Contract of employment : a non-commercial contract
Given the fact that the courts are moulding the law to the changing needs of the society, this chapter discusses the development of common law applicable to an employment relationship.The courts have now recognised that a contract of employment is neither concerned with trade or commerce nor with pr...
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iium-296832013-06-25T10:20:30Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/29683/ Contract of employment : a non-commercial contract Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali K Law (General) Given the fact that the courts are moulding the law to the changing needs of the society, this chapter discusses the development of common law applicable to an employment relationship.The courts have now recognised that a contract of employment is neither concerned with trade or commerce nor with profit but more with psychology and identity elements of the workers, besides economic consideration. They have also recognised employees’ rights in employment to be on the same footing as ‘proprietary rights’, which cannot be aborted save for just cause and excuse. The Malaysian Current Law Journal Sdn Bhd 2013-04 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/29683/1/Foreign_Workers_Contract_of_Employ..pdf Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali (2013) Contract of employment : a non-commercial contract. In: Foreign Workers : the Law and Practice in Malaysia. The Malaysian Current Law Journal Sdn Bhd, Ampang, pp. 25-56. ISBN 978-967-0379-26-5 |
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Given the fact that the courts are moulding the law to the changing needs of the society, this chapter discusses the development of common law applicable to an employment relationship.The courts have now recognised that a contract of employment is neither concerned with trade or commerce nor with profit but more with psychology and identity elements of the workers, besides economic consideration. They have also recognised employees’ rights in employment to be on the same footing as ‘proprietary rights’, which
cannot be aborted save for just cause and excuse. |
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Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali |
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Contract of employment : a non-commercial contract |
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The Malaysian Current Law Journal Sdn Bhd |
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2013 |
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