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LATEST CASES (ILR Issue 2 of 2020)
SUBJECT INDEX
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Judicial review – Local authority – Dismissal from service – Failure of
local authority to give reasonable opportunity to be heard – Whether clear
breach of s. 16(4) of Local Government Act 1976 ('LGA') and reg. 29(1)
of Public Officers (Conduct and Discipline) Municipal Council of the
Province Wellesley Regulations 1995 ('1995 Regulations') – Whether
right to be heard nullified by reg. 25(2)(a) of 1995 Regulations – Whether
reg. 25(2)(a) in conflict with s. 16(4) of LGA – Whether employee denied
procedural fairness provided under Federal Constitution – Whether
mandatory for employee to be served with show cause notice – Whether
reg. 25(2) of 1995 Regulations void and ultra vires s. 16(4) of LGA
Pihak Berkuasa Tatatertib Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai & Anor v.
Muziadi Mukhtar
(Azahar Mohamed CJ (Malaya), Alizatul Khair Osman, Mohd Zawawi
Salleh, Idrus Harun & Nallini Pathmanathan FCJJ) [2020] 1 ILR 328  
Local authority – Public officer – Dismissal – Public officer transferred to
different department – Allegation that public officer raised matter of
transfer to State Assemblyman who then brought up issue at sitting of State
Legislative Assembly – Public officer found guilty of purporting to apply
external influence to achieve personal aim – Public officer dismissed from
service – Whether dismissal proper and valid – Whether reinstatement
amenable to public officer – Whether principles in Mohd Ahmad v. Yang
Dipertua Majlis Daerah Jempol, Negeri Sembilan & Anor applied to all cases – Whether there were exceptions to general rule – Specific Relief Act
1950, s. 20(1)(b) – Public Officers (Conduct and Disciplinary)
Regulations 1993, reg. 4(2)(h)
Pihak Berkuasa Tatatertib Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai & Anor v. Mohd
Sobri Che Hassan
(Ahmad Maarop PCA, Zaharah Ibrahim CJ (Malaya), Azahar Mohamed,
Alizatul Khair Osman & Rohana Yusuf FCJJ) [2020] 1 ILR 286
CONTRACT
Termination – Validity – Employment – Early release of employee – Whether terms of contract specified – Whether employee employed by
two separate legal entities – Whether there was evidence of fraud or
unconscionable conduct by employer warranting lifting of veil of
incorporation – Whether contract lapsed by effluxion of time – Whether
termination valid
AIMS Cyberjaya Sdn Bhd v. Ahmad Zahri Mirza Abdul Hamid
(Hamid Sultan Abu Backer, Badariah Sahamid, Mary Lim JJCA) [2020] 1 ILR 273
DISMISSAL
Absenteeism – Whether the claimant had been absent without reasonable
excuse – Whether proven by the company against him – Evidence
adduced – Effect of
Mohd Azam Abdul Malek v. Tropicana Golf & Country Resort Berhad
(Paramalingam J Doraisamy) [2020] 1 ILR 429
Breach of company rules and policies – Dishonesty – Whether the
claimant had been involved in a dishonest act and had failed to report it – Payment of bribes – Factors to consider – Evidence adduced – Evaluation of – Effect of – Whether he had betrayed the trust and
confidence reposed in him by the company – Whether it had constituted
serious misconduct – Whether his dismissal had been justified – Whether
dismissal without just cause or excuse – Industrial Relations Act 1967,
ss. 20(3) & 30(5)
Mohd Azam Abdul Malek v. Tropicana Golf & Country Resort Berhad
(Paramalingam J Doraisamy) [2020] 1 ILR 429
Breach of company rules and policies – Negligence – Whether the
claimant had lost the passports belonging to the foreign workers – Factors
to consider – Evidence adduced – Effect of – Whether charge proven by
the company – Whether it had been a serious misconduct – Whether his
dismissal had been justified – Whether dismissal without just cause and
excuse
Mohd Azam Abdul Malek v. Tropicana Golf & Country Resort Berhad
(Paramalingam J Doraisamy) [2020] 1 ILR 429
Constructive dismissal – Transfer – Whether the claimant's transfer order
had been a fundamental breach of her contract of employment – Factors
to consider – Terms of the transfer order – Effect of – Whether she had
been constructively dismissed – Whether dismissal without just cause and
excuse
Keh Soe Sian v. KTC Human Resource Consultants Sdn Bhd
