by DNH (BD) | Nov 24, 2022 | Employment Law
The Employment Act 1955 has been amended to make more employees eligible for overtime payments if they work beyond their contractual working hours. These changes are due to come into effect on 1 January 2023, and has resulted in much discourse as to how the overtime...
by DNH (BD) | Nov 16, 2022 | Dispute Resolution
It is tempting for an aggrieved person to immediately initiate legal action against someone who has wronged them. However, if the parties’ relationship is governed by a written contract, more often than not there would be a dispute resolution clause. This clause may...
by DNH (BD) | Nov 11, 2022 | Employment Law
Whilst there is no legal definition of the phrase “quiet firing”, it refers to a situation where an employer makes the workplace unpleasant for the employees to “encourage” them to quit. Some examples include intentionally neglecting an employee to demotivate them,...
by DNH (BD) | Oct 31, 2022 | Dispute Resolution
It is common in the construction industry where payment for works done flows from the employer to the main contractor and then to the sub-contractor. Because of this typical flow, a subcontractor’s contract with the main contractor may have a conditional payment...
by DNH (BD) | Oct 28, 2022 | Employment Law
The Trade Unions (Amendment) Bill 2022 (“Bill”) passed at the Dewan Rakyat on 5 October 2022. At the time of writing, the Bill is pending approval by the Dewan Negara. Here are some of the key changes proposed by the Bill: – Unfettered Multiplicity of Unions...
