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INDUSTRIAL LAW REPORTS ISSUE 10
AWARD NUMBER
AWARD NO. 613 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 4/1-738/03]
MAYBANK
BHD v. ASSOCIATION OF MAYBANK CLASS ONE OFFICERS
AMELIA TEE HONG GEOK ABDULLAH, EMPLOYER’S PANEL: ABDULLAH ABU BAKAR, EMPLOYEE’S
PANEL: PHUA BOK MENG
NON COMPLIANCE: Collective agreement - Article 31 (Existing benefits) - Whether
dealing allowances an existing benefit or a discretionary payment - Whether complaint
dismissed
INDUSTRIAL COURT: Procedure - Jurisdiction - Whether court has jurisdiction to
interpret an article in the collective agreement
AWARD NO. 893 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 9(10)(9)/4-569/01]
VARITRONIX
(M) SDN BHD v. R THANDAVANAIKER P RAMAN
FRANKLIN GOONTING
DISMISSAL: Misconduct - Sexual harassment - Allegations of - Whether proven -
Whether dismissal without just cause and excuse
AWARD NO. 894 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 9/4-617/00]
CITY
BAYVIEW HOTEL PENANG, THE v. EDDY SAMUEL
FRANKLIN GOONTING
DISMISSAL: Termination of services - Probationer - Written warnings to be
issued to worker before dismissal - Whether must be strictly complied with - Whether
verbal warnings sufficient for probationer - Whether claimant’s job performance
unsatisfactory - Whether dismissal justified
AWARD NO. 895 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 9/4-707/03]
BEST
ENGINEERING SERVICES & TRADING v. BEH SUN SUN
FRANKLIN GOONTING
INDUSTRIAL COURT: Jurisdiction - Claimant an undischarged bankrupt - Whether
official assignee’s sanction needed before instituting claim - Whether s. 38(1)(a) of
Bankruptcy Act 1967 applies to ministerial reference under s. 20(3) of Industrial
Relations Act 1967 - Whether s. 38 confined to action and not reference
INDUSTRIAL COURT: Procedure - Right to representation - Claimant an undischarged
bankrupt - Whether sanction of official assignee required in appointing legal
representation - Whether s. 38(1)(a) of Bankruptcy Act 1967 applies to ministerial
reference under s. 20(3) of Industrial Relations Act 1967
AWARD NO. 905 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 19/4-320/02]
INTRAKOTA
CONSOLIDATED BHD v. MOHAMAD ROSLIN MD SHAH
AHMADI ASNAWI
DISMISSAL: Misconduct - Receiving fares from passengers without issuing tickets
- Allegation of - Whether proven - Whether charge proffered defective and bad in law -
Whether claimant’s termination without just cause and excuse
AWARD NO. 907 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 1/1-918/2000]
MBF UNIT
TRUST MANAGEMENT BHD v. HAMZAH MOHAMMAD
YUSSOF AHMAD, EMPLOYER’S PANEL: ABDUL RAHMAN RAMLI, EMPLOYEE’S PANEL: NG SUET
HOH
NON COMPLIANCE: Award - Order of reinstatement not complied with -
Company’s request for complainant’s latest curriculum vitae - Whether a
reasonable request - Complainant had reached company’s retirement age - Whether
reinstatement in the best interest of both companies
AWARD NO. 908 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 10/4-905/02]
ROCHE
(MALAYSIA) SDN BHD v. LAW KUM LOAY
CHOONG SIEW KHIM
DISMISSAL: Retirement - Retirement at age of 55 - Whether claimant subject to
retirement on reaching age of 55 - Whether retiring employees at 55 an implied term of
employment - Whether claimant’s retirement valid - Whether dismissal unjust
AWARD NO. 911 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 14/4-66/01]
FRESH
PROFILE SDN BHD v. CHANDRAN KAMACHI
SOO AI LIN
DISMISSAL: Constructive dismissal - Transfer - Whether a demotion - Allegations
of supervisor humiliating and insulting claimant - Whether substantiated - Withdrawal of
company vehicle and allowances - Whether company’s prerogative - Offending notation
found in company’s statement in reply - Whether to be viewed adversely against
company - Whether there was an unjust dismissal
