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IN THIS ISSUE BULLETIN 04/2019
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ARUNESWARAN SAMYNATHAN v. UZMA ENGINEERING SDN BHD
INDUSTRIAL COURT, KUALA LUMPUR
AUGUSTINE ANTHONY
AWARD NO. 399 OF 2019 [CASE NO: 4/4-181/17]
28 JANUARY 2019

CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT: Terms and conditions – Notice of termination – No reasons stated for the claimant’s termination except "Non- Confirmation" – Whether the claimant had been deemed a permanent employee of the company – Whether the company’s action of dismissing him had been unfair – Whether his dismissal had been with just cause and excuse

DISMISSAL: Misconduct – Whether misconduct had been proven by the company – Evidence adduced – Effect of – Company’s actions in relation to misconduct – What it had shown – Whether the claimant’s dismissal had been carried out with just cause and excuse

DISMISSAL: Performance – Poor performance – Whether the claimant had performed poorly – Factors to consider – Evidence adduced – Effect of – Whether it had been proven by the company against him – Actions taken by the company towards him – What it had shown – Whether reasonable – What it should have done – Whether dismissal without just cause and excuse

DISMISSAL: Probationer – Claimant not confirmed at the point he had been dismissed – Whether he had remained a probationer at the material time – Factors to consider – Evidence adduced – Effect of – Company’s actions towards him – What it had shown – Whether the company, by its own actions, had treated the claimant as a confirmed employee – Effect of


JAMALIS JAAFAR v. BISTRO & THEATRE RESTAURANT SDN BHD
INDUSTRIAL COURT, KUALA LUMPUR
PARAMALINGAM J DORAISAMY
AWARD NO. 447 OF 2019 [CASE NO: 30(3)(7)/4-541/16]
31 JANUARY 2019

CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT: Terms and conditions – Notice of termination – Suspension letter, DI proceedings and termination letter issued by three different parties – Whether it had invalidated his termination from employment – Factors to consider – Effect of – Relationship between the parties – What the claimant should have done

DISMISSAL: Breach of company rules and policies – Violence at the workplace – Whether the claimant had been physically and verbally violent towards Aleemin – Factors to consider – Evidence adduced – Effect of – Whether proven by the company – Whether it had been a serious misconduct – Claimant’s defence – Whether acceptable and proven by the evidence – Whether dismissal without just cause and excuse

DISMISSAL: Constructive dismissal – Demotion – Whether the claimant had been constructively dismissed by the company – Evidence adduced – Effect of – Claimant’s actions – What it had shown – Effect of

DOMESTIC INQUIRY: Procedural impropriety – Whether procedural defects, if any, during the DI had invalidated his dismissal – Powers of the IC

INDUSTRIAL COURT: Jurisdiction – Claimant failing to plead reinstatement in his Statement of Case – Whether it had been fatal to his case – Factors to consider – Evaluation of case laws – Effect of – Whether the IC had jurisdiction to hear the matter – Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(1)

LATEST CASES (ILR Issue 03 of 2019)
Award Parties Citation Links
57/2019 Toh May Fook v. Menang Development (M) Sdn Bhd
[Case Nos: 23(13)/4-1381/16 & 23(13)/4-123/17]
[2019] 1 ILR 449 cljlaw
labourlaw
112/2019 Sudhave Venugopal v. Northstar Frontier Sdn Bhd
[Case No: 16/4-1295/17]
[2019] 1 ILR 460 cljlaw
labourlaw
311/2019 Muzafar Muaazam Shah Othman v. Weststar Aviation Services Sdn Bhd
[Case No: 23(12)/4-1394/17]
[2019] 1 ILR 472 cljlaw
labourlaw
328/2019 How Ting Hiang v. UOA Development Berhad
[Case No: 3/4-174/18]
[2019] 1 ILR 480 cljlaw
labourlaw
329/2019 Kesatuan Pekerja-Pekerja Honda Malaysia Sdn Bhd lwn. Honda Malaysia Sdn Bhd
[No. Kes: 21(15)/3-1243/15]
[2019] 1 ILR 494 cljlaw
labourlaw
344/2019 Suhaimi Hj Aziz v. Malaysian Airlines
[Case No: 24(21)(26)/4-315/15]
[2019] 1 ILR 505 cljlaw
labourlaw
387/2019 Mohd Bukhari Abu Hassan v. Hicom Automotive Manufacturers (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
[Case No: 24(11)/4-562/13]
[2019] 1 ILR 523 cljlaw
labourlaw
399/2019 Aruneswaran Samynathan v. Uzma Engineering Sdn Bhd
[Case No: 4/4-181/17]
[2019] 1 ILR 535 cljlaw
labourlaw
419/2019 Adriana Abu v. Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd
[Case No: 29(4)/4-1220/17]
[2019] 1 ILR 549 cljlaw
labourlaw
446/2019 Siti Noorbaiyah Abdul Malek v. UKM Holdings Sdn Bhd / Unipeq Sdn Bhd
[Case No: 32(22)/4-530/15]
[2019] 1 ILR 587 cljlaw
labourlaw
447/2019 Jamalis Jaafar v. Bistro & Theatre Restaurant Sdn Bhd
[Case No: 30(3)(7)/4-541/16]
[2019] 1 ILR 619 cljlaw
labourlaw
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ARTICLE HIGHLIGHT

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Employment Act 1955 could be amended
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