ILR Bulletin, Vol 4 2006
15 June 2006

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INDUSTRIAL LAW  REPORTS ISSUE 2 of 2006

DISMISSAL

Constructive dismissal - Applicable test - Whether ‘contract test’ and not ‘unreasonableness test’ - Salaries - Claimant not paid five months salaries - Whether company evinced an intention no longer to be bound by contract - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
Syed Zahiruddin Syed Zain v. Atlas One Sdn Bhd
(Mohd Amin Firdaus Abdullah) 349

Constructive dismissal - Foul languange - Chief Executive Officer made threatening remarks - Whether claimant could blame company for not providing safe working environment - Whether claimant had been disrespectful - Whether claimant constructively dismissed - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
Mohd Jaafar Haji Othman v. Radicare (M) Sdn Bhd
(Susila Sithamparam) 423

Constructive dismissal - Reinstatement - Claimant reinstated after reconciliation proceedings but not given former room and made to report to junior officer - Whether a fundamental breach of contract of employment - Whether dismissal without just cause or excuse - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
Abdul Rajak Akil v. Forum Exposition Sdn Bhd
(Ahmadi Asnawi) 242

Constructive dismissal - Transfer - Change in job function -Whether a demotion - Refusal to pay commissions to claimant - Warning letter with baseless complaints against claimant - Whether to be viewed adversely against company - Whether there was an unjust dismissal - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
Standfirst Communications (M) Sdn Bhd v. Ravindran Raman Kutty
Franklin Goonting 292

Employee status - Whether claimant a ‘workman’ within s. 2 of Industrial Relations Act 1967 - Termination of services - Whether with just cause and excuse
Theh Theng Oi v. Persatuan Hin Ann Pantai Kelang
(Ahmadi Asnawi) 275

Insubordination - Refusal to adhere to superior’s instruction - Whether duties assigned were within employee’s scope of responsibilities - Whether refusal justified in circumstances - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
Gardenia Bakeries (KL) Sdn Bhd v. Wong Tuck Leong
(Amelia Tee Hong Geok Abdullah) 325

Misconduct - Abuse of authority - Abuse of position for personal monetary gain - Whether misconduct established - Whether misconduct serious in nature - Whether dismissal justified - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
Eng Shiou Leng v. Alliance Finance Berhad
(Mohd Amin Firdaus Abdullah) 303

Misconduct - Breach of company policy - Operating a private business during office hours - Usage of company dealers to forward such purpose - Whether conflict of interest - Whether dismissal with just cause or excuse - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
Gardenia Bakeries (KL) Sdn Bhd v. Wong Tuck Leong
(Amelia Tee Hong Geok Abdullah) 325

Misconduct - Disobedience - Sales executive - Failure to submit weekly sales report - Failure to promptly lodge police report against errant customer - Unmitigated insolence - Whether wilful disobedience - Whether warranting dismissal - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
Rheem (M) Berhad v. Yee Lai Heng
(Franklin Goonting) 452

Misconduct - Gross negligence - Wrongfully approving payments - Breach of terms and conditions of employment - Allegations of - Whether proven - Whether dismissal without just cause and excuse
Network Foods Industries Sdn Bhd v. Thandapani Tirugnanasambandam
(K Ramakrishnan) 281

Misconduct - Insubordination - Log-loading operator - Refusing to move to new logging camp - Whether refusing to obey a lawful order - Whether committing serious misconduct of insubordination - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
Syarikat Tekala Sdn Bhd v. Voo Pik Fan
(Syed Ahmad Radzi Syed Omar) 358

Misconduct - Leave - Whether leave approved by company - Taking 13 days leave to celebrate marriage whilst in first year of employment - Whether unfair to company - Whether taking advantage of informal mode of applying for leave - Whether dismissal with just cause or excuse - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3) - Employment Act 1955, ss. 13, 15, 60
Zarina Atan v. Kejuruteraan Warisan Teknik Sdn Bhd
(Rajendran Nayagam) 467

Misconduct - Theft at company premises - Claimants implicated upon circumstantial evidence - Confession - Whether confession extracted by way of threat or duress - Whether dismissal without just cause or excuse - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
Mohamad Rizal Mat Saad & Anor v. Okumura Metals (M) Sdn Bhd
(Mohd Amin Firdaus Abdullah) 251

Misconduct - Whether there was sufficient cogent and convincing evidence - Whether proven - Express and implied terms and conditions of employment - Whether claimant’s dismissal without just cause or excuse - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
Panzana Enterprise Sdn Bhd v. Norizan Bakar
(K Ramakrishnan) 369

