COURSE HIGHLIGHTS |
- Employment Act
-- Introduction -- Employment Contract -- Termination Notice -- Wages -- Special Sections -- Working Hour -- Benefits -- Employment Of Woman -- Due Inquiry -- Termination And Lay-Off Benefits
- Industrial Relations Act 1967
-- Introduction -- Employers / Employees Rights -- Claims -- Industrial Relations Department -- Industrial Actions
- Trade Union Act 1959
-- Introduction -- National Union
- Overview Of Other Laws Relating To Employment
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND |
- Managing Directors
- General Managers
- HR / IR Directors, Managers, Officers and Executives
- Directors / Decision Makers
- Corporate / HR / IR Consultants
- Personnel / Training Managers
- Administration Managers / Officers
- Compensation and Benefits Managers
- Payroll / Salary Administrators
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METHODOLOGY |
- Lecture
- Individuals Exercises
- Team Activities
- Presentation
- Case Studies & Practices
- Experience - Sharing Sessions
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AFTER ATTENDING THIS COURSE, YOU WILL RETURN TO YOUR JOB… |
- Understanding the requirement of the Labour Laws.
- Knowing how to implement and practice within the legal requirements.
- Familiarising yourself with the latest amendments of the Acts
- Identifying the perimeter and rights of an employer / employee.
- Finding out the hefty penalties for non-adherence.
- Learning how to handle Labour Laws matters, especially in initiating termination decisions against offenders.
- Understanding the court’s practices.
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DAY 1 |
9:00 |
#EMPLOYMENT ACT 1955# | |
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- Historical background – its inception
- Definitions and Interpretations
- What is an “Employee”. First Schedule
- Scope and Coverage of EA ’55
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- Contract of Service
- Contract for Service
- Fixed term contract
- Deliberation on - Written, Oral, Express or Implied
- Breach of Contract - Cases
- Employer/ Employee’s rights
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- Misconduct cases
- Retirement and effluxion of time
- Notice of termination. Effect for infringements
- Termination cases - case studies
- Discussion - past cases and Court Awards
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- Definition of Wages
- Payments and Restrictions
- Advances
- Deductions - lawful and unlawful
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- Absenteeism - Sect. 15
- Employment (Termination and Lay-off Benefits) Regulations
- Due Inquiry/Misconduct - Sect. 14
- Breach of Contract - Sect. 13
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- Hours of work. (Control)
- Overtime implementation
- Standby / inactive duties
- Payment and enforcement
- Spread-over period
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DAY 2 |
9:00 |
REVIEW AND REINFORCE OF DAY 1 | |
- Feedback on yesterday’s discussion
- Questions and Answers - experience sharing
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- Practices / implementing
- Control on AL / PH / SL
- Abuses and breaches
- Non-compliance
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- The Restrictions and Control
- Maternity Benefits and Maternity Leave
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- Domestic Inquiry Process - overview
- Basic Requirements
- Court Citations
- Due inquiry vs. Domestic Inquiry
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TERMINATION AND LAY-OFF BENEFITS | |
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#INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 1967# | |
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- Historical background and its inception
- Definitions and Interpretation
- Scope of Coverage - what is a “WORKMAN”
- Deliberate on past court cases
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EMPLOYERS/ EMPLOYEES RIGHTS | |
- Prohibitions and the Lawful Process
- Legal Recourse
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- Conditions and Applications
- Coverage & Method of filing claim
- Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration Process
- Reinstatement? Conditions that applies
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INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT | |
- Its role and position - IR Dept
- Industrial Court - its perimeters
- Rejected cases - to overview
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- Lock outs, Strikes - picketing
- Trade Dispute?
- Trade Union Reaction/ Action - to counter action
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2:00 |
#TRADE UNION ACT 1959# | |
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- Historical Background
- Interpretations and Definitions - Trade Union Official
- The prohibitions - formation of a Trade Union (restrictions?)
- Registration and Deregistration of Trade Union
- Powers of the Director-General Trade Union.
- Right, Legalities and Immunity of Trade Union official
- Strikes - Lockouts
- Recognition process
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- The composition/ structure
- Why the need?
- Formation
- Control on funds / expenses
- Legal immunity
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#OVERVIEW OF OTHER LAWS RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT# | |
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UNDERSTANDING THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS OF OTHER ACTS
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- Such as SOCSO, EPF, Holidays Act and etc.
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