ILR Bulletin, Vol 7 2006
6 July 2006

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INDUSTRIAL LAW  REPORTS ISSUE 4 of 2006

DISMISSAL

Constructive dismissal - Duty to inform employer - Whether employee duty bound to inform employer of allegation of constructive dismissal before making representation thereon - Failure to so inform - Whether claim rendered premature - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
Zainal Abidin Nawawi v. Eon Finance Berhad
(Yamuna Menon) [2006] 2 ILR 919

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)
William Wong Choon Wah v. Arensi-Marley (M) Sdn Bhd
(Susila Sithamparam) [2006] 2 ILR 751

Constructive dismissal - Lecturer - Transferred as assistant librarian upon closure of school - Whether College/employer guilty of constructive dismissal - Whether transfer bona fide - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
Kolej Damansara Utama v. Lina Binwani
(Syed Ahmad Radzi Syed Omar) [2006] 2 ILR 835

Constructive dismissal - Reinstatement - Offer to reinstate made after date of dismissal - Offer rejected by claimant - Effect - Whether claimant barred from pursuing claim in Industrial Court - Consideration of Hong Leong Equipment Sdn Bhd v. Liew Fook Chuan & Anor - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
William Wong Choon Wah v. Arensi-Marley (M) Sdn Bhd
(Susila Sithamparam) [2006] 2 ILR 751

Constructive dismissal - Transfer - Senior lecturer - Transferred to lowest department in hierarchy of Student Affairs Department - Whether actuated by ulterior motive - Whether a fundamental breach of contract of employment - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
Dr Mah Yoon Loong V. Sepang Institute Of Technology  Incorporated As Sepang Educations Centre Sdn Bhd
(Mohd Amin Firdaus Abdullah)  [2006] 2 ILR 943

Constructive dismissal - Whether company guilty of conduct going to the root of contract of employment - Whether no longer intended to be bound by essential terms of contract of employment - Whether claimant left employment voluntarily - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
Euro Moda G Sdn Bhd v. Jennifer Sung Fung Ming
(Amelia Tee Hong Geok Abdullah) [2006] 2 ILR 884

Misconduct - Insubordination - Proof - Arguments with Managing Director - Unrest among workers at factory - Whether instigated by claimant - Whether misconduct alleged not proved - Domestic inquiry - Whether a charade - Whether dismissal without just cause or excuse - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
OS-Tec (M) Sdn Bhd v. Tan Ban Hin
(Franklin Goonting) [2006] 2 ILR 721

Misconduct - Making slanderous remarks against company - Whether gross misconduct - Whether warranting dismissal - Whether dismissal with just cause and excuse - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
N Karthiyeyan N Nanoo v. Kris International Traveltours (M) Sdn Bhd
(Mohd Amin Firdaus Abdullah) [2006] 2 ILR 775

Performance - Injuries - Claimant suffering from knee injury - Whether unfit for duties as restaurant manager - Whether dismissal unreasonable and unjustified - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
Aylwin Llewelyn Marsh v. Sovage Sdn Bhd
(Mary Shakila Azariah) [2006] 2 ILR 804

Performance - Poor performance - Misconduct - Lorry driver - Dismissed for showing lackadaisical attitude - Whether "lackadaisical attitude" not a form of misconduct - Whether dismissal unjust - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
Eruthiam Arokiasamy v. B M Enterprise Sdn Bhd
(Mohd Amin Firdaus Abdullah) [2006] 2 ILR 852

Performance - Poor performance - Proof - Absence of verbal or written warnings - Effect - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
Swai Lin v. MRTS-Atlantik (M) Sdn Bhd
(Mohd Amin Firdaus Abdullah) [2006] 2 ILR 910

Redundancy - Retrenchment - Whether redundancy situation had arisen within company - Whether retrenchment bona fide - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
Carrier International Sdn Bhd v. Rahim Kassim & Ors
(Zura Yahya) [2006] 2 ILR 870

Resignation - Forced resignation - Proof - Legal principles - Whether employee must be under compulsion to resign - Absence of pressure to resign - Whether resignation voluntary - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
Zainal Abidin Nawawi v. Eon Finance Berhad
(Yamuna Menon) [2006] 2 ILR 919

Resignation - Whether a forced resignation - Claimant taking medical leave totalling 48 days - Health reasons cited as reason for resignation - Whether believable - Whether resignation voluntary - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(3)
Finnegan's Irish Pub & Restaurant (Leolaris (M) Sdn Bhd) v. Vijaya Ratnam K Sundram
(Amelia Tee Hong Geok Abdullah) [2006] 2 ILR 895