Procedure - Trial - Company absent - Trial proceded ex parte - Whether case against company proven
Syed Zahiruddin Syed Zain v. Atlas One Sdn Bhd
(Mohd Amin Firdaus Abdullah) 349

Remedies - Compensation - Probationer - Probationer yet to be confirmed - Compensation in lie of reinstatement - Whether not to be ordered
Abdul Rajak Akil v. Forum Exposition Sdn Bhd
(Ahmadi Asnawi) 242

Retrenchment - Redundancy - Admission that termination was actually for reason of poor performance - Whether termination mala fide - Job functions remained intact - Whether dismissal without just cause or excuse - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
Samarez Holdings Bhd v. Ibrahim Karim
(Ahmadi Asnawi) 231

Retrenchment - Redundancy - Restructuring and downsizing - Cessation of business - Financial hardship - Whether substantiated - Whether redundancy situation existed - LIFO principle - Whether abided by - Whether duty of company to inform claimant of impending retrenchment - Whether duty of company to find alternative employment for claimant - Whether retrenchment exercise bona fide
N Vijayan K Nagarajan v. Siebel Systems (M) Sdn Bhd
(Mary Shakila Azariah) 385

Retrenchment - Redundancy - Financial hardship - Poor Performance - Termination of service - Whether adequate warning given - Whether redundancy situation existed - Whether exercised in accordance with standard industrial relations practice - Whether with just cause and excuse
Acucare Systems (M) Sdn Bhd v. Anthuan Moses Richard Davies
(Franklin Goonting) 406

Retrenchment - Redundancy - Decline in profits - Restructuring exercise - Company still acquiring contracts - Whether no redundancy situation arising - LIFO principles not adhered to - Whether retrenchment not bona fide - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
Nokia (M) Sdn Bhd v. Bok Chek Hunt
(Siti Saleha Abu Bakar) 434

Termination of services - Cessation of business - Fixed term contract - Whether unjust to terminate - Whether fixed term contract prematurely terminated - Whether dismissal with just cause and excuse - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
Phileo Allied Securities Sdn Bhd v. Wong See Fook
(Yeoh Wee Siam) 377

Termination of services - No reason given - Failure to call witnesses - Failure to plead reason for dismissal - Whether without just cause or excuse - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
Al-Hamra Synergy Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Shalizan Shafii
(Zura Yahya) 401

DOMESTIC INQUIRY

Procedural impropriety - Barred from cross examining witnesses - Whether properly constituted and conducted - Company not relying on domestic inquiry - Whether charges brought against him were unjustified.
Panzana Enterprise Sdn Bhd v. Norizan Bakar
(K Ramakrishnan) 369

Procedural impropriety - Breach of principle of natural justice - Claimant not given opportunity to prepare her defence - Whether fair for company to come to finding of guilt on charges preferred
Eng Shiou Leng v. Alliance Finance Berhad
(Mohd Amin Firdaus Abdullah) 303

EVIDENCE

Adverse inference - Non-production of material witness - Effect - Evidence Act 1950, s.114 (g)
Mohd Jaafar Haji Othman v. Radicare (M) Sdn Bhd
(Susila Sithamparam) 423

INDUSTRIAL COURT

Procedure - Parties - Amendment - Application to substitute company - Applicable principles - Whether substitution necessary to make adjudication effective and enforceable - Industrial Relations Act 1967, ss. 20(3), 29
Hilton Petaling Jaya v. Ho Mei Wui
(Hariraman Palaya) 221

Procedure - Reinstatement - Date of application, determination of - Whether application time-barred - Principles - Whether must show plausible or arguable case - Whether must show good grounds - Industrial Relations Act 1967, ss. 20(3), 29(g)
Tetuan B S Sidhu & Co v. Shamsiah Asri
(N Rajasegaran) 443

Remedies - Assesment of - Post dismissal earnings - Whether to be deducted from total compensation awarded
Syed Zahiruddin Syed Zain v. Atlas One Sdn Bhd
(Mohd Amin Firdaus Abdullah) 349

NON-COMPLIANCE

Award - Backwages - Company not complying with award pending application for certiorari to quash award - Whether duty bound to comply - Whether compliance to be ordered - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 56(1)
Choo Chee Siam v. Wong Brothers’ Building Construction
(Franklin Goonting) 465

CASE OF THE WEEK

WILLIAM WONG CHOON WAH v. ARENSI-MARLEY (M) SDN BHD

DISMISSAL: Constructive dismissal - General Manager - Entitlements retracted by company - Basic wages deducted on unproven allegation of overpayment - Whether constituting fundamental breach of contract of employment - Whether constructively dismissed - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)

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