ILR Bulletin, Vol 21 2005
8 September 2005

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INDUSTRIAL LAW  REPORTS ISSUE 4 of 2005

DISMISSAL

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 7th claimant’s case withdrawn - Case struck off
Borneo United Sawmills Sdn Bhd v. William Yong Lok Khing & Ors
Muniandy Kannyappan 453 970

5th claimant’s case withdrawn - Case struck off
Cape East (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v. Brinau Belaja & Ors
Muniandy Kannyappan 455 970

Absent claimant - Case struck off
Zulkornain Said v. Malaysia Motor Auction Sdn Bhd
Susila Sithamparam 424 969

Absent claimant - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Armour Security System (M) Sdn Bhd v. Lim Ah San
Muniandy Kannyappan 394 967

Absent claimant - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
De-Nox (Asia) Sdn Bhd v. Jaiprakash Raghava Menon
Siti Saleha Abu Bakar 428 969

Absent claimant - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Komag Usa (M) Sdn Bhd v. Jaffar Shuini
Muniandy Kannyappan 456 971

Absent claimant - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Jadason Engineering Sdn Bhd v. Goh Pui Guan
Muniandy Kannyappan 494 973

Absent claimant - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
James Landscaping v. Boon Yak Choon
Muniandy Kannyappan 392 967

Absent claimant - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Pasaraya Sj Kota (Shah Alam) Sdn Bhd v. Abd Jabar Basaran
Tan Yeak Hui 414 968

Absent claimant - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Regency Plaza Hotel, The v. Ellanawati Sahari
Muniandy Kannyappan 449 970

Absent claimant - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Sutera Harbour Golf & Country Club v. Dg Sarina Mahmud
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 329 966

Absent claimant - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Sutera Harbour Golf & Country Club v. Taising Matanggal
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 435 969

Absent claimants - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Setia Gaya Sdn Bhd v. Melissa Taban Jimmi & Ors
Muniandy Kannyappan 393 967

Absent company - Claimant’s evidence uncontroverted
- Dismissal without just cause or excuse
DNA Consulting (M) Sdn Bhd v. Teong Koon Huat
Yeoh Wee Siam 421 968

Absent company - Claimant’s evidence uncontroverted - Dismissal without just cause or excuse
GN Comtext Sdn Bhd v. Ng Lip Yong
Ahmadi Asnawi 348 966

Absent company - Claimant’s evidence uncontroverted - Dismissal without just cause or excuse
Kolej Premier Yayasan Perak Sdn Bhd v. Lizzie Jayanaesamoney Hunt
Choong Siew Khim 488 973

Absent company - Claimant’s evidence uncontroverted - Dismissal without just cause or excuse
SMI SPA v. Vijian Arunasalam
Syed Ahmad Radzi Syed Omar 327 966

Absent company - Claimant’s evidence uncontroverted - Dismissal without just cause or excuse
Yamakoh Precision (M) Sdn Bhd v. Nedunchelian Vaiyapuri
Zura Yahya 461 971

Absent parties - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Leo Burnett Advertising Sdn Bhd v. Sya Dunita Kamaruddin
Siti Saleha Abu Bakar 477 972

Alternative dispute resolution - Mediation - Amicable settlement
Digital Paper Technology Sdn Bhd v. Teo Bee Kuen
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 360 966

Alternative dispute resolution - Mediation - Amicable settlement
Emperor Global (M) Sdn Bhd v. Jonathan Ramesh Kullan
Tan Yeak Hui 432 969

Alternative dispute resolution - Mediation - Amicable settlement
Fanmount Transportation Sdn Bhd v. Fong Hyun Thart
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 430 969

Alternative dispute resolution - Mediation - Amicable settlement
Kawalan Keselamatan Ex-Services 25 Sdn Bhd v. Azri Salim
Tan Yeak Hui 467 971

Alternative dispute resolution - Mediation - Amicable settlement
KTI Sdn Bhd v. Tai Seng Tick
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 315 966

Alternative dispute resolution - Mediation - Amicable settlement
Yamaha Electronics Manufacturing (M) Sdn Bhd v. Michial Tan
Choong Siew Khim 404 967

Amicable settlement
Aerokleen Services Sdn Bhd v. Melvinder Singh Jasbir Singh
Zaini Abd Rahman 450 970

Amicable settlement
HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd v. Persatuan Pegawai-Pegawai HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd Semenanjung Malaysia
K Ramakrishnan 415 968