INDUSTRIAL COURT

Jurisdiction - Jurisdiction to hear reference - Constructive dismissal - Constructive dismissal not specifically pleaded in Statement of Case - Whether fatal - Whether court not seized with jurisdiction to hear case
Zainal Abidin Nawawi v. Eon Finance Berhad
(Yamuna Menon) [2006] 2 ILR 919

Procedure - Forced resignation - Allegation of constructive dismissal - Uncertainty as to date of dismissal - Whether reference liable to be dismissed
Zainal Abidin Nawawi v. Eon Finance Berhad
(Yamuna Menon) [2006] 2 ILR 919

Procedure - Joinder - Nexus between company and company proposed to be joined - Whether by itself sufficient ground for joinder - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 29
Konsortium Pakatan Didik Sdn Bhd v. Faizah Zainal Abidin
(N Rajasegaran) [2006] 2 ILR 905

Procedure - Trial - Case fully heard by chairman - Chairman went on retirement without passing award - Notes of evidence properly taken - Whether case to heard de novo - Whether new chairman to decide on merit and hand down award
Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Bhd v. Baharum Abu Bakar
(Sauffee Afandi Mohamad) [2006] 2 ILR 820

LABOUR LAW

Employment - Retrenchment - Labour department, complaints and inquiries - Underpaid retrenchment benefits - Allegation of - Decision of labour officer ordering appellant to pay respondents a sum of RM651,607.51 - Employment Act 1955, ss. 69 & 70 - Whether breached - Whether findings of labour officer unsupported by evidence
Central Holdings Management Services Sdn Bhd v. Muhammad Zailani Mat Zin & Ors
Raus Sharif J (High Court Case) [2006] 2 ILR 713

NON-COMPLIANCE

Collective agreement - Article 16 - Staff made to work excess hours by mistake - Whether company liable to compensate - Whether to pay staff as if they were working overtime Industrial Relations Act 1967, ss. 26, 56(1)
Malaysian Airlines System Berhad v. Malaysian Airlines System Employees' Union Peninsular Malaysia
(Yussof Ahmad) [2006] 2 ILR 831

TRADE DISPUTE

Collective agreement - Article 20 - Festival Cash Advance - Early payment of salary for employees who celebrated festivals - Proper interpretation - Purport and effect - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 33
National Union Of Hotel, Bar & Restaurant Workers, Peninsular Malaysia v. Seri Pacific Corporation Sdn Bhd
(Amelia Tee Hong Geok Abdullah) [2006] 2 ILR 813

Collective agreement - Bonus, payment of - Collective agreement providing for payment of contractual bonus - Workman covered by collective agreement as of last quarter of year - Whether entitled to full contractual bonus - Whether entitled to pro-rated bonus - Industrial Relations Act 1967, ss. 26(2), 30 (4), (5)
Kesatuan Sekerja Pembuatan Barangan Galian Bukan Logam v. Johan Ceramics Berhad
(Susila Sithamparam) [2006] 2 ILR 768

Collective agreement - Leave - Whether prerogative of company - Going on leave without approval of company - Whether could subject employee to disciplinary action - Fair and reasonable punishment
Rubber Thread Industries (M) Sdn Bhd v. Kesatuan Kebangsaan Pekerja-pekerja Syarikat-syarikat Pembuat Keluaran Getah
(Yussof Ahmad) [2006] 2 ILR 826

Misconduct - Punishment - Adequacy - Taking unapproved leave - Deduction of a day's pay and suspended without pay for a week - Whether too harsh - Whether not provided for in collective agreement - Whether to be substituted
Rubber Thread Industries (M) Sdn Bhd v. Kesatuan Kebangsaan Pekerja-pekerja Syarikat-syarikat Pembuat Keluaran Getah
(Yussof Ahmad) [2006] 2 ILR 826

Collective agreement - Terms and conditions - Bonus, salary revision and annual increment - Company in financial straits - Whether bound to pay bonus - Whether to continue with existing rates of annual increment - Industrial Relations Act 1967, ss. 26, 30
Suzuki Assemblers (M) Sdn Bhd v. National Union Of Transport Equipment And Allied Industries Workers
(Yussof Ahmad) [2006] 2 ILR 845

CASE OF THE WEEK

JAMAN SAIDIN v. HOTEL ISTANA

DISMISSAL: Breach of company policies - Sexual harassment - Alcohol consumption- Procedural fairness of domestic inquiry - Ex-parte hearing - Whether dismissal without just cause or excuse - Industrial Relations Act 1967, ss. 20(3), 29(d) and 29(g)

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