AWARD NO. 913 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 1/2-883/2002]
KOKO
MALAYSIA SDN BHD v. KESATUAN PEKERJA-PEKERJA PERKILANGAN PERUSAHAAN MAKANAN
YUSSOF AHMAD, EMPLOYER’S PANEL: S SIVAGNANAM, EMPLOYEE’S PANEL: ABDUL KHAIYOM
OSMAN
TRADE DISPUTE: Collective agreement - Annual increment or ex gratia payment -
Company in dire financial difficulty - Whether company in a position to grant union’s
request
AWARD NO. 920 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 3/4-928/00]
TANJONG
GOLDEN VILLAGE SDN BHD v. PRASAD PRABHAKARAN & ANOR
MOHD NOOR YAHYA
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: Employee status - Whether claimants were ‘casual
workers’ - Whether claimants fell under the category of ‘workman’ as
defined by s. 2 of the Industrial Relations Act 1967
AWARD NO. 946 TAHUN 2004 [NO. KES: 16/4-792/02]
HONG POH
METAL SDN BHD lwn. MOHAN PERUMAL
ABDUL AZIZ KHALIDIN
PEMBUANGAN KERJA: Salah laku - Meninggalkan tempat kerja sebelum pekerja syif
baru mengambil alih tugas - Menyebabkam tumpahan logam di kilang - Sama ada terbukti -
Sama ada pembuangan tidah sah
AWARD NO. 947 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 11/4-126/01]
RJ
REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO SDN BHD v. MOHAMED SALEHUDIN KUSNIN & ORS
ZURA YAHYA
DISMISSAL: Retrenchment - Company reorganisation - LIFO principle
- Whether complied with - Whether retrenchment exercise followed the standard code of
conduct - Whether dismissals were unjust and filled with mala fide
AWARD NO. 956 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 21/4-506/03]
CHANDRA
SEKARAN MURUGESU v. MENTAKAB VENEER & PLYWOOD SDN BHD
SUSILA SITHAMPARAM
INDUSTRIAL COURT: Procedure - Jurisdiction - Absence of pleadings - Claimant
did not plead reinstatement - Whether court has jurisdiction to hear case - Industrial
Relations Act 1967, s. 29(d)
INDUSTRIAL COURT: Procedure - Pleadings - Representations - Whether made
prematurely before date of dismissal - Whether particulars pleaded were sufficient -
Issues of mixed law and fact - Issues to be decided after full hearing of matter
AWARD NO. 957 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 12/4-846/01]
PERKASA
LANGSUNG SDN BHD & ANOR v. ZAHROL KAMAR MOHD HUSSIN
YEOH WEE SIAM
DISMISSAL: Termination of services - Company absent at trial date - Ex parte
hearing - Claimant’s evidence uncontroverted due to company’s absence - Whether
dismissal unjust
AWARD NO. 963 OF 2004 [CASE NO: MP:1 7/4-299/03]
ADCOMAT
(MALAYSIA) SDN BHD v. GUNASEGARAN RAMASAMY
SYED AHMAD RADZI SYED OMAR
INDUSTRIAL COURT: Procedure - Reinstatement of case, application for - Whether
to be granted
AWARD NO. 966 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 7/4-311/01]
HYATT
REGENCY SAUJANA v. KANANATHAN SG RAMU
SYED AHMAD RADZI SYED OMAR
DISMISSAL: Misconduct - Gambling during working hours - Admission to wrongdoing
- Whether made under threat or duress - Whether claimant a victim of grudge and
victimization - Whether dismissal justified
AWARD NO. 976 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 19/4-944/02]
METHODIST
CHURCH IN MALAYSIA, THE v. LEE CHIN YOK
AHMADI ASNAWI
DISMISSAL: Retirement - Retirement age policy at 55 years - Whether applicable
to every employee of the company - Whether a unilateral variation of the contract of
employment - Whether dismissal unjust
AWARD NO. 977 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 9/4-375/03]
VDO
INSTRUMENTS (M) SDN BHD v. LAU JIT IMM
FRANKLIN GOONTING
DISMISSAL: Insubordination - Using rude words and raising one’s voice to
superior - Allegations of - Whether proved - Whether repetition and cumulative effect of
similar misconduct justifies a dismissal - Whether dismissal harsh and unjust
DOMESTIC INQUIRY: Procedural impropriety - Rules of natural justice and basic
fundamental human rights - Whether observed during inquiry - Whether properly constituted