Amicable settlement
Kenangan Cergas (M) Sdn Bhd v. Phyllis Chong Mui Mee
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 405 967

Amicable settlement
Liew Kian Phin v. Nyoyew Nyoyeab
Muniandy Kannyappan 395 967

Amicable settlement
LP Furniture World Sdn Bhd v. Kamariah Mohd Azid
Tan Yeak Hui 468 971

Amicable settlement
Mackt Oil & Gas Sdn Bhd v. Abdul Rasak Kasim Abdul Samad
Tan Yeak Hui 433 969

Amicable settlement
Netnews Sdn Bhd v. Arnazzatul Fahara Salleh
Yussof Ahmad 401 967

Amicable settlement
Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd v. Rubiyah Kamarudin
Siti Saleha Abu Bakar 426 969

Amicable settlement
Stanson Marketing Sdn Bhd lwn. Samsudin Zainal
Tan Yeak Hui 476 972

Amicable settlement
Straits Timber Products Sdn Bhd v. Lim Boon Eng
Hariraman Palaya 408 968

Amicable settlement
Trienekens (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd v. Hassan Bahar & Ors
Muniandy Kannyappan 391 967

Amicable settlement
Zedtee Plywood Sdn Bhd v. Lee Sun Ung
Muniandy Kannyappan 448 970

Case withdrawn - Case struck off
Bank Islam (L) Limited v. Samasuddin Lawe
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 436 969

Case withdrawn - Case struck off
Informatics Institute v. Diana Atek
Muniandy Kannyappan 396 967

Case withdrawn - Case struck off
Joseph Herbert Gerald Louis v. Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd
Susila Sithamparam 459 971

Case withdrawn - Case struck off
Lan Chat Man v. Protex Engineers Sdn Bhd
Susila Sithamparam 458 971

Case withdrawn - Case struck off
Sphere Corporation Sdn Bhd v. Krishnan Kamatchi
Siti Saleha Abu Bakar 492 973

Case withdrawn - Case struck off with liberty to file afresh
Kosma Plantation Bhd v. Alias Awang
Tan Yeak Hui 411 968

Case withdrawn - Case struck off with liberty to file afresh
Promoto Bhd v. Ng Yan Peng
Siti Saleha Abu Bakar 427 969

Constructive dismissal - Change in work place and removal of allowances - Whether tantamount to fundamental breach of contract - Whether employee delayed in acting upon alleged breach of contract - Whether there was condonation - Whether employee had terminated own employment voluntarily
Silverstone Marketing Sdn Bhd v. Tan Ee Toh
Zaini Abd Rahman 268 772

Constructive dismissal - Demotion and reduction in salary - Whether company’s actions tantamount to fundamental breach - Employee committed to other businesses - Whether conflicted with company’s interest - Whether employee’s occasional refusal to work on Saturdays main reason for demotion and salary reduction - Whether claimant forced to come to work on Saturdays - Saturdays off days - Whether company’s actions tainted with mala fides
Pokka Ace (M) Sdn Bhd v. Thiagarajen Veluchamy
Syed Ahmad Radzi Syed Omar 532 898

Constructive dismissal - Forced resignation - Whether employee forced to resign - Implied duty of mutual respect and trust - Whether breached - Delay in replying to employee’s letter claiming constructive dismissal - Whether company’s actions indicated intention of not being bound by employee’s contract of service
Chong Wah Plastic Sdn Bhd v. Saw Chee Leong
Ahmadi Asnawi 351 806

Inability to locate claimant - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Dura-Line (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v. Sanmugam K Periasamy
Tan Yeak Hui 413 968

Inability to locate claimant - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Hartz Chicken (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v. Christopher Chew Soon Eng
Muniandy Kannyappan 464 471

Inability to locate claimant - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Quality Concrete Sdn Bhd v. Kuken Ham & Ors
Muniandy Kannyappan 390 967

Misconduct - Commencing illegal strike and abetting other workers - Allegation of - Whether proved - Whether claimants victimised -Whether there was unfair labour practice - Whether dismissals justified
Right Way Industrial (M) Sdn Bhd v. Alfreed Osingko & Anor
Stanley Clement Augustin 384 828

Misconduct - Violence - Fighting and assaulting subordinate employee - Whether proved - Whether claimant merely exercising right of self-defence - Whether any mitigating factor in favour of claimant - Whether dismissal warranted
Fujikura Federal Cables Sdn Bhd v. Khairul Anuar Mat Noor
Choong Siew Khim 402 837

