ILR_Bulletin_27

ILR Bulletin, Vol 27 2005
20 October 2005

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INDUSTRIAL LAW REPORTS ISSUE 6 of 2005

SUBJECT INDEX

DISMISSAL

Absent claimant - Case struck off with liberty to file afresh
Atlas Corporation Sdn Bhd v. Saroja S Muniandy
Sauffee Afandi Mohamad 881 473

Absent claimant - Case struck off with liberty to file afresh
Bormas Marketing Services Sdn Bhd v. Patrick Joseph
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 859 472

Absent claimant - Case struck off with liberty to file afresh
Borneo Nature Tours Sdn Bhd v. Salim Karim
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 766 467

Absent claimant - Case struck off with liberty to file afresh
Dancom TT & L Telecommunications (M) Sdn Bhd v. Christopher Chew Tai Hua
Muniandy Kannyappan 763 466

Absent claimant - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Ladang Segaria Sdn Bhd v. Bancho Bandu
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 760 466

Absent claimant - Case struck off with liberty to file afresh
Sinora Sdn Bhd v. Richars Macximinus
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 694 463

Absent claimants - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Jutakira Sdn Bhd v. Amiruddin Lam & Ors
Siti Saleha Abu Bakar 808 469

Absent company - Claimant’s evidence uncontroverted - Dismissal without just cause or excuse
Langkasari (M) Sdn Bhd v. Noorlida Abdullah
K Ramakrishnan 610 462

Absent company - Claimant’s evidence uncontroverted - Dismissal without just cause or excuse
Loyal KTG Enterprise Sdn Bhd v. Muralidharan
Stanley Clement Augustin 500 462

Absent company - Claimant’s evidence uncontroverted - Dismissal without just cause or excuse
LTM BIO Industries Sdn Bhd v. Ong Ching Ping
K Ramakrishnan 613 462

Absent parties - Case struck off
Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort v. Jiplan Jasni
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 848 471

Absent parties - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Agensi Pekerjaan Eko-Khidmat Sdn Bhd v. Chung Soon Fen
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 851 471

Absent parties - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Bornion Timber Sdn Bhd v. Gerbat Sebin
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 847 471

Absent parties - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
DHL Worldwide Express Sdn Bhd v. Amdan Ujan
Yeoh Wee Siam 771 467

Absent parties - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Kidney Care Manufacturing (M) Sdn Bhd v. Leenesh Kumar Maisuria
K Ramakrishnan 755 466

Absent parties - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Pembangunan Tokoh Bumi Sdn Bhd v. Benarsad Hamid
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 858 472

Absent parties - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Snapper (Sabah) Sdn Bhd v. Orlin Alvin Logan Terki
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 849 471

Absent parties - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Wazlian Leisure Management Sdn Bhd (Mitramas Club) v. Abdullah Muhamad Samad
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 850 471

Absent parties - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
Weng Huat Enterprise (M) Sdn Bhd v. Pelanisamy A Daikan
K Ramakrishnan 868 472

Absenteeism - Absence without leave - Claimant allegedly absented himself - Company’s case not substantiated by witnesses, issuance of show cause letter or any reference to absenteeism in termination letter - Whether there was dismissal
OKA Readymixed Concrete Sdn Bhd v. Jamal Osman Isa Choong Siew Khim
Choong Siew Khim 614

Alternative dispute resolution - Mediation - Amicable settlement
F & N Coca Cola (M) Sdn Bhd v. Chok En Siong
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 759 466

Alternative dispute resolution - Mediation - Amicable settlement
Focus Lumber Sdn Bhd v. Fong Khin Fah
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 701 463

Alternative dispute resolution - Mediation - Amicable settlement
Maktab Nasional v. Patricia Chang Lee Shen
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 839 471

Alternative dispute resolution - Mediation - Amicable settlement
Sebor (Sabah) Marketing Services Sdn Bhd v. Clement Lee Nyuk Yin
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 447 462

Amicable settlement
Aeroaire Industries Sdn Bhd lwn. Roshanifnor Albi & Yang Lain
Zura Yahya 786 468

Amicable settlement
Agensi Pekerjaan WYN Quest Sdn Bhd v. Teo Moi Kui
Stanley Clement Augustin 758 466

Amicable settlement
Asiagroup Sdn Bhd v. Sandrasegaran Retnam
Hariraman Palaya 820 470

Amicable settlement
Atofina (M) Sdn Bhd v. Ahmad Fauzi Gunasakharan Abdullah
K Ramakrishnan 818 470

