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BULLETIN 2/2010

1. Latest Highlights
2. Maimunah's Column
3. Practical HR Management
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Statistics

Statistics: Awards of Dismissal Cases (2009)

Constructive	113
Misconduct	496
Retrenchment	93
Others	268
TOTAL	970

Statistics: Awards of Non-Dismissal Cases (2009)

Non-Compliance of Award	92
Non-Compliance of Collective Agreement	28
Interpretation of Award / Collective Agreement	4
Variation of Award / Collective Agreement	2
Amendment to Collective Agreement (By Court Order)	0
Collective Agreement (Terms and Conditions)	22
Victimization	0
Trade Disputes	9
TOTAL	157

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EDITOR'S NOTE

Dear Readers,

In this Bulletin, we would like to draw your attention to "Maimunah's Column" which features a host of articles written by retired Professor Maimunah Aminuddin, author of numerous books and articles on employment, HR and labour issues. Click here for a list of some of the articles currently available in www.labourlawbox.com. Subscribers may correspond with the Professor via letters@mylawbox.com for a discussion or query on the topics posted therein. If you would like to know a little bit more about the Professor, do visit the website and click on "Maimunah's Column" for her brief biodata.

In order for us to better meet your needs, let us know the topics which you would like to see featured in Maimunah's Column. Simply email us at enquiries@mylawbox.com and we will put forward your request to the Professor.

We wish you a pleasant and productive day.

LATEST HIGHLIGHTS

CASE HIGHLIGHT

MOHANA SUNDARAM MARIAPPAN v. F&N DAIRIES (M) SB
INDUSTRIAL COURT, KUALA LUMPUR
AWARD NO. 997 OF 2010 [CASE NO: 15(1)/1-201/10]
NON-COMPLIANCE: Award - Respondent failing to comply with the award - Reasons for the same - Complainant an undischarged bankrupt - Effect of - Whether the sanction of the DGI had been required to proceed - Whether it had been obtained - Effect of - Bankruptcy Act 1967, ss. 2, 8(1), 24(4) and 38(1)(a) & Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 56(1)

LATEST CASES (ILR Issue 9 of 2010)

AWARD	PARTIES	PAGE
	Jebsen & Jessen Engineering (M) Sdn Bhd v. David Sandanasamy & Anor [Civil Appeal No: W-04-104-2003]	[2010] 3 ILR 457
	Ketua Pengarah Buruh v. Britania Brands (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd [Civil Appeal No: J-01-145-2008]	[2010] 3 ILR 482
	Wong Yew Loy v. Ketua Pengarah Pertubuhan Keselamatan Sosial [Civil Appeal No: R1-16-10-2008]	[2010] 3 ILR 509
238/2010	K Murugan A Kuppusamy v. Kesatuan Kebangsaan Pekerja-Pekerja Bank (NUBE) [Case No: 2/4-203/07]	[2010] 3 ILR 516
270/2010	Abrizah Noor Abbas v. Mediabanc (Johor Bahru) Sdn Bhd [Case No: 2(29)(16)/4-2760/04]	[2010] 3 ILR 530
795/2010	Mohamad Faisal Shafie v. MAS Catering Sdn Bhd [Case No: 2/4-1753/05]	[2010] 3 ILR 552
804/2010	Yap Kain To v. Singer (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd [Case No: 1/1-526/09]	[2010] 3 ILR 577
835/2010	Sudirman Wan Mansor v. Kelab Golf Sarawak [Case No: 8(15)/4-1364/06]	[2010] 3 ILR 581
884/2010	Kesatuan Pekerja-pekerja Koperasi Polis Diraja Malaysia Berhad v. Koperasi Polis Diraja Malaysia Berhad [Case No: 26(1)/1-1496/07]	[2010] 3 ILR 606
888/2010	J P Anandam Janardanan v. Malaysian Airline System Berhad [Case No: 13(20)/4-2353/2006]	[2010] 3 ILR 614
901/2010	Pauline Peck v. Saratim Insurance Agency Services Sdn Bhd [Case No: 4(17)(8)/4-118/08]	[2010] 3 ILR 630
909/2010	Dominic Mikelsamy v. Keris Properties Sdn Bhd [Case No: 10/4-1664/06]	[2010] 3 ILR 648
994/2010	Khor See Khim v. Munpin Management Consultant Sdn Bhd [Case No: 15/4-1375/07]	[2010] 3 ILR 666

LATEST LEGISLATION
Employment (Part time Employees) Regulations 2010 (Date in force: 1 Oct 2010)

LATEST ARTICLES
The Rights And Status Of Probationers In The Context Of Malaysian Employment Law [2010] 3 ILR xlv
(By Dr Balakrishnan Parasuraman, Balakrishnan Muniappan, Dr Balan Rathakrishnan & Dr Muhammad Madi Abdullah)

MAIMUNAH'S COLUMN

FAULTY DOMESTIC INQUIRIES
For the time being, failure to hold a domestic inquiry (DI) prior to the dismissal of an employee for misconduct is not fatal to the employer's case. If an employee makes a claim under s. 20 of the Industrial Relations Act that he has been dismissed without just cause or excuse, the Industrial Court will certainly take into consideration whether or not a domestic inquiry was conducted by the employer and, if it was, whether the inquiry was run according to the principles of justice. Still, the fact is that it could be potentially embarrassing for a company, and particularly its human resource management experts, if the Industrial Court rejects the findings of a DI panel on the grounds that the DI was invalid.