29 June, 2018
A workman who is aggrieved by the employer's decision to dismiss him may refer his matter to the Department of Industrial Relations, to which the Director General will attempt to resolve the matter between the parties amicably. In the event the matter may not be resolved amicably, the Director General would then refer the case to the Minister of Human Resource ("Minister"), who is empowered with the discretion to refer the matter to the Industrial Court, pursuant to section 20(3) of the Industrial Relations Act 1967.
Recently, the Minister suggested that these powers under section 20(3) be removed so that there will no longer be any need to refer the matter to the Minister and instead for the matter to directly proceed to the Industrial Court.
The Minister further instructed his ministry to expedite up to 1,300 cases currently pending at the Industrial Relations Department.
Website: www.malaymail.com/s/1638677/minister-will-no-longer-screen-industrial-court-cases-says-kulasegaran.
For further information, please contact:
Nadia Abu Bakar, Shearn Delamore & Co
nadia@shearndelamore.com