Amicable settlement
Bright Rims Manufacturing Sdn Bhd v. Lam Weng Kai
Zaini Abd Rahman 887 473

Amicable settlement
Carrier (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v. Ooi Peng Hooi
Sauffee Afandi Mohamad 843 471

Amicable settlement
Christephur Pereira v. Kuantan Beach Hotel Sdn Bhd
Susila Sithamparam 794 468

Amicable settlement
Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur v. Mohd Kamil Mokhtar
Ahmadi Asnawi 725 464

Amicable settlement
Holiday Village Of Malaysia Sdn Bhd v. Azuzezey Alias
Tan Yeak Hui 809 469

Amicable settlement
Intan Karang Sdn Bhd v. Kalipan Chellappan
Choong Siew Khim 530 462

Amicable settlement
Kawalan Keselamatan Borneo (S) Sdn Bhd v. Amin Anak Tuah
Muniandy Kannyappan 813 469

Amicable settlement
KL City-Asmic Unit Trust Management Bhd v. Ching Lai Huat
K Ramakrishnan 751 466

Amicable settlement
Klinik Reddy Kajang v. Saraspathy Karuppayah
Siti Saleha Abu Bakar 728 464

Amicable settlement
Maruwa (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v. Mageswari Kuppan
Zaini Abd Rahman 793 468

Amicable settlement
Modern Material Enterprises (M) Sdn Bhd v. Yek Diew King
Tan Yeak Hui 810 469

Amicable settlement
Nissin Builders Sdn Bhd v. Tan Teck Thiam
Siti Saleha Abu Bakar 854 471

Amicable settlement
Parkroyal Kuala Lumpur v. Mohamed Musa Omar
Sauffee Afandi Mohamad 756 466

Amicable settlement
Regroup Associates Sdn Bhd v. Loh Kok Chai
Zaini Abd Rahman 885 473

Amicable settlement
S Saravanan Supparmaniam v. Trinity Transport Sdn Bhd
Susila Sithamparam 865 472

Amicable settlement
SES Construction Sdn Bhd v. Faridah Rahman
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 856 472

Amicable settlement
Shin Yang Shipyard Sdn Bhd v. Tan Sung Teck
Muniandy Kannyappan 633 462

Amicable settlement
Sincere Watch Sdn Bhd v. Wong Eng Chon
Tan Yeak Hui 732 465

Amicable settlement
Sivananda Manickam v. Sitt Tatt Berhad
Susila Sithamparam 754 466

Amicable settlement
Sparkle Heritage Sdn Bhd v. Vijayagopalan Krishnan Kutty
Ahmadi Asnawi 726 464

Amicable settlement
Syarikat Perniagaan Perindustrian King Hong Sdn Bhd v. Gulong Anak Bandan
Muniandy Kannyappan 762 466

Amicable settlement
Syarikat Preserve Green v. Supli Epit
Muniandy Kannyappan 454 462

Amicable settlement
Syarikat Warga Jaya Sdn Bhd v. Ng Yuk Keong
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 796 468

Amicable settlement
Technilink (M) Sdn Bhd v. Imran Javed Mohd Ali
Mohd Amin Firdaus Abdullah 806 469

Amicable settlement
Titan PP Polymers (M) Sdn Bhd v. Tan Yong Yeen
Tan Yeak Hui 773 467

Amicable settlement
Top Glove Sdn Bhd v. Suppaiyah Krishnan & Anor
Choong Siew Khim 815 470

Amicable settlement
Toyoma Aluminium Foil Packaging Sdn Bhd v. Zakaria Ahmad
K Ramakrishnan 750 466

Amicable settlement
Trans-Asia Shipping Corporation Berhad v. Pradeep Kumar S Arumugam
Zaini Abd Rahman 727 464

Amicable settlement
Trienekens (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd v. Sapuan Sabang
Muniandy Kannyappan 748 465

Amicable settlement
Youwood Timber Sdn Bhd v. Sii Hie
Muniandy Kannyappan 749 465

Amicable settlement
YF Hardware Sdn Bhd lwn. Suparamani Kandiah
Yeoh Wee Siam 840 471

Claim withdrawn - Case struck off
Mayban Securities Sdn Bhd lwn. John Charles Wilson
Siti Saleha Abu Bakar 807 469

Company absent from proceedings - Failure to rebut claimant’s testimony and evidence - Dismissal without just cause or excuse
Qualinks (M) Sdn Bhd v. Yap Lam Chai
Syed Ahmad Radzi Syed Omar 745 465

Inability to locate claimant - Case struck off with liberty to reinstate
ACH Communications Sdn Bhd v. Azman Ishak
Tan Yeak Hui 775 467