(Noor Hayati Haji Mat) [2020] 1 ILR 385
Misconduct – Whether the claimant had been guilty of misconduct
justifying her dismissal – Whether allegations successfully proven by the
company against her – Factors to consider – Evidence adduced – Evaluation of – Effect of – Whether she had been given an opportunity to
explain herself – Effect of – Whether she had been dismissed with just
cause and excuse
Keh Soe Sian v. KTC Human Resource Consultants Sdn Bhd
(Noor Hayati Haji Mat) [2020] 1 ILR 385
Performance – Poor performance – Whether the claimant had performed
poorly – Factors to consider – Evidence adduced – Effect of – Whether the
company had given him sufficient opportunity to improve – Whether he
had availed himself to those opportunities – Whether the charge had been
proven against him
Mohd Azam Abdul Malek v. Tropicana Golf & Country Resort Berhad
(Paramalingam J Doraisamy) [2020] 1 ILR 429
EVIDENCE
Documentary evidence – Whether the claimants had been workmen
within the definition of the Industrial Relations Act – Factors to consider – Evidence adduced – Effect of – Evaluation of – What the intention of the
parties had been – Conduct and actions of the claimants – What it had
shown – Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 2
Lin Kai Lam v. L & W Concrete Works Sdn Bhd & Another Case
(Andersen Ong Wai Leong) [2020] 1 ILR 399
INDUSTRIAL COURT
Procedure – Action – Whether the action brought by the claimants against
the company had been an abuse of court process – Factors to consider – Evidence adduced – Effect of – Whether it had been a shareholders
dispute disguised as a trade dispute – Whether it had been a trade dispute
within the definition of the Industrial Relations Act – Factors to consider – Effect of
Lin Kai Lam v. L & W Concrete Works Sdn Bhd & Another Case
(Andersen Ong Wai Leong) [2020] 1 ILR 399
Remedies – Compensation – Determination of – Factors to consider – Effect of
Keh Soe Sian v. KTC Human Resource Consultants Sdn Bhd
(Noor Hayati Haji Mat) [2020] 1 ILR 385
LABOUR LAW
Employment – Dismissal – Dismissal of employee of local authority – Public officer transferred to different department – Allegation that public
officer raised matter of transfer to State Assemblyman who then brought
up issue at sitting of State Legislative Assembly – Public officer found
guilty of purporting to apply external influence to achieve personal aim – Public officer dismissed from service – Whether dismissal proper and
valid – Whether public officer on contractual basis – Whether holder of
public office under art. 132 of Federal Constitution – Whether relationship
between employer and employee governed by statute – Whether
procedure of dismissal governed by public law and amenable to public law
remedies – Whether there was right to be heard – Public Officers (Conduct
and Disciplinary) Regulations 1993, reg. 4(2)(h)
Pihak Berkuasa Tatatertib Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai & Anor v. Mohd
Sobri Che Hassan
(Ahmad Maarop PCA, Zaharah Ibrahim CJ (Malaya), Azahar Mohamed,
Alizatul Khair Osman & Rohana Yusuf FCJJ) [2020] 1 ILR 286
Employment – Termination – Early release of employee – Whether
without just cause or excuse – Whether employee employed by two
separate legal entities – Whether employed for fixed term contract or
continuous employment – Whether terms of contract specified – Whether
contract lapsed by effluxion of time – Whether termination valid
AIMS Cyberjaya Sdn Bhd v. Ahmad Zahri Mirza Abdul Hamid
(Hamid Sultan Abu Backer, Badariah Sahamid, Mary Lim JJCA) [2020] 1 ILR 273
STATUTORY INTERPRETATION
Construction of statutes – Rule of construction – Right to be heard – Conflict between reg. 25(2)(a) of Public Officers (Conduct and Discipline) Municipal Council of the Province Wellesley Regulations 1995 ('1995
Regulations') with s. 16(4) of Local Government Act 1976 ('LGA') and
reg. 29(1) of 1995 Regulations – Whether subsidiary legislation could be
inconsistent with or override Act of Parliament – Whether harmonious
construction ought to be given to provisions – Whether reg. 25(2) of 1995
Regulations void and ultra vires s. 16(4) of LGA
Pihak Berkuasa Tatatertib Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai & Anor v.
