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ARE THE PEOPLE WORKING IN YOUR ORGANISATION EMPLOYEES?
In an article entitled Are You an Employee?, the tests for determining whether a person is working under a contract of service or a contract for services were described in some detail. It is important to distinguish between employees and non-employees in the working environment because their rights vary considerably. Further, if a worker is wrongly classified by the employer, penalties may follow from organisations such as the Employees Provident Fund. Employees derive rights and protection from the employment laws; non-employees do not. Employees are within the scope of a variety of pieces of social legislation including the Employment Act, the Trade Unions Act, the Industrial Relations Act, the Employees Provident Fund Act, the Employees Social Security Act and so on.

In this article, a number of different scenarios will be examined to see whether the job-holders are employees or not.

Business/Management Skills
How to organise your business cards (New Straits Times, Malaysia)
Contact information is fundamental to networking and business communications. When you receive a business card, take time to make sure it ends up somewhere where you can find the information when you need it...

Corporate Events/Training/Education
Franchise company bags double awards (The Star, Malaysia)
RIDPEST Sdn Bhd won the SME ICT Adoption award while its associate company, Ridpest Franchise Sdn Bhd, bagged the Rising Star award at the SME Recognition Award 2011 on Dec 8...

Criminal/Legal Reports
It starts with leadership (New Straits Times, Malaysia)
The rot starts from the top. If enforcement heads are clean and lead exemplary lives, their subordinates will follow suit. Leadership by example should be the core value of government servants who deal with the public...

Human Resource
Gaji doktor junior lebih tinggi (Utusan Malaysia)
Bagi golongan Jusa ada yang mencecah 70-80 peratus daripada gaji asas mereka. Contoh yang ketara adalah seorang pakar junior yang berada di tangga gaji lama RM5,465.42 (P1T2). Selepas Januari 2012 ini, gaji beliau akan bermula di skala UD1-6T1 RM7,061 iaitu lebih 30 peratus kenaikan...

Reports
Guidelines on sick leave much needed (The Star, Malaysia)
Malaysian Labour Law provides for 14 days' sick leave entitlement. getting a clear guideline from the Labour Department will certainly help. How do we prevent the abuse of this entitlement? What are the guidelines? How is the employer protected?...

Service
Recognised for good service (The Star, Malaysia)
"We do not want to recruit a lot of members. We only want to have members who are able to contribute to the society and have a good track record." - K. Ragu, chief concierge Prince Hotel & Residence...

Stress Management
Working hard doesn't make up for an unhappy home life (The Star, Malaysia)
The life and work domains are definitely correlated. Happiness at home affects you job and vice versa. - Prof Yannis Georgellis...

Tips
Four questions to success (New Straits Times, Malaysia)
The four questions, he explains, were a way to focus thinking and prod the company beyond its comfort zone and to make IBM preminent again. - Samuel J. Palmisano, former IBM Chief...

Working Smart
How to work less and still impress (New Straits Times, Malaysia)
We all want to generate the greatest noticeable impact with the least amount of effort, as quick as possible. It's the way of the modern knowledge worker. We strive to work smarter, not harder...