ILR Bulletin, Vol 23 2005
22 September 2005

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INDUSTRIAL LAW  REPORTS ISSUE 5 of 2005

DISMISSAL

2nd claimant absent - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Borneo Pulp & Paper Sdn Bhd v. Clement Rebeiro & Anor
Muniandy Kannyappan 512 221

Absenteeism - Absent from work without authorisation - Failure to substantiate reasons for being absent - Whether company acted in haste before dismissing claimant - Whether company’s actions bona fide
Ism Technologies Sdn Bhd v. Michael John Marriot
Zura Yahya 688 118

Absent claimant - Case struck off
Telekom Malaysia Bhd v. Thomas Ampayas
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 544 223

Absent claimant - Case struck off with liberty to file afresh
Associated Motor Industries (M) Sdn Bhd v. Abd Halim Sulaiman
K Ramakrishnan 580 225

Absent claimant - Case struck off with liberty to file afresh
Carimin Sdn Bhd v. Mohd Atan Abdul Rahim
Muniandy Kannyappan 618 227

Absent claimant - Case struck off with liberty to file afresh
Jaya Petroleum Services Sdn Bhd v. Antonio Jawie Barau
Muniandy Kannyappan 617 227

Absent claimant - Case struck off with liberty to file afresh
Safemal Drilling Sdn Bhd v. Michael Walter John Edmondson
Sauffee Afandi Mohamad 550 223

Absent claimant - Case struck off with liberty to file afresh
Sarku Engineering Services Sdn Bhd v. Essau Sambau
Muniandy Kannyappan 621 227

Absent claimant - Case struck off with liberty to file afresh
Syarikat Samling Timber Sdn Bhd v. Kawas Berang
Muniandy Kannyappan 615 227

Absent claimant - Case struck off with liberty to file afresh
Tioman Drilling Company Sdn Bhd v. Patrick Langat Avon
Muniandy Kannyappan 619 227

Absent claimant - Case struck off with liberty to file afresh
Wong Sung Ing & Sons Sdn Bhd v. Francis Luyuh
Muniandy Kannyappan 620 227

Absent claimant - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Ee Yew Jin v. Dairy Fresh Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd
Susila Sithamparam 576 225

Absent claimant - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Konsortium Pakatan Didik Sdn Bhd v. Mohd Talhah Mohd Tahir & Satu Lagi
Tan Yeak Hui 624 227

Absent claimant - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Shin-Etsu Polymer (M) Sdn Bhd v. Noraskin Ibrahim
Tan Yeak Hui 626 227

Absent company - Claimant’s evidence uncontroverted - Claimant’s constructive dismissal justified
Amptek Electronics Sdn Bhd v. Soo Cheng Choon
Chew Soo Ho 644 228

Absent claimant - No interest shown - Case dismissed
Chemetall Asia Pte Ltd v. Loh Sook Min
Stanley Clement Augustin 555 224

Absent parties - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Cofreth (M) Sdn Bhd v. Rasali Sabdullah
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 543 223

Absent parties - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Leong Mai Fiong v. Giant Ginseng Sdn Bhd
Susila Sithamparam 574 225

Absent parties - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Oceanic Timber Industries v. Michael Laing Lah Anyi
Muniandy Kannyappan 622 227

Absent parties - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Oriental Pioneer Sdn Bhd v. Bolhi Bedoli
Muniandy Kannyappan 616 227

Alternative dispute resolution - Mediation - Amicable settlement
Adt-alarm Research (M) Sdn Bhd v. Davekumar Muthukamaru
Zaini Abd Rahman 504 221

Alternative dispute resolution - Mediation - Amicable settlement
Inter Data Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v. Chelliah Velan
Yeoh Wee Siam 535 223

Alternative dispute resolution - Mediation - Amicable settlement
Inter Data Technologies (M) Sdn Bhd v. Vijaya Kumara Seelan Ponnusamy
Yeoh Wee Siam 536 223

