Written by Richard Wee and Fatin Ismail The Sexual Harassment Act 2022 (“the Act“) has recently received Royal Assent on 8 October 2022 and has been published on 18 October. Sections 1, 2, 24, 25, and…
Written by Richard Wee, Fatin Ismail and Yashila Kesavan They are the backbone of the family and community — Deputy Human Resources Minister, Awang Hashim Introduction The Housewives’ Social Security Bill was enacted to provide social security to…
Written by Richard Wee, Fatin Ismail and Yashila Kesavan These days, workplace disagreements are so common that, in the worst circumstance, they might lead to legal proceedings. These employment-related conflicts could be brought on by…
Written by Darren Lai and Fatin Ismail Introduction With sustainable development, diversity and human rights at the forefront in recent days, the business community is rapidly ensuring that their respective businesses accordingly follow suit. Hence,…
By Richard Wee, Fatin Ismail, Faith Chow & Yashila Kesavan Introduction The much-awaited Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill 2021 (“the Bill”) was passed on 20 July 2022 by the Dewan Rakyat with three main goals in mind; to…
Written by Richard Wee, Fatin Ismail and Faith Chow Introduction Previously we published an article The Employment (Amendment) Act 2021: Key changes to the Employment Act 1955 when the Employment (Amendment) Act 2021 (“the Bill”) that was…
Written by Yong Huey Leng The Minimum Wages Order 2022 (“the Order”) was gazetted on 27 April 2022. The national monthly minimum wage in Malaysia is now increased from RM 1,200.00 to RM 1,500.00 beginning…
Written by Richard Wee, Fatin Ismail and Kimberly Chan Introduction This article aims to list out the key changes made to the Employment Act 1955 (“the Act”) through the Employment (Amendment) Act 2021 (“the Bill”) that was tabled…
Written by Richard Wee and Kimberly Chan In our previous article, we looked at the characteristics and the law on Probationary Employment. In this article, we will be taking a look at the rights of a probationary…
Written by Richard Wee and Sophia Ismail Introduction What is a probationary employee? Odds are, you already know what it is. Many companies include a probationary period in their offer letters for employment. What this usually entails…