Marsden Law Book

Author: T. Balasubramaniam
ISBN: 9789674572082
Publication Date: November 2025
Format: Paperback
Country: Malaysia

Incorporating the Labour Ordinance of Sabah (Amendment) Act 2025, the Labour (Part-Time Employees) (Sabah) Rules 2013 and the Labour (Termination and Lay-Off Benefits) (Sabah) Rules 2008

Authors: Nagiah Ramasamy, Balakrishnan Parasuraman, Balakrishnan Muniapan, Vally Senasi
Publication Date: Aug 2024
ISBN: 9786297527895
Format: Paperback + ProView eBook
Country: Malaysia

“… an authoritative book which includes the historical evolution of Malaysian industrial relations, labour law reforms, grievance handling and dispute resolution, tripartism and social dialogue, collective bargaining, industrial disputes and role of the industrial court, industrial relations in the public sector, the future of work and the future of trade unions.”
From the Foreword by Professor Emeritus Tan Sri Anuwar Ali,
Former President and Vice-Chancellor of Open University Malaysia,
Former Vice-Chancellor of UKM

Authors: Mannvir Baljit Singh, & Marcus Lee Min Lun
ISBN: 9786297527840
Publication Date: June 2024
Format: DUO (Print & Proview eBook)
Country: Malaysia

Author: T. Balasubramaniam
ISBN: 9789674571818

The Employment Act 1955 is a crucial governing legislation to matters involving employment law in Malaysia. In 2022, there were several amendments gazetted via the Employment (Amendment) Act 2022 (Act A1651) and Employment (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2022 (PU(A) 262/2022) that modernised and widened the protection accorded to persons employed in Malaysia. These amendments will be coming into force on 1 January 2023.

The Malaysian Employment Act 1955 Handbook is designed to provide persons in Human Resources, and Employment Law sectors with a concise and comprehensive reference to all the recent amendments to the Employment Act 1955. This handbook equips readers with a complete guide to the new provisions for quick and easy implementation in compliance with the law.

This handbook comprises:

• The complete text of the Employment Act 1955 with amendments incorporated in the relevant sections.
•  A Pre-amendment vs Post-amendment Comparison Table.
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) addressing general queries relating to the application of the new law.
• Supplementary Reading comprising other relevant legislation and the Malayan Law Journal Articles related to Labour Law in Malaysia.

Key changes, including minimum wage, flexible working arrangements, maternity and paternity leave, foreign employees, and promoting a respectful workplace are addressed in a practical manner, succinctly presented in simple and plain language to cater to readers from all industries.

Table of contents

Author: Maimunah Aminuddin
Year: 2020
ISBN: 9789674571405
Format: Paperback
Country: Malaysia

Author: Maimunah Aminuddin
Publication Date: Aug 2020
ISBN: 9789674571511
Format: Hardcover
Country: Malaysia

The importance of job security in the form continuity in employment in an organisation up to the normal retirement age applies to the general working population. Unfortunately, job loss justified by the economic and business needs is an inevitable and painful consequences of a corporate restructuring or reorganisation process. Downsizing can happen when the business no longer requires the same number of employees it used to because the functions of the employee have either ceased or diminished to a significant extent.

The recent Covid pandemic, for example, has placed much strain on businesses, especially government-imposed lockdown and movement control across the globe make it difficult to secure new business or continue with ongoing projects. It is, however, essential that the termination of an employment contract on the grounds of redundancy must flow from justifiable grounds which must be bona fide and be untainted by any unfair labour practice.

This updated edition provides a comprehensive coverage on the recent and significant developments in the law and practice of retrenchment in Malaysia. Written by authors who have wide experience in employment law, this book makes regular reference to statutory sources and cases from the courts to explain the working of the law and practise of retrenchment. This book will certainly provide much-needed information to employers, employees and their legal advisers.

Key Features

comprehensive coverage
practical and easy-to-read
clear explanation of statutory requirements
consideration of local and foreign cases as well as Industrial Court awards
extensive coverage of Code of Conduct for Industrial Harmony
discussion of retrenchment from the Islamic Law Perspective
the concepts and the causes leading to redundancy;
retrenchment and lay-off;
steps an employer should follow when there is a need to retrench;
situations where a retrenched worker would be able to recover compensation;
circumstances where a retrenched employee may contest the retrenchment exercise;
preferential entitlement of an employee in the event the employer goes into liquidation;
proposal for the setting up of a retrenchment fund and the mechanism of its functioning;
retrenchment from the Islamic law perspective and the usage of Zakat money to assist unemployed Muslims until they secure new employment.

Selwyn’s Law of Employment is the market leading textbook on employment law.

Now in its seventeenth edition, it has long been viewed as essential reading for students of employment law and employment law practitioners together with those studying the law in a business or professional environment.

Astra Emir has taken over from the late Norman Selwyn as author and continues his approach of providing clear and succinct analysis of all areas of employment law from both an individual and collective standpoint. The breadth of coverage of case law and statutory material is unrivalled and ensures the reader is fully up to date on all areas of this fast moving area of the law.

Online Resource Centre
This book is accompanied by an Online Resource Centre, which offers reliable and regular updates to the law following publication and also has a very interesting author Q&A session.

Employee Misconduct is an aid to human resource managers, industrial relations practitioners and other managers to understand what is, and what is not considered employee misconduct. After a brief overview of the disciplinary process, each chapter examines a different type of misconduct including: sexual harassment, abuse of social media, conflict of interest, cheating, stealing and others. The principles relating to each type of misconduct are illustrated by summaries of relevant, recent Industrial Court awards. All chapters also offer some ideas on how to minimize the incidence of employee misconduct, particularly by introducing written policies which provide clarification to employees so that they understand the types of behaviour which are not acceptable. The contents of this book are up to date and include reference to the 2019 amendments to the Industrial Relations Act.

The Art of Human Resource Management is a practical and comprehensive book that will be essential for both the Human Resource and Business Leaders. It covers, among others, the challenging issues faced by HR and Business Leaders in today’s workplace. Readers will be able to apply easy ways of being on top of the business strategies whilst staying current with the changes and challenges confronted by their business.