by DNH (BD) | Jul 13, 2021 | Employment Law
On 9 July 2021, the High Court ruled that a Grab (e-hailing) driver is not an employee. A Grab driver may not claim unfair dismissal if they are removed from the e-hailing platform. Brief Facts The Claimant was an e-hailing driver for Grab. The Claimant’s account with...
by DNH (BD) | Jul 6, 2021 | Employment Law
The Court of Appeal in Sanbos (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v Gan Soon Huat [2021] MLJU 498 recently held that the Industrial Court still has jurisdiction to determine a complaint of unfair dismissal, even if the employee does not plead reinstatement or pursue it at the hearing....
by DNH (BD) | Jun 22, 2021 | Dispute Resolution
The Temporary Measures for Reducing the Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Act 2020 (“Covid-19 Act”) was given royal assent and published in October 2020. It was intended to provide temporary relief to those struggling from the impact of the pandemic, but...
by DNH (BD) | Jun 18, 2021 | Employment Law
In 2018, we wrote about an employee who had 14 unfair dismissal claims filed against his former employers. The employee’s litigious conduct inspired the Industrial Court to remind employers to carry out proper vetting of CVs “to save themselves time and money...
by DNH (BD) | Jun 15, 2021 | Employment Law
The COVID-19 outbreak has seen many businesses shuttered, as employers and employees continue to suffer the economic impact of the pandemic. In one of the first few decisions relating to closure of business arising from the COVID-19 outbreak, the Industrial Court in...