Misconduct - Violence - Refusal to follow company’s instructions - Whether charges established - Whether unjust dismissal
First Nationwide Development Sdn Bhd v. Goh Shin Por
Siti Saleha Abu Bakar 842

Misconduct - Sales Manager - Approving false claims - Whether amounting to gross misconduct - Whether dismissal justified
Guinness Anchor Bhd./Guinness Anchor Marketing Sdn Bhd v. Chin Kiat Fah
Yeoh Wee Siam 896

Resignation - Letter of resignation - Claimant instructed by new directors of company to tender letter of resignation in order to facilitate company takeover exercise - Action by new directors deceitful and misleading but no threat, force or pressure for claimant to resign - Whether claimant forced or voluntarily resigned
Tiong Kwing Hee v. Pancaran Ikrab Bhd
Susila Sithamparam 816

Retrenchment - Redundancy - Quantity surveyor -Retrenchment on ground of bad economy - Whether proved - Company still acquiring contract works and projects - Whether claimant’s job function had not diminished - Whether being dismissed without just cause and excuse
SK Coatings Sdn Bhd v. Woo Wai Seong
N Rajasegaran 831

Termination of services - Absent company - Counsel for company produced medical sick certificate - Medical certificate did not exempt holder from appearing in a court of law - Whether counsel of company and client had reasonable reason and sufficient cause not to appear in court for hearing - Whether court ought to proceed to hear case ex parte - Section s. 29(d), (g) of Industrial Relations Act 1967
Wong Brothers' Building Construction v. Choo Chee Siam
Mohd Amin Firdaus Abdullah 784

INDUSTRIAL COURT

Procedure - Action - Demise of claimant - Case struck off
Sabah Fish Marketing Sdn Bhd v. Dr. Datu Bandira Datu Alang
P Iruthayaraj D Pappusamy 767 467

Procedure - Award - Application for variation of terms of award - Section 33(2), Industrial Relations Act 1967 - Whether there were grounds to vary court’s order - Whether there was ambiguity or uncertainty in terms of award - Whether Special Administrators who had been joined as party by order of court could be made personally liable to make payment of compensation to claimant - Whether application ought to be granted
RNC Corporation Bhd v. Kesvaran TP Murugasu
Siti Saleha Abu Bakar 902

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. Nadiah Zee Abdullah
Sauffee Afandi Mohamad 738 465

Procedure - Joinder - Application to join second company - First company and second company have common director and common majority shareholder - Company having same business premises and carry out same business - Second company interested in undertaking of first company - First company wound up - Application for joinder allowed
Mohd Inri Abdullah v. Liquidator, GCG Recycling (M) Sdn Bhd
Susila Sithamparam 670

Procedure - Joinder - Joining of another with employer as party to proceedings - Applicable test - Whether joinder would enable matters in dispute to be fully determined - Whether non-joinder would make proceedings ineffective and unenforceable - Whether added party an apparent employer - Industrial Relations Act 1967 s. 29(a)
Pilecon Geotechnics Sdn Bhd v. Phang Soon Ping
N Rajasegaran 1472

Procedure - Parties - Application to amend statement of case - No objection - Application granted
Sistemaju Software Sdn Bhd v. Charles Lim Beng Yen
Sauffee Afandi Mohamad 736 465

Procedure - Parties - Application for substitution - Ordered accordingly
The Profit Recovery Group Singapore Pte Ltd v. Ker Su Chon
Sauffee Afandi Mohamad 781 467

Procedure - Parties - Joinder, application for - No objection to application - Application granted
Park Plaza Hotel Kuala Lumpur v. Ong Siok Bee
Franklin Goonting 803 469

Procedure - Preliminary objection - Whether on date of purported dismissal claimant still in company’s employment and never terminated - Whether claimant had made premature representation to Director General of Industrial Relations - Whether court not seized with jurisdiction to hear dispute on ground of premature representation - Section 20(1A), Industrial Relations Act 1967 in which representation must be filed within sixty days of dismissal - Whether s. 30(5), Industrial Relations Act 1967 applicable
Today's Plastics Industries Sdn Bhd v. Kalaiselvan P Krishnan
Siti Saleha Abu Bakar 795

Procedure - Trial - Application for reinstatement - Application granted
Nissin Builders Sdn Bhd v. Tan Teck Thiam
Siti Saleha Abu Bakar 605 462

Procedure - Trial - Application for reinstatement - Application granted
Rajendran Rajagopal v. Kinzoku Youzai (M) Sdn Bhd
Susila Sithamparam 866 472