Alternative dispute resolution - Mediation - Amicable settlement
Kinabalu Security Guard Services Sdn Bhd v. Jamius Jamil & Anor
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 561 224

Alternative dispute resolution - Mediation - Amicable settlement
Koko Malaysia Sdn Bhd v. Mohamed Tan
Choong Siew Khim 631 228

Alternative dispute resolution - Mediation - Amicable settlement
Lix Industries Sdn Bhd v. Kannagi Maruthaveeran & Yang Lain
Tan Yeak Hui 557 224

Alternative dispute resolution - Mediation - Amicable settlement
Madeline Kindergarten Sdn Bhd v. Mary Rosalind J Joseph
Ahmadi Asnawi 578 225

Alternative dispute resolution - Mediation - Amicable settlement
Malaysia National Insurance Bhd v. Chong Kian Wing
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 692 231

Alternative dispute resolution - Mediation - Amicable settlement
Naga Dbb Sdn Bhd v. Raymond Goh See Long
Yeoh Wee Siam 524 222

Alternative dispute resolution - Mediation - Amicable settlement
Securicor (M) Sdn Bhd v. Wahid Ibrahim
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 542 223

Amicable settlement
Central Communications System Sdn Bhd v. Chew Gel
K Ramakrishnan 531 222

Amicable settlement
CSR Building Materials (M) Sdn Bhd v. Thinagaran Yegamparam
Tan Yeak Hui 599 226

Amicable settlement
Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific Pte Ltd v. Mohd Farouk Mohd Hussain
Tan Yeak Hui 598 226

Amicable settlement
Harrisons Trading (Sabah) Sdn Bhd v. Hon Oi Fun
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 700 231

Amicable settlement
Hock Seng Lee Sdn Bhd v. Chong Vui Khiong
Muniandy Kannyappan 533 222

Amicable settlement
James White Ants Destroying Sdn Bhd v. Goh Nai Hong
Zaini Abd Rahman 666 229

Amicable settlement
Khalijah Abd Rahman v. Magnificient Diagraph Sdn Bhd
Susila Sithamparam 691 230

Amicable settlement
Khan Tori Traders Sdn Bhd v. Danial Abdul Kareem Erman
Tan Yeak Hui 558 224

Amicable settlement
Magnificient Diagraph Sdn Bhd v. Mohd Rafi Hassan
Zaini Abd Rahman 667 229

Amicable settlement
Measat Broadcast Network System Sdn Bhd v. Zailawati Hamid
Ahmadi Ansawi 519 222

Amicable settlement
Metrojaya Bhd v. Nadiah Loi Abdullah
Ahmadi Asnawi 529 222

Amicable settlement
NCC Education (M) Sdn Bhd v. Yeoh Kim Hong
Choong Siew Khim 600 226

Amicable settlement
Nexus Resort Karambunai Sdn Bhd v. Vivie Hazlinda Basran
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 554 224

Amicable settlement
Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Bhd v. Saiful Ridhwan Mohd Shafii
Ahmadi Asnawi 649 228

Amicable settlement
Raintree Of Kuala Lumpur, The v. Jackson Pevenchice & Anor
Ahmadi Asnawi 681 230

Amicable settlement
Raju Ramasamy v. Savithra Apparavoo
Siti Saleha Abu Bakar 503 221

Amicable settlement
Triplus Industry Sdn Bhd v. Kalavally Ramasamy
Tan Yeak Hui 625 227

Amicable settlement
Yeung Keong General Construction v. India Abeng & Anor
Muniandy Kannyappan 646 228

Breach of company policies - Absenteeism - Absence from work without prior notice or due authorisation - Whether employee induced or coerced into admitting guilt to said charges at domestic inquiry - Whether employee’s reasons for being absent justified - Whether omission to state existence of inducement to admit to charges renders such excuse a mere afterthought - Whether dismissal with just cause or excuse
Malaysia Airlines v. Teo Chui Ping
Ahmadi Asnawi 540 15