and conducted
AWARD NO. 994 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 3/4-193/00]
RHB BANK
BHD v. MOHD SOHIMI ABU BAKAR
MOHD NOOR YAHYA
DISMISSAL: Constructive dismissal - Transfer - Transfer following an
investigation for alleged misconduct - Whether an act of victimisation - Whether
company breached contract of employment - Whether there was a claim for constructive
dismissal
AWARD NO. 1029 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 4/4-815/02]
KL-KLANG
& PORT SWETTENHAM OMNIBUS CO BHD v. THOMAS JACOB
AMELIA TEE HONG GEOK ABDULLAH
DISMISSAL: Misconduct - Delay in issuing tickets to bus passengers - Whether
there was dishonest intention - Previous acts of misconduct - Whether to be taken into
consideration - Whether dismissal justified
AWARD NO. 1033 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 3/4-983/02]
SHINKO
ELECTRONICS (M) SDN BHD v. THAIB SALLEHUDDIN
MOHD NOOR YAHYA
DISMISSAL: Dishonesty - Receiving cash monies as gratification for favours
rendered to vendors - Whether proved - Whether claimant betrayed company’s trust -
Whether dismissal justified
AWARD NO. 1035 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 19/4-1015/01]
TENGGARA
CEMENT MARKETING SDN BHD v. HASHIM JOHARI
AHMADI ASNAWI
DISMISSAL: Transfer - Failure to report for duty at new location - Whether
warranted a punishment of dismissal - Distinction between employee seeking to defer
transfer as opposed to outright rejection of transfer - Facts and circumstances taken into
consideration - Whether dismissal without just cause and excuse
AWARD NO. 1049 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 19/4-1048/02]
KEE HUAT
INDUSTRIES BHD v. PANJALINGGAM MUNUSAMY
AHMADI ASNAWI
INDUSTRIAL COURT: Procedure - Claim for unjust dismissal - Death of claimant -
Whether cause of action abates with claimant’s death - Whether primary relief of
reinstatement can be substituted with other reliefs
AWARD NO. 1069 TAHUN 2004 [NO. KES: 15/4-555/01]
KERJAYA
BINAAN SDN BHD lwn. KOK YEN CHOW
N RAJASEGARAN
MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN: Prosedur - Permohonan menangguhkan kes perbicaraan - Sama
ada dibenarkan - Peraturan Perhubungan Perusahaan 1967, peraturan 2,5
AWARD NO. 1084 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 6/4 - 753/03]
POWER
REIGN SDN BHD v. CHAN KOK LEONG
SITI SALEHA ABU BAKAR
DISMISSAL: Termination of services - Probationer - Poor performance -
Allegation of - Whether proved - Whether proper warnings accorded to claimant - Whether
dismissal unjust
AWARD NO. 1095 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 11(2)/4-424/98]
BBM
BUSINESS SYSTEMS (M) SDN BHD v. SATHIA NARAYAN LETCHUMANAN
ZURA YAHYA
DISMISSAL: Constructive dismissal - Company absent at trial date - Ex parte
hearing - Whether dismissal justified
AWARD NO. 1144 OF 2004 [CASE NO. 6/4-453/04]
GOLD COIN
SPECIALITIES SDN BHD v. MAHESWARAN PASPANATHAN
SITI SALEHA ABU BAKAR
INDUSTRIAL COURT: Remedies - Compensation in lieu of reinstatement -
Assessment of
AWARD NO. 1457 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 21/4-314/03]
CHONG TAI
KEAT v. RYODEN (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD
SUSILA SITHAMPARAM
DISMISSAL: Constructive dismissal - Transfer - Office premises unsafe
- Whether administrative support provided - Whether there was a breach of an implied term
of mutual trust and confidence - Whether dismissal without just cause and excuse
SUBJECT INDEX
DISMISSAL: Constructive dismissal - Company absent at trial date - Ex parte
hearing - Whether dismissal justified
AWARD NO. 1095 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 11(2)/4-424/98]
BBM
BUSINESS SYSTEMS (M) SDN BHD v. SATHIA NARAYAN LETCHUMANAN
ZURA YAHYA
DISMISSAL: Constructive dismissal - Transfer - Office premises unsafe -
Whether administrative support provided - Whether there was a breach of an implied term of
