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IN THIS ISSUE BULLETIN 07/2018
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MOHD YUSOFF KAMARUDDIN lwn. SYARIKAT TAKAFUL MALAYSIA BERHAD
MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN, KUALA LUMPUR
JAMIL ARIPIN
AWARD NO. 686 TAHUN 2018 [NO. KES: 14/4-29/15]
29 MAC 2018

MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN: Bidang kuasa – YM meninggal dunia setelah perbicaraan dijalankan tetapi sebelum award dikeluarkan – Sifat tuntutan di bawah s. 20(3) Akta Perhubungan Perusahaan 1967 – Sama ada tuntutan YM harus dibatalkan – Faktor-faktor yang harus diambil kira – Kesannya – Akta Perhubungan Perusahaan 1967, s. 20(3)

PEMBUANGAN KERJA: Penghematan – YM diberhentikan kerja atas alasan penghematan – Sama ada tindakan syarikat telah dilakukan secara bona fide – Faktor-faktor yang harus diambil kira – Keterangan yang dikemukakan – Kesannya – Syarikat gagal untuk mematuhi prinsip LIFO – Sama ada LIFO merupakan satu prinsip yang mandatori – Kesannya – Sama ada pemberhentian kerja YM atas alasan penghematan telah dilakukan secara adil dan bersebab 


TEOH JEN LEE v. SHARP-ROXY SALES & SERVICES CO (M) SDN BHD
INDUSTRIAL COURT, KUALA LUMPUR
ANDERSEN ONG WAI LEONG
AWARD NO. 702 OF 2018 [CASE NO: 19/4-1128/13]
30 MARCH 2018

DISMISSAL: Notice of termination – Forced resignation – Claimant resigning and then purportedly withdrawing it through her husband – Whether it had been a valid withdrawal of her resignation – Factors to consider – Whether the jural relationship between an employee and employer could extend to the employee’s husband or kin – Effect of – What she should have done

DISMISSAL: Notice of termination – Forced resignation – Whether the claimant had been forced to resign – Whether the claimant had been mentally abnormal at the time she had tendered her resignation – Evidence adduced – Evaluation of – Effect of – Whether lunacy of conduct had been successfully proven by her – Whether she had resigned voluntarily

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972/2018 Tanjong Aru Hotel Sdn Bhd v. Kesatuan Kebangsaan Pekerja-pekerja Hotel, Bar Dan Restoran Semenanjung Malaysia
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