Breach of company policies - Negligence - Shortage found upon physical inventory conducted - Whether employee provided cogent reasons for shortage - Employee’s work history indicating existence of similar incidents - Whether serves as confirmation of current malpractice
Bata Marketing Sdn Bhd v. Mohamad Puad Bakar
Yeoh Wee Siam 647 102

Breach of company policies - Non-adherence to company’s guidelines on tender processes - Whether guidelines existed prior to allegation of breach
Telekom Malaysia Bhd v. Zainal Aripin Zakariah
Zura Yahya 607 61

Breach of company policies - Conflict of interest - Involvement in other businesses during tenure of employment - Whether employee to obtain consent of such involvement in writing - Whether failure to do so may tantamount to a breach warranting dismissal
Telekom Malaysia Bhd v. Zainal Aripin Zakariah
Zura Yahya 607 61

Breach of company policies - Writing letter to company voicing grievance - Whether constituted misconduct or insubordination - Whether letter displayed attitude of arrogance, indiscipline and outright defiance as alleged by company - Whether there was need to take such drastic action so as to dismiss the claimant - Whether dismissal with just cause or excuse
Sil Ad (Kuala Lumpur) Sdn Bhd v. Dinesh Singh Sandhu Harban Singh
K Ramakrishnan 579 207

Case withdrawn - Case struck off without liberty to file afresh
Deluxe Tours Sdn Bhd v. Tiow Suet Hong
Siti Saleha Abu Bakar 648 228

Claim by claimants struck off
Thanaraj Krishnan & Ors v. Hotel Equatorial Bangi
Susila Sithamparam 665 229

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
Hong Leong Bank Bhd v. Lee Sang Huat
Amelia Tee Hong Geok Abdullah 817 172

Constructive dismissal - Employer-employee relationship - Duty of mutual trust and confidence - Whether company’s actions resulted in breach of duty - Whether actions were carried out to improve management of office - Whether there was victimisation
Lloyd’s Register Of Shipping (M) Bhd v. Sharah Ibrahim
Stanley Clement Augustin 538 4

Letters informing mention date returned undelivered - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Cheong Chin Leng v. Hannson Computers (M) Sdn Bhd
Susila Sithamparam 663 229

Misconduct - Charges - Allegations of semi-criminal and quasi-criminal in nature - Whether charges should contain specific details regarding provisions contravened corresponding to misconducts alleged
Telekom Malaysia Bhd v. Zainal Aripin Zakariah
Zura Yahya 607 61

Performance - Unsatisfactory work performance - Whether allegations proved - Failure to give warning or show cause letter - Failure to accord opportunity to be heard - Whether dismissal unjust - Proper remedy
Hong Leong Management Co Sdn Bhd v. Subah Kumar Rai Madhu Ram
Siti Saleha Abu Bakar 1004 193

Probationer - Performance - Poor performance - Test for dismissal based on poor performance - Whether satisfied
Lang Furniture (Selangor) Sdn Bhd & Ors v. Ong Ching Ping
Siti Saleha Abu Bakar 560 30

Probationer - Performance - Poor performance - Whether employee informed of performance expectations - Whether accorded reasonable opportunity to improve - Whether termination executed prematurely
Carling Air Compressor Sdn Bhd v. Leong Chee Kuen
Chew Soo Ho 689 128

Probationer - Retrenchment - Company financially distressed - Manpower downsized - Whether employee’s post rendered redundant - Whether Last In First Out (‘LIFO’) principle adhered to
Lang Furniture (Selangor) Sdn Bhd & Ors v. Ong Ching Ping
Siti Saleha Abu Bakar 560 30

Termination of services - Resignation - Whether employee resigned on own accord - Allegations of poor performance and insubordination - Whether substantiated - Whether company dismissed employee with just cause and excuse
Promenade Hotel Sdn. Bhd. v. C. Chandrasekhar
Mohd Amin Firdaus Abdullah 707 150