mutual trust and confidence - Whether dismissal without just cause and excuse
AWARD NO. 1457 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 21/4-314/03]
CHONG TAI
KEAT v. RYODEN (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD
SUSILA SITHAMPARAM
DISMISSAL: Constructive dismissal - Transfer - Transfer following an
investigation for alleged misconduct - Whether an act of victimisation - Whether
company breached contract of employment - Whether there was a claim for constructive
dismissal
AWARD NO. 994 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 3/4-193/00]
RHB BANK
BHD v. MOHD SOHIMI ABU BAKAR
MOHD NOOR YAHYA
DISMISSAL: Constructive dismissal - Transfer - Whether a demotion -
Allegations of supervisor humiliating and insulting claimant - Whether substantiated -
Withdrawal of company vehicle and allowances - Whether company’s prerogative -
Offending notation found in company’s statement in reply - Whether to be viewed
adversely against company - Whether there was an unjust dismissalAWARD NO. 911 OF
2004 [CASE NO: 14/4-66/01]
FRESH
PROFILE SDN BHD v. CHANDRAN KAMACHI
SOO AI LIN
DISMISSAL: Dishonesty - Receiving cash monies as gratification for favours
rendered to vendors - Whether proved - Whether claimant betrayed company’s trust -
Whether dismissal justified
AWARD NO. 1033 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 3/4-983/02]
SHINKO
ELECTRONICS (M) SDN BHD v. THAIB SALLEHUDDIN
MOHD NOOR YAHYA
DISMISSAL: Insubordination - Using rude words and raising one’s voice
to superior - Allegations of - Whether proved - Whether repetition and cumulative effect
of similar misconduct justifies a dismissal - Whether dismissal harsh and unjust
AWARD NO. 977 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 9/4-375/03]
VDO
INSTRUMENTS (M) SDN BHD v. LAU JIT IMM
FRANKLIN GOONTING
DISMISSAL: Misconduct - Delay in issuing tickets to bus passengers - Whether
there was dishonest intention - Previous acts of misconduct - Whether to be taken into
consideration - Whether dismissal justified
AWARD NO. 1029 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 4/4-815/02]
KL-KLANG
& PORT SWETTENHAM OMNIBUS CO BHD v. THOMAS JACOB
AMELIA TEE HONG GEOK ABDULLAH
DISMISSAL: Misconduct - Gambling during working hours - Admission to
wrongdoing - Whether made under threat or duress - Whether claimant a victim of grudge and
victimization - Whether dismissal justifiedAWARD NO. 966 OF 2004 [CASE NO:
7/4-311/01]
HYATT
REGENCY SAUJANA v. KANANATHAN SG RAMU
SYED AHMAD RADZI SYED OMAR
DISMISSAL: Misconduct - Receiving fares from passengers without issuing
tickets - Allegation of - Whether proven - Whether charge proffered defective and bad in
law - Whether claimant’s termination without just cause and excuse
AWARD NO. 905 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 19/4-320/02]
INTRAKOTA
CONSOLIDATED BHD v. MOHAMAD ROSLIN MD SHAH
AHMADI ASNAWI
DISMISSAL: Misconduct - Sexual harassment - Allegations of - Whether proven
- Whether dismissal without just cause and excuse
AWARD NO. 893 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 9(10)(9)/4-569/01]
VARITRONIX
(M) SDN BHD v. R THANDAVANAIKER P RAMAN
FRANKLIN GOONTING
DISMISSAL: Retirement - Retirement age policy at 55 years - Whether
applicable to every employee of the company - Whether a unilateral variation of the
contract of employment - Whether dismissal unjust
AWARD NO. 976 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 19/4-944/02]
METHODIST
CHURCH IN MALAYSIA, THE v. LEE CHIN YOK
AHMADI ASNAWI
DISMISSAL: Retirement - Retirement at age of 55 - Whether claimant subject
to retirement on reaching age of 55 - Whether retiring employees at 55 an implied term of
employment - Whether claimant’s retirement valid - Whether dismissal unjust
AWARD NO. 908 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 10/4-905/02]