Muziadi Mukhtar
(Azahar Mohamed CJ (Malaya), Alizatul Khair Osman, Mohd Zawawi
Salleh, Idrus Harun & Nallini Pathmanathan FCJJ) [2020] 1 ILR 328
INDEKS PERKARA
KETERANGAN
Beban bukti – Sama ada YM berjaya membuktikan bahawa beliau telah
dipaksa atau diugut oleh syarikat untuk meletak jawatan – Kesannya
Prema Latha S Kandasamy lwn. Wembley Academy Sdn Bhd
(Rasidah Haji Chik) [2020] 1 ILR 371
Saksi – Sama ada YM merupakan seorang saksi yang boleh dipercayai – Bagaimana keterangannya harus diambil kira
Prema Latha S Kandasamy lwn. Wembley Academy Sdn Bhd
(Rasidah Haji Chik) [2020] 1 ILR 371
KONTRAK PERKHIDMATAN
Terma dan syarat – Sama ada terdapat kesinambungan pekerjaan dari
Metrix ke syarikat – Fakta-fakta yang harus diambil kira – Keterangan
yang dikemukakan – Penilaiannya – Kesannya – Sama ada syarikat,
melalui tindakannya, telah menganiaya YM – Sama ada pembuangan kerja
YM telah dilakukan secara adil dan bersebab
Mohd Azril Basha Abu Bakar lwn. My Global Ventures Sdn Bhd
(Noor Hayati Haji Mat) [2020] 1 ILR 362
MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN
Remedi – Gaji kebelakang – Sama ada YM berhak kepada bayaran 18
bulan – Faktor-faktor yang harus diambil kira – Kesannya – Akta
Perhubungan Perusahaan 1967, Jadual Kedua
Mohd Azril Basha Abu Bakar lwn. My Global Ventures Sdn Bhd
(Noor Hayati Haji Mat) [2020] 1 ILR 362
Remedi – Pampasan galang ganti pengembalian ke jawatan semula – Sama
ada YM berhak menerimanya – Tempoh perkhidmatan YM dengan
syarikat
Mohd Azril Basha Abu Bakar lwn. My Global Ventures Sdn Bhd
(Noor Hayati Haji Mat) [2020] 1 ILR 362
PEMBUANGAN KERJA
Notis penamatan – Perletakan jawatan secara paksa – Sama ada YM telah
dipaksa untuk meletak jawatan – Faktor-faktor yang harus diambil kira – Keterangan yang dikemukakan – Penilaian keterangan – Kesannya – Tindakan yang diambil oleh YM semasa dan selepas meletak jawatan – Apa ia menunjukkan – Sama ada YM telah meletak jawatan secara
sukarela
Prema Latha S Kandasamy lwn. Wembley Academy Sdn Bhd
(Rasidah Haji Chik) [2020] 1 ILR 371
Pekerja percubaan – Sama ada YM merupakan seorang pekerja percubaan
ketika beliau dibuang kerja – Faktor-faktor yang harus diambil kira – Kesannya
Mohd Azril Basha Abu Bakar lwn. My Global Ventures Sdn Bhd
(Noor Hayati Haji Mat) [2020] 1 ILR 362
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