If you can't view the message, please click here.
IN THIS ISSUE BULLETIN 10/2012

1. Latest Highlights
  - Case Highlights
  - ILR Issue 9 of 2012
2. Media Info

Events

PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT
  PLAN

  21 & 22 November 2012
  MEF Phileo Damansara 2,
  Petaling Jaya

Latest Publication
Promotions
Other Promotions
Terengganu, Perlis, Negeri Sembilan, Kedah, Kelantan, Pahang, Selangor, Penang, Perak, Johore & Malacca State Enactments
CLJ Subscription 2012
Acts of Parliament
 


 
LATEST HIGHLIGHTS

CASE HIGHLIGHT

CHUA SON YEM v. FIVESTAR ENTERPRISE SDN BHD
INDUSTRIAL COURT, KUALA LUMPUR
MARY SHAKILA G AZARIAH
AWARD NO. 973 OF 2012 [CASE NO: 27/4-1288/05]
17 JULY 2012

CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT: Terms and conditions - Unilateral variation by company - Five-day week to five and a half-day week - Whether breach of contract of employment - Whether claimant entitled to right of action for unjust dismissal

DISMISSAL: Insubordination - Misconduct towards superior - Heated exchange - Whether tantamount to a show of lack of respect or undermining superior's authority - Whether superior had been provocative - Whether claimant's outburst an isolated incident - Whether sufficient to warrant dismissal of claimant

DISMISSAL: Insubordination - Refusal to obey instructions - Failure to report for duty on Saturdays - Shouting at superior - Acting in conflict of interest by assisting another - Whether alleged misconduct proved - Whether dismissal with just cause or excuse - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)

Read More...
LATEST CASES (ILR Issue 9 of 2012)
Award Parties Citation Links
  Chen Beng Kwee v. ST Microelectronics Sdn Bhd & Anor
[Civil Suit No: 13-05-06/2011]
[2012] 3 ILR 457 cljlaw
labourlaw
585/2012 Isah Kassim lwn. Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd
[No. Kes: 17/4-10/10]
[2012] 3 ILR 470 cljlaw
labourlaw
754/2012 Dharmendar Singh Dalip Singh v. Yoon Wai Electrical (M) Sdn Bhd
[Case No: 14/4-991/07]
[2012] 3 ILR 491 cljlaw
labourlaw
794/2012 Lim Shu Weng v. PPB Oil Palms Bhd
[Case No: 13/4-386/2011]
[2012] 3 ILR 508 cljlaw
labourlaw
861/2012 Che Mazila Che Husain v. Pahang Cement Sdn Bhd
[Case No: 2/4-2333/06]
[2012] 3 ILR 530 cljlaw
labourlaw
883/2012 Loh Hon Chong v. Aerorub Industries Sdn Bhd
[Case No: 11/4-1796/07]
[2012] 3 ILR 550 cljlaw
labourlaw
885/2012 Amirtha Raj Kanniah v. ISS Facility Services Sdn Bhd
[Case No: 5/4-432/10]
[2012] 3 ILR 559 cljlaw
labourlaw
895/2012 Muhamad Shahrizan Muhamad Radzali & Ors v. Lamlee Lianlee Transport (M) Sdn Bhd
[Case No: 28(3)(2)(3)/4-569/10]
[2012] 3 ILR 577 cljlaw
labourlaw
909/2012 Murugaya Aramugam v. Northport (Malaysia) Bhd
[Case No: 27/4-976/07]
[2012] 3 ILR 592 cljlaw
labourlaw
911/2012 Ivan Eric Pereira v. Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd
[Case No: 5/4-1327/10]
[2012] 3 ILR 604 cljlaw
labourlaw
912/2012 Malaysia Milk Sdn Bhd v. Krishnansamy Toraisamy
[Case No: 13/4-978/2003]
[2012] 3 ILR 626 cljlaw
labourlaw
919/2012 Master Agencies (M) Sdn Bhd v. Francis Joseph
[Case No: 26(28)/4-519/05]
[2012] 3 ILR 643 cljlaw
labourlaw
938/2012 Sigamani S K Kuppusamy v. Inmedic Enterprise Sdn Bhd
[Case No: 13/4-362/2010]
[2012] 3 ILR 655 cljlaw
labourlaw
973/2012 Chua Son Yem v. Fivestar Enterprise Sdn Bhd
[Case No: 27/4-1288/05]
[2012] 3 ILR 671 cljlaw
labourlaw
To Subject Index...
ARTICLE HIGHLIGHT

VIOLENCE AT THE WORKPLACE
BY: MAIMUNAH AMINUDDIN

Introduction

Do you recognize any of the following scenarios?

