by DNH (BD) | Apr 8, 2019 | Employment Law
Do you find anything wrong with this scenario? “Employee X is working for a multinational corporation (“MNC”) as its purchasing officer. Her husband owns a company called Renovator ABC that specialises in office renovations. When the MNC announces its plans to open...
by DNH (BD) | Apr 2, 2019 | Employment Law
Fixed term employment contracts are employment contracts for a specified period (eg: 1 year or 2 years). These contracts are commonly used when an employee is engaged for seasonal or temporal work, or for a specific project which is not anticipated to be long term. ...
by DNH (BD) | Mar 22, 2019 | Employment Law
Sexual harassment at the workplace is not something new, but it has been making headlines in Malaysian news over the past few months due to several high profile cases. It is therefore fitting that the recent Industrial Court Award in the case of Shamshir Alam bin S M...
by DNH (BD) | Mar 18, 2019 | Corporate and Commercial
Are ‘one-sided’ exclusion clauses enforceable? The Malaysian Federal Court weighs in; As discussed in our previous post, exclusion clauses are enforceable in general, no matter how wide they appear to the courts, provided that: The clause is not found to be unfair...
by DNH (BD) | Mar 6, 2019 | Corporate and Commercial
The prospect of acquiring a company or a small business in Malaysia can be one that is both exciting and daunting, especially for those that are purchasing for the first time, whether as a foreigner or a local. After identifying the type of business to purchase, the...