Termination of services - Resignation - Whether claimant resigned voluntarily - Whether company issued termination letter - Whether letter forged - Whether there was dismissal of claimant
Ritz Garden Hotel (Kl Sdn Bhd) v. Arunasalam Raman
Ahmadi Asnawi 690 142

DOMESTIC INQUIRY

Procedure - Recommendation of inquiry panel - Whether company may depart from recommendation of inquiry panel
Malaysia Airlines v. Teo Chui Ping
Ahmadi Asnawi 540 15

EVIDENCE

Cross-examination - Failure to challenge opponent’s witness on material facts - Whether such failure tantamount to abandonment of pleaded case
Bata Marketing Sdn Bhd v. Mohamad Puad Bakar
Yeoh Wee Siam 647 102

INDUSTRIAL COURT

Procedure - Disjoinder, application for - Parties intended to be disjoined no longer shareholders of the company - Whether nexus or connection between the company and said parties ceased - Whether there were special circumstances to warrant lifting of corporate veil - Whether application ought to be allowed
S & P Food Industries (M) Bhd & Ors v. Chan Teng Heng
Zura Yahya 687 114

Procedure - Joinder - Application for - Company wound up - Whether employee to obtain leave of High Court before pursuing application for joinder
TT Electrical Electronics Corporation (M) Sdn Bhd v. Yong Peng Kean 
Sauffee Afandi Mohamad 737 169

Procedure - Jurisdiction - Appearance - Company a foreign entity - Closure of business unit in Malaysia - Terms of employment contract governed by laws of foreign country - Whether Industrial Court has jurisdiction to compel a foreign company to attend hearing in Malaysia
Muscatine Holdings, Inc. v. Chuah Chye Hin
Mohd Amin Firdaus Abdullah 612 78

Procedure - Judicial review to High Court - Order of certiorari to quash Industrial Court award - Case remitted back to Industrial Court for reassessment of backwages
- Industrial Court to act strictly in accordance with order of High Court - Whether Industrial Court ought to depart from normal practice of awarding 24 months backwages - R Rama Chandran v. The Industrial Court of Malaysia & Anor. - Dr. James Alfred v. Koperasi Serbaguna Sanya Bhd. & Anor
Indah Water Operations Sdn Bhd v. Balan Ng Krishnan
Yussof Ahmad 638 216

Procedure - Reinstatement, application for - Previous case struck off as claimants were absent and did not file statement of case - Dereliction of duties by claimants’ previous solicitors - No fault of claimants - Application allowed
Ah Yat Abalone Forum Restaurant v. Chow Gee Chew & Anor
Choong Siew Khim 417 1

Procedure - Reinstatement of claim, application for - Claimant showing interest in pursuing claim - Application allowed
Koko Malaysia Sdn Bhd v. Mohamed Tan
Choong Siew Khim 483 3

Procedure - Application for variation of award - Section 32(2), Industrial Relations Act 1967 - No objection - Application allowed
Perkom Sdn Bhd v. Mohammad Johari Abdullah 
K Ramakrishnan 603 59

Procedure - Pleadings - Application for an order to amend statement of case - Ordered accordingly
Pristine Era Sdn Bhd v. Karen Louise Green
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 552 223

Procedure - Trial - Application for reinstatement - No objection to application - Application granted
Adam Iskandar Choong Abdullah v. Adam Iskandar Choong Abdullah
Hariraman Palaya 608 226

Procedure - Trials - Application to transfer cases granted - Cases consolidated
MBT (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v. Ch’Ng Bee Gaik
Zaini Abd Rahman 682 230

Remedies - Compensation - Employee on probation - No law that empowers court to reinstate an employee on probation as a confirmed employee
Carling Air Compressor Sdn Bhd v. Leong Chee Kuen
Chew Soo Ho 689 128

NON COMPLIANCE

Award - Non-payment of compensation awarded - No special circumstances shown - Due compliance ordered
Viamore (M) Sdn Bhd v. Chua Nam Hoat
Yussof Ahmad 640 228