ROCHE
(MALAYSIA) SDN BHD v. LAW KUM LOAY
CHOONG SIEW KHIM
DISMISSAL: Retrenchment - Company reorganisation - LIFO principle - Whether
complied with - Whether retrenchment exercise followed the standard code of conduct -
Whether dismissals were unjust and filled with mala fide
AWARD NO. 947 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 11/4-126/01]
RJ
REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO SDN BHD v. MOHAMED SALEHUDIN KUSNIN & ORS
ZURA YAHYA
DISMISSAL: Termination of services - Company absent at trial date - Ex parte
hearing - Claimant’s evidence uncontroverted due to company’s absence - Whether
dismissal unjust
AWARD NO. 957 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 12/4-846/01]
PERKASA
LANGSUNG SDN BHD & ANOR v. ZAHROL KAMAR MOHD HUSSIN
YEOH WEE SIAM
DISMISSAL: Termination of services - Probationer - Poor performance -
Allegation of - Whether proved - Whether proper warnings accorded to claimant - Whether
dismissal unjust
AWARD NO. 1084 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 6/4 - 753/03]
POWER
REIGN SDN BHD v. CHAN KOK LEONG
SITI SALEHA ABU BAKAR
DISMISSAL: Termination of services - Probationer - Written warnings to be
issued to worker before dismissal - Whether must be strictly complied with - Whether
verbal warnings sufficient for probationer - Whether claimant’s job performance
unsatisfactory - Whether dismissal justified
AWARD NO. 894 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 9/4-617/00]
CITY
BAYVIEW HOTEL PENANG, THE v. EDDY SAMUEL
FRANKLIN GOONTING
DISMISSAL: Transfer - Failure to report for duty at new location - Whether
warranted a punishment of dismissal - Distinction between employee seeking to defer
transfer as opposed to outright rejection of transfer - Facts and circumstances taken into
consideration - Whether dismissal without just cause and excuse
AWARD NO. 1035 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 19/4-1015/01]
TENGGARA
CEMENT MARKETING SDN BHD v. HASHIM JOHARI
AHMADI ASNAWI
DOMESTIC INQUIRY: Procedural impropriety - Rules of natural justice and
basic fundamental human rights - Whether observed during inquiry - Whether properly
constituted and conducted
AWARD NO. 977 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 9/4-375/03]
VDO
INSTRUMENTS (M) SDN BHD v. LAU JIT IMM
FRANKLIN GOONTING
INDUSTRIAL COURT: Jurisdiction - Claimant an undischarged bankrupt - Whether
official assignee’s sanction needed before instituting claim - Whether s. 38(1)(a) of
Bankruptcy Act 1967 applies to ministerial reference under s. 20(3) of Industrial
Relations Act 1967 - Whether s. 38 confined to action and not reference
AWARD NO. 895 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 9/4-707/03]
BEST
ENGINEERING SERVICES & TRADING v. BEH SUN SUN
FRANKLIN GOONTING
INDUSTRIAL COURT: Procedure - Claim for unjust dismissal - Death of claimant
- Whether cause of action abates with claimant’s death - Whether primary relief of
reinstatement can be substituted with other reliefs
AWARD NO. 1049 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 19/4-1048/02]
KEE HUAT
INDUSTRIES BHD v. PANJALINGGAM MUNUSAMY
AHMADI ASNAWI
INDUSTRIAL COURT: Procedure - Jurisdiction - Absence of pleadings - Claimant
did not plead reinstatement - Whether court has jurisdiction to hear case - Industrial
Relations Act 1967, s. 29(d)
AWARD NO. 956 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 21/4-506/03]
CHANDRA
SEKARAN MURUGESU v. MENTAKAB VENEER & PLYWOOD SDN BHD
SUSILA SITHAMPARAM
INDUSTRIAL COURT: Procedure - Jurisdiction - Whether court has jurisdiction
to interpret an article in the collective agreement
AWARD NO. 613 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 4/1-738/03]
MAYBANK
BHD v. ASSOCIATION OF MAYBANK CLASS ONE OFFICERS
AMELIA TEE HONG GEOK ABDULLAH, EMPLOYER’S PANEL: ABDULLAH ABU BAKAR, EMPLOYEE’S