While teaching a class at Sekolah Kebangsaan Kampong Satu, you hear a commotion outside. Someone is shouting hysterically but you can't hear the words. Then, without any warning a teenager enters your room. He is yelling and pointing a gun first at you, then at the children in the class. Before you can say anything, he runs out.

Read More...
MEDIA INFO

Articles
Kenaikan gaji hargai khidmat penjawat awam (Berita Harian, Malaysia)
Langkah itu tentunya memberi keadilan kepada mereka dengan prestasi baik dan cemerlang tetapi sudah mencapai gaji maksimum dan tidak memperoleh kenaikan pangkat kerana tiada kekosongan. ...

Business/Management Skills
Are you ready to go solo? (The Star, Malaysia)
If you have capital to invest, you can look for a franchise to purchase. ...

Corporate Events/Training/Education
Employees enjoy street carnival (The Star, Malaysia)
The objective of this carnival is to show our appreciation to our employees for their contribution towards the company's goals and objectives. ...

Criminal/Legal Reports
Majikan lari, pekerja diburu 10 ah long (Utusan Malaysia)
Seorang wnita yang bekerja sebagai pembantu kedai makan di sini kini hidup dalam ketakutan akibat diburu lebih 10 ah long yang menuntut hutang lebih RM15,000 setelah kad pengenalannya digunakan bekas majikannya dan kini menghilangkan diri. ...

Forum
Syor pertingkat tangga gaji kumpulan APR (Berita Harian, Malaysia)
"Bolehkah pihak berwajib memberi sedikit pengecualian yang membolehkan anggota polis dibayar gaji pokok lebih tinggi sedikit kerana risiko tugasan mereka?" ...

Human Resource
Skim persaraan wujud (Berita Harian, Malaysia)
Landskap persaraan swasta baru itu dijangka mewujudkan hingga 2,200 pekerjaan baru dan menjana pertumbuhan keluaran dalam negara kasar (KDNK) sebanyak RM2.1 billion dalam sektor perkhidmatan kewangan. ...

Reports
Permohonan tangguh gaji minimum diteliti (Berita Harian, Malaysia)
"Kebanyakan majikan termasuk anggota Persatuan Peladangan Malaysia setuju untuk memulakan skim ini mulai 1 Januari 2013"-S Subramaniam, Menteri Sumber Manusia ...

Service
Keeping customers happy (The Star, Malaysia)
The delicious food a restaurateur ate in the Middle East made an impact on his life. ...

Stress Management
Care for yourself like your company (The Star, Malaysia)
An overweight individual diagnosed with high blood pressure merely asks, 'What tablet do I need to take? What can I eat to lower the pressure?' The right questions to ask are probably, 'What lifestyle changes can I make?' or ' How much weight do I need to lose? ...

Tips
Conversational skills (New Straits Times, Malaysia)
It will take some knowledge, practice and patient, to relax and enjoy a great conversation. ...

Working Smart
Stand up for yourself (The Star, Malaysia)
To become more assertive, choose someone you admire for his assertive behaviour, observe and learn from him. ...

View Other Media Info...
LEGISLATION UPDATE
Act
Number Title Date coming into force Principal/ Amending Act No
Act 753 Minimum Retirement Age Act 2012 Not Yet In Force -Nil-


Amending Acts
Number Title Date coming into force Principal/ Amending Act No
Act A1409 Pensions (Amendment) Act 2011 1 January 2012 Act 227
Act A1411 Pensions Adjustment (Amendment) Act 2011 1 January 2012 Act 238


PU(A)
Number Title Date coming into force Principal/ Amending Act No
PU(A) 99/1971 Employees' Social Security (General) Regulations 1971 19 March 1971 Act 4
PU(A) 159/2008 Labour (Termination and Lay-off Benefits) (Sabah) Rules 2008 15 May 2008 Sabah Cap. 67
PU(A) 214/2012 Minimum Wages Order 2012 1 January 2013
[s. 2(1)(a)(i) and
(ii) of the Act];
1 July 2013
[s. 2(1)(b) of the Act]
Act 732
PU(A) 261/2012 Labour (Employment Of Children And Young Persons) (Sabah) Rules 2012 16 August 2012 [Sabah Cap. 67]
PU(A) 262/2012 Labour (Employment Of Children And Young Persons) (Sarawak) Rules 2012 16 August 2012 [Sarawak Cap. 76]
 
 
Copyright Mylawbox Sdn Bhd Subscribe | Unsubscribe