Procedure - Trial - Application for reinstatement - Application granted
Seltom Pacific Sdn Bhd v. Maren Subramaniam
Tan Yeak Hui 774 467

Procedure - Trial - Application for reinstatement - Application granted
Sizzler Family Restaurant Sdn Bhd v. Lilford Khoo Kah Soo
Sauffee Afandi Mohamad 812 469

Procedure - Trials - Application to consolidated cases granted
Ho Sook Yee v. Uniphoenix Management Sdn Bhd
Susila Sithamparam 870 472

Procedure - Trial - Claimant allowed to proceed with claim
WRP Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd v. Norsa’ida Abdul Ghani
Tan Yeak Hui 811 469

NON COMPLIANCE

Award - Complaint withdrawn - Case struck off
Minnal Fun Pub v. Dinesh
Yussof Ahmad 880 473

Award - Complaint withdrawn - Case struck off
PP Security Services Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Hazeman Ahmad
Yussof Ahmad 874 473

Case struck off
Perkom Sdn Bhd v. Mohammad Johari Abdullah
K Ramakrishnan 770 467

Collective agreement - Terms and conditions of service - Complaint withdrawn - Case struck off
Johan Ceramics Bhd v. Non-metallic Mineral Products Manufacturing Employees’ Union
Yussof Ahmad 873 473

Collective agreement - Terms and conditions of service - Complaint withdrawn - Case struck off
Land & General Bhd & Its Subsidiary Company Lang Furniture (Selangor) Sdn Bhd v. Timber Employees Union Peninsular Malaysia
Yussof Ahmad 871 472

TRADE DISPUTE

Case withdrawn
Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad v. Kesatuan Pegawai-pegawai Kebangsaan Standard Chartered Bank
K Ramakrishnan 769 467

Collective agreement - Terms and conditions of service - Amicable settlement
GKN Driveshafts (M) Sdn Bhd v. National Union Of Transport Equipment And Allied Industries Workers
Yussof Ahmad 643 463

Collective agreement - Terms and conditions of service - Amicable settlement
Malayan Zips Sdn Bhd v. Kesatuan Pekerja-pekerja Perusahaan Membuat Tekstil Dan Pakaian Johor
Yussof Ahmad 790 468

Collective agreement - Terms and conditions of service - Amicable settlement
Nikmat Maju Development Sdn Bhd v. Kesatuan Kebangsaan Pekerja-pekerja Hotel, Bar Dan Restoran, Semenanjung Malaysia
Amelia Tee Hong Geok Abdullah 792 468

Collective agreement - Terms and conditions of service - Amicable settlement
Saniton Ceramic (M) Sdn Bhd v. Non-metalic Mineral Products Manufacturing Employees Union
Yusoff Ahmad 788 468

Collective agreement - Terms and conditions of service - Articles 16 to 17 - Established wage fixation principles - Whether court should confine itself to taking into account only 2/3 of increase in CPI when computing salary revision - Wages and terms and conditions - Whether glaring disparity in wages and terms and conditions of service between comparable establishments ought to be allowed - Allowances - Whether allowances are meant to be increased only if there was an increase in hardship - Unions proposal to take away RM1,500 ceiling in the computation of allowances - Whether allowed - Section 7A, Employment Act 1955 - Section 30(4), Industrial Relations Act 1967
Persatuan Bank-Bank Perdagangan Tanah Melayu (MCBA) v. Persatuan Pegawai-pegawai Bank Semenanjung Malaysia (ABOM)
K Ramakrishnan 1132

Collective agreement - Terms and conditions of service - Provisions for productivity linked wage system - Amicable settlement
Soon Soon Oilmils Sdn Bhd v. Kesatuan Pekerja-pekerja Perkilangan Perusahaan Makanan
Yussof Ahmad 642

Interim award - Terms and conditions of service - Settled articles and disputed articles - Adjournment to negotiate further to settle disputes
Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Bhd v. Kesatuan Pegawai-Pegawai Kebangsaan Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Bhd
K Ramakrishnan 852 471

Terms and conditions of service - Amicable settlement - Matter struck off
Nestle Products Sdn Bhd v. Kesatuan Kebangsaan Pekerja-pekerja Perdagangan
Yussof Ahmad 877 473

CASE OF THE WEEK

SOON SOON OILMILS SDN BHD V. KESATUAN PEKERJA-PEKERJA PERKILANGAN PERUSAHAAN MAKANAN

TRADE DISPUTE: Collective Agreement - Terms and conditions of service - Provisions for productivity linked wage system - Amicable settlement

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