Performance - Poor performance - Whether claimant’s work fairly assessed - Person in charge of monitoring performance of claimant not called to give evidence - Whether non-calling adversely affected company’s case - Company’s warning letter - Whether with knowledge and sanctity by person in topmost authority - Whether proper warning letter - Whether claimant given sufficient opportunity and reasonable time to improve
Panpac Media (M) Sdn Bhd v. Lee King Hon
Zura Yahya 259 754

Performance - Unsatisfactory work performance - Whether allegations proved - Whether test for termination based on poor performance satisfied - Whether company relied on termination clause in employment contract to dismiss employee - Whether just dismissal
Astral Ground Handling Services Sdn Bhd v. Kunasegaran Govindasamy
Siti Saleha Abu Bakar 256 745

Retrenchment - Financial hardship - Whether substantiated - Whether claimant’s services no longer required - Failure to consult Ministry of Labour and Manpower with regards to retrenchment - No advance warning of retrenchment given - Last In First Out (‘LIFO’) principle - Whether followed - Claimant not paid any retrenchment or lay off benefits - Whether dismissal with just cause or excuse
Tithes Corporation Sdn Bhd v. Chen Lee Jie
Stanley Clement Augustin 772 945

Retrenchment - Redundancy - Company restructuring - Functions outsourced to third party - Whether employee’s functions rendered redundant - Last In First Out (‘LIFO’) principle - Whether followed - Company sought alternative employment for retrenched claimant - Whether retrenchment exercised in good faith - Whether retrenchment in compliance with accepted standards of procedure
Ericsson Telecommunications Sdn Bhd v. Kamaruszaman Mohd Yusof
Amelia Tee Hong Geok Abdullah 406 843

Retrenchment - Redundancy - Company restructuring - Whether employee’s functions ceased to exist - Whether employee victimised - Whether employee played dual roles in organization - Whether re-assignment to another post tantamount to demotion - Whether duty upon company to find alternative employment - Whether employee’s retrenchment exercised fairly
Gandour (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v. Paramjothy Kandiah
Ahmadi Asnawi 264 761

Retrenchment - Redundancy - Construction project discontinued - Whether functions of safety officer ceased to exist - Company financially distressed - Whether proved - Whether retrenchment exercised in good faith
Kok Hoon Sdn Bhd v. Cheam Chai Heng
Syed Ahmad Radzi Syed Omar 332 783

Retrenchment - Redundancy - Rationalisation exercise - Whether claimant’s position redundant at end of rationalisation exercise - Whether claimant singled out to be retrenched - Claimant transferred to 2nd company from 1st company - No change as to terms and conditions of employment - Closure of 2nd company - Whether claimant should have been re-transferred back to 1st company - Whether retrenchment justified
Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Bhd & Anor v. Suzana Zakaria
Ahmadi Asnawi 416 853

Termination of services - Reasons not stated in termination letter - Whether reasons contained in statement of reply an afterthought - Insubordination - Refusal to adhere to company’s instruction to relocate pursuant to restructuring exercise - Whether such exercise actually existed - Absence of domestic inquiry, warning letters and opportunity to show cause - Whether company’s action tainted with mala fides - Whether dismissal with just cause and excuse
Naza Motor Trading Sdn Bhd v. Abdul Rahman Mohd Sharef
Siti Saleha Abu Bakar 473 868

Unable to contact claimant - Case struck off with liberty to file afresh
GD Communications Sdn Bhd v. Mohd Nasir Loh Abdullah
Tan Yeak Hui 412 968

EVIDENCE

Adverse inference - Non production of evidence and failure to challenge crucial arguments - Company’s statement that it had suffered from losses challenged by claimant - Failure of company to adduce evidence or to object claimant’s statement on this point - Whether s. 114 (g), Evidence Act 1950 ought to be invoked against company
Tithes Corporation Sdn Bhd v. Chen Lee Jie
Stanley Clement Augustin 772 945

Adverse inference - Non-production of material witness - Whether presumption to be invoked against company’s favour - Evidence Act 1950, s. 114(g)
Astral Ground Handling Services Sdn Bhd v. Kunasegaran Govindasamy
Siti Saleha Abu Bakar 256 745

INDUSTRIAL COURT

Preliminary objection - Whether principle of res judicata applied to estop claimant from pursuing representation to Industrial Court for reinstatement following judgment of High Court - Winding-up order sought for in High Court case - Whether claims in High Court and Industrial Court same - Whether cause of action estoppel applied
Lo Mu Sen & Sons Sdn Bhd v. Loo Yoon Nien
Choong Siew Khim 350 800

