Dato’ Dr. Lim Weng Khuan

The Law on Union Recognition Claim Prior to the IR (Amendment) Act 2020 Prior to the IRA (Amendment) Act 2020, the process of recognition claims is governed by Sections 9, 10, 10A, 11 and 12 of the IRA 1967. Once a union has been recognized by the Company in respect of workmen or a class of workmen (in a managerial or Executive or confidential or security or “non-executive/bargainable” capacity), then no other trade union of workmen shall make a claim for recognition or be accorded...

No Provision in the Employment Act (EA) 1955 on Probation A review of the Malaysian Employment Act (1955) including the recent EA (Amendment) Act 2022 confirms that there is nothing contained in the Act with regards to the duration of the probation period (for a newly hired employee) and the rights of probationers specifically. In short, the rights of probationers are found in the employment contract signed between the employee and the company offering him/her employment, as well as in the EA...