PANEL: PHUA BOK MENG
INDUSTRIAL COURT: Procedure - Pleadings - Representations - Whether made
prematurely before date of dismissal - Whether particulars pleaded were sufficient -
Issues of mixed law and fact - Issues to be decided after full hearing of matterAWARD
NO. 956 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 21/4-506/03]
CHANDRA
SEKARAN MURUGESU v. MENTAKAB VENEER & PLYWOOD SDN BHD
SUSILA SITHAMPARAM
INDUSTRIAL COURT: Procedure - Reinstatement of case, application for -
Whether to be granted
AWARD NO. 963 OF 2004 [CASE NO: MP:1 7/4-299/03]
ADCOMAT
(MALAYSIA) SDN BHD v. GUNASEGARAN RAMASAMY
SYED AHMAD RADZI SYED OMAR
INDUSTRIAL COURT: Procedure - Right to representation - Claimant an
undischarged bankrupt - Whether sanction of official assignee required in appointing legal
representation - Whether s. 38(1)(a) of Bankruptcy Act 1967 applies to ministerial
reference under s. 20(3) of Industrial Relations Act 1967
AWARD NO. 895 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 9/4-707/03]
BEST
ENGINEERING SERVICES & TRADING v. BEH SUN SUN
FRANKLIN GOONTING
INDUSTRIAL COURT: Remedies - Compensation in lieu of reinstatement -
Assessment of
AWARD NO. 1144 OF 2004 [CASE NO. 6/4-453/04]
GOLD COIN
SPECIALITIES SDN BHD v. MAHESWARAN PASPANATHAN
SITI SALEHA ABU BAKAR
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: Employee status - Whether claimants were ‘casual
workers’ - Whether claimants fell under the category of ‘workman’ as
defined by s. 2 of the Industrial Relations Act 1967
AWARD NO. 920 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 3/4-928/00]
TANJONG
GOLDEN VILLAGE SDN BHD v. PRASAD PRABHAKARAN & ANOR
MOHD NOOR YAHYA
MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN: Prosedur - Permohonan menangguhkan kes perbicaraan -
Sama ada dibenarkan - Peraturan Perhubungan Perusahaan 1967, peraturan 2,5
AWARD NO. 1069 TAHUN 2004 [NO. KES: 15/4-555/01]
KERJAYA
BINAAN SDN BHD lwn. KOK YEN CHOW
N RAJASEGARAN
NON COMPLIANCE: Award - Order of reinstatement not complied with -
Company’s request for complainant’s latest curriculum vitae - Whether a
reasonable request - Complainant had reached company’s retirement age - Whether
reinstatement in the best interest of both companies
AWARD NO. 907 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 1/1-918/2000]
MBF UNIT
TRUST MANAGEMENT BHD v. HAMZAH MOHAMMAD
YUSSOF AHMAD, EMPLOYER’S PANEL: ABDUL RAHMAN RAMLI, EMPLOYEE’S PANEL: NG SUET
HOH
NON COMPLIANCE: Collective agreement - Article 31 (Existing benefits) -
Whether dealing allowances an existing benefit or a discretionary payment - Whether
complaint dismissed
AWARD NO. 613 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 4/1-738/03]
MAYBANK
BHD v. ASSOCIATION OF MAYBANK CLASS ONE OFFICERS
AMELIA TEE HONG GEOK ABDULLAH, EMPLOYER’S PANEL: ABDULLAH ABU BAKAR, EMPLOYEE’S
PANEL: PHUA BOK MENG
PEMBUANGAN KERJA: Salah laku - Meninggalkan tempat kerja sebelum pekerja
syif baru mengambil alih tugas - Menyebabkam tumpahan logam di kilang - Sama ada terbukti
- Sama ada pembuangan tidah sah
AWARD NO. 946 TAHUN 2004 [NO. KES: 16/4-792/02]
HONG POH
METAL SDN BHD lwn. MOHAN PERUMAL
ABDUL AZIZ KHALIDIN
TRADE DISPUTE: Collective agreement - Annual increment or ex gratia payment
- Company in dire financial difficulty - Whether company in a position to grant
union’s request
AWARD NO. 913 OF 2004 [CASE NO: 1/2-883/2002]
KOKO
MALAYSIA SDN BHD v. KESATUAN PEKERJA-PEKERJA PERKILANGAN PERUSAHAAN MAKANAN
YUSSOF AHMAD, EMPLOYER’S PANEL: S SIVAGNANAM, EMPLOYEE’S PANEL: ABDUL KHAIYOM
OSMAN
CASE OF THE WEEK
METHODIST CHURCH IN MALAYSIA, THE v. LEE CHIN YOK
DISMISSAL: Retirement - Retirement age policy at 55 years - Whether applicable to every employee of the company - Whether a unilateral variation of the contract of employment - Whether dismissal unjust
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