract not containing a clause on the age of retirement – Whether merely stating such a provision in the Company’s Employee Handbook had been sufficient – Factors to consider – Effect of – What the company should have done

CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT: Terms and conditions – Retirement age – Whether the company’s retirement policy had applied to the claimant – Factors to consider – Effect of – Whether the claimant had been aware of its retirement policy – Evidence adduced – Effect of – What the company should have done

INDUSTRIAL COURT: Remedies – Compensation – Compensation in lieu of reinstatement – Whether suitable to award the claimant – Factors to consider – Claimant past the age of retirement – Effect of – Minimum Retirement Age Act 2012

KESATUAN KEBANGSAAN PEKERJA-PEKERJA HOTEL, BAR DAN RESTORAN, SEMENANJUNG MALAYSIA v. PENGKALEN HOLIDAY RESORT SDN BHD (CORUS PARADISE RESORT PORT DICKSON)
INDUSTRIAL COURT, KUALA LUMPUR
EDDIE YEO SOON CHYE
EMPLOYEES’ PANEL: MOHD EFFENDY ABD GHANI
EMPLOYERS’ PANEL: SUGUAMARAN GOVINDASAMY
AWARD NO. 283 OF 2018 [CASE NO: 1/1-384/17]
5 FEBRUARY 2018

INDUSTRIAL COURT: Jurisdiction – Whether the IC had the jurisdiction to deal with a trade dispute in a non-compliance application – Factors to consider – Effect of – What the union should have done

NON-COMPLIANCE: Collective Agreement – Whether the matters raised by the union in this complaint had been in form and substance a trade dispute – Factors to consider – Effect of

LATEST CASES (ILR Issue 3 of 2018)
Award Parties Citation Links
Akira Sales & Services (M) Sdn Bhd v. Nadiah Zee Abdullah & Another Appeal
[Civil Appeals No: 01-15-05-2016 & 01-16-05-2016]
[2018] 1 ILR 433 cljlaw
labourlaw
12/2018 Amirliza Busu v. Mondelez Malaysia Sdn Bhd
[Case No: 16/4-1146/17]
[2018] 1 ILR 469 cljlaw
labourlaw
63/2018 Jimdey Kwan Kok Ling v. Celcom Axiata Berhad
[Case No: 11/4-192/13]
[2018] 1 ILR 475 cljlaw
labourlaw
103/2018 Mohd Ikhsan Yaacob lwn. Perak Agro Management Services Sdn Bhd [No. Kes: 10/4-830/14] [2018] 1 ILR 479 cljlaw
labourlaw
140/2018 Purushotman N Govindasamy lwn. Qi Services Sdn Bhd [No. Kes: 6(23)/4-1242/13] [2018] 1 ILR 494 cljlaw
labourlaw
176/2018 Nor Ashikin Mohd Amin lwn. Hume Cemboard Industries Sdn Bhd [No. Kes: 10/4-128/15] [2018] 1 ILR 510 cljlaw
labourlaw
193/2018 Stephanie Reavathi Marimuthu v. Malaysian Digital Innovation Centre @ Limkokwing University [Case No: 3/4-1161/15] [2018] 1 ILR 524 cljlaw
labourlaw
213/2018 Abdul Latif Mohd Ali lwn. Lembaga Zakat Selangor [No. Kes: 11/4-790/13] [2018] 1 ILR 534 cljlaw
labourlaw
245/2018 Evelyn Tay Hsiu Ling v. Beaubelle Worldwide Sdn Bhd & BACM Sdn Bhd
[Case No: 14/4-1227/13]
[2018] 1 ILR 560 cljlaw
labourlaw
261/2018 Saif Ridzuan Muralee Abdullah lwn. Alam Etika Sdn Bhd
[No. Kes: 11/4-1129/15]
[2018] 1 ILR 577 cljlaw
labourlaw
279/2018 Ho Seng Fatt v. Strateq System Sdn Bhd
[Case No: 22(14)(5)/4-1024/10]
[2018] 1 ILR 601 cljlaw
labourlaw
283/2018 Kesatuan Kebangsaan Pekerja-pekerja Hotel, Bar Dan Restoran, Semenanjung Malaysia v. Pengkalen Holiday Resort Sdn Bhd (Corus Paradise Resort Port Dickson)
[Case No: 1/1-384/17]
[2018] 1 ILR 614 cljlaw
labourlaw
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ARTICLE HIGHLIGHT

FAIR WORK COMMISSION ORDERS ALLEGED SEX OFFENDER TO BE REINSTATED PENDING OUTCOME OF COURT CASE
AUSTRALIA

Driver wins job back; reason for arrest 'not related to his employment'
A DELIVERY driver facing sexual assault charges has won an unfair dismissal case and will be reinstated despite concerns female colleagues felt “uncomfortable” working him. Darwin man Thomas Lynch was sacked by Reward Hospitality in October last year, having been suspended without pay since July after being released on bail following his arrest in May. The NT News reports Mr Lynch has been committed to stand trial in August on sexual assault, aggravated assault and threat to kill charges, which he intends to defend.

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EMPLOYMENT ACT TO BE AMENDED TO COVER WORKERS EARNING MORE THAN S$4,500
SINGAPORE

Employment Act will be extended to cover all employees; changes likely tabled in September
About 430,000 more professionals, managers and executives (PMEs) will be covered under the Employment Act when it is amended to remove the S$4,500 salary cap, said Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say in Parliament on Monday (Mar 5). "The exceptions are public servants, domestic workers and seafarers who are covered separately, such as by other Acts due to their nature of work," Mr Lim added in his ministry's Committee of Supply debate.

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