Award - Non-payment of compensation awarded - Complainant did not receive full amount of compensation awarded as solicitors had deducted their fees - Whether complainant had legitimate complaint against solicitors - Whether Industrial Court proper forum to address this issue - Whether company acted contrary to equity and good conscience - Whether due compliance to order
Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd v. Thangasamy Brown Dn Gnanayutham
Yussof Ahmad 639 98

Award - Non compliance of court order on laundry allowance (art. 22B of collective agreement) - Allegation of - Whether company’s non payment of laundry allowance was in breach of agreement - Whether such facilities a monetary benefit and could be backdated - Whether there was non compliance
Gardenia Bakeries (KL) Sdn Bhd v. Kesatuan Pekerja-Pekerja Perkilangan Perusahaan Makanan
Yussof Ahmad 636 93

Collective agreement - Allegation of non-compliance with art. 46 on termination of employment benefits - Article 46 stipulating that employee must be declared medically unfit for further employment by company’s registered medical practitioner to be entitled to termination of employment benefits - Workman instead certified invalid by Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) - Whether company failed to comply with art. 46 in not paying workman termination benefits - No non compliance of art. 46 - Complaint dismissed
Henrietta Rubber Estates Ltd v. Ramanujam Duraisamy
Yussof Ahmad 549 27

Collective agreement - Terms and conditions of service - Amicable settlement
Butterworth Travel Lodge Sdn Bhd v. National Union Of Hotel, Bar & Restaurant Workers Peninsular Malaysia
Yussof Ahmad 623 227

Collective agreement - Terms and conditions of service - Amicable settlement
Federal Flour Mills Bhd v. Kesatuan Pekerja-pekerja Perkilangan Perusahaan Makanan
Yussof Ahmad 637 228

TRADE DISPUTE

Collective agreement - Overtime (Article 33) - Non-payment of overtime arrears - Company’s mistake in past by including bonus in calculation of overtime payment despite Employment Act 1955 being amended to remove bonus from definition of wages - Whether company entitled in law to correct its mistake
Perbadanan Perkapalan Antarabangsa Malaysia Berhad v. Kesatuan Pekerja-pekerja Perbadanan Perkapalan Antarabangsa Malaysia Berhad (MISC) Semenanjung Malaysia
Yussof Ahmad 634 86

Collective agreement - Terms and conditions of service - Amicable settlement
Glaspec (M) Sdn Bhd v. Non-metallic Mineral Products Manufacturing Employees’ Union
Yussof Ahmad 501 221

Collective agreement - Terms and conditions of service - Amicable settlement
Pacific
Quest Sdn Bhd v. Kesatuan Pekerja-Pekerja Kimia Malaya
Sauffee Afandi Mohamad 601 41

Employees’ salaries - Section 13(3), Industrial Relations Act 1967 - No provision in s. 13(3) for an employer to change employees’ salaries without their consent - ‘Piece meal’ wage system and productivity linked wage system - Requirement of employees’ consent - Alternative for parties to negotiate, reconcile or plead to court for an award whether or not to order such a system
Lye Manufacturing Sdn Bhd v. Metal Industry Employees’ Union
Yussof Bin Ahmad 635 90

Terms and conditions of service - Amicable settlement on agreed articles
Fima Bulking Services Bhd v. Kesatuan Kebangsaan Pekerja-pekerja Perdagangan
K Ramakrishnan 537 223

CASE OF THE WEEK

MALAYSIA AIRLINES v. TEO CHUI PING

DISMISSAL: Breach of Company policies - Absenteeism - Absence from work without prior notice or due authorisation - Whether Employee induced or coerced into admitting guilt to said charges at domestic inquiry - Whether Employee's reasons for being absent justified - Whether omission to state existence of inducement to admit to charges renders such excuse a mere afterthought - Whether dismissal with just cause or excuse

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