Procedure - Application that company deposits a sum as security for payment if an award is made in favour of claimants - Whether any provision in Industrial Relations Act 1967 that would allow for any such deposit
Phalaenopsis Sdn Bhd v. Mun Chooi Peng & Anor
Choong Siew Khim 498 884

Procedure - Interpretation - Application for interpretation of art. 18 (on overtime) of collective agreement - Application dismissed
Malayan Agricultural Producers Association v. All Malayan Estates Staff Union
Yussof Ahmad 369 826

Procedure - Joinder - Application to join directors of company as parties to proceedings in their personal capacities - Company incorporated under Companies Act 1965 - Separate legal entity distinct from that of its members and officers - Whether director would be held liable for decisions made in the best interest of company - Whether application ought to be allowed
Phalaenopsis Sdn Bhd v. Mun Chooi Peng & Anor
Choong Siew Khim 498 884

Procedure - Parties - Disjoinder, application for - Whether Industrial Court has power under s. 29(a), Industrial Relations Act 1967 to disjoin company from present proceedings - Whether company intended to be disjoined was claimant’s employer - Whether application ought to be allowed
Infineon Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Tan Ah Lat
Yeoh Wee Siam 502 888

Procedure - Reinstatement of case, application for - Previous award striking off claimant’s case made in default of claimant’s appearance at date of mention and not on merits of case - Application allowed on grounds of equity and good conscience
On Semiconductor, SCG Industries (M) Sdn Bhd v. Punitham Samy
Soo Ai Lin 353 815

Procedure - Trial - Application for reinstatement - No objection to application - Application granted
Guppy Plastic Industries Sdn Bhd v. Rahimah Abu Mansor & Satu Lagi
Hariraman Palaya 486 972

Remedies - Backwages - Need for parties to know strength and weakness of case and to take steps to resolve case early - Practice Note 1 of 1987 - Limitation of backwages to 24 months - No statutory force - Whether court could grant full months of backwages covering period claimant was kept out of employment from company
Tithes Corporation Sdn Bhd v. Chen Lee Jie
Stanley Clement Augustin 772 945

NON COMPLIANCE

Award - Non-payment of compensation awarded - Due compliance ordered
Humi Pak Sdn Bhd v. Kong Thiam Hock
Yussof Ahmad 370 967

Collective agreement - Terms and conditions of service - Non compliance of art. 29(3), allegation of - Company entitled to pay salary in lieu of notice - No non compliance by company
Hume Industries (M) Bhd - Concrete Division v. Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacturing Employees’ Union
Yussof Ahmad 358 824

TRADE DISPUTE

Collective agreement - Terms and conditions - Article 46 (Termination of employment on medical grounds) - Non-payment of termination benefits - Workman found to be medically unfit by SOCSO Medical Board - Failure of company to have workman examined by its own medical officer - Whether workman’s subsequent resignation rendered void
Kulai Young Estate v. All Malayan Estates Staff Union
Yussof Ahmad 357 818

Collective agreement - Terms and conditions - Article 48 (Bonus) - Discretionary - Whether discretion exercised unfairly
Kulai Young Estate v. All Malayan Estates Staff Union
Yussof Ahmad 357 818

Collective agreement - Terms and conditions of service - Agreed articles
AM Finance Bhd v. Sarawak Bank Employees’ Union
K Ramakrishnan 551 907

Demotion of workman - Workman breached company’s specific instruction - Whether workman may use own discretion to go against company’s instruction - Whether it mattered that workman thought he had good reason for using own discretion - Right to control employees as a distinguished feature in contract of employment - Whether it was harsh for company to have demoted workman
Malaysian Airlines System Bhd v. Malaysian Airlines System Employees Union Peninsular Malaysia
Yussof Ahmad 400 834

Terms and conditions of service - Amicable settlement
Ladang Sua Betong v. All Malayan Estates Staff Union (Amesu)
Siti Saleha Abu Bakar 443 970

Terms and conditions of service - Amicable settlement
LKPP Corporation Sdn Bhd v. All Malayan Estates Staff Union
Siti Saleha Abu Bakar 425 969

CASE OF THE WEEK

HONG LEONG BANK BHD v. LEE SANG HUAT

DISMISSAL: Constructive dismissal - Transfer - Transfer did not affect claimant's job grade or Salary but resulted on loss of status and powers - Whether a demotion - Whether had been constructively and unfairly dismissed - Appropriate remedies

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