Disciplinary inquiry in dismissal from employment

Before appropriate disciplinary action is taken against an affected worker, the employer is required to hold a domestic enquiry and observe the principle of natural justice namely, that the accused employee must be given a fair chance to challenge the charges levelled against him; to present e...

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Main Authors: Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali, Sardar Baig, Farheen Baig
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Language:English
Published: LexisNexis Malaysia Sdn Bhd 2015
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spelling iium-433072016-05-24T04:24:58Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/43307/ Disciplinary inquiry in dismissal from employment Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali Sardar Baig, Farheen Baig K Law (General) Before appropriate disciplinary action is taken against an affected worker, the employer is required to hold a domestic enquiry and observe the principle of natural justice namely, that the accused employee must be given a fair chance to challenge the charges levelled against him; to present evidence of his own choice; to cross-examine the company’s evidence; and to explain his point of view without any pressure or fear. The enquiry must be conducted before an impartial person. If the alleged misconduct is established based on evidence, the punishment imposed must be proportionate to the gravity of the misconduct. Having said the above, the issues considered in this article are as follows: (i) whether it is aprecondition for an impending dismissal on alleged gross misconduct to proceed with a disciplinary inquiry under the Industrial Relations Act 1967; and (ii) whether a dismissal without a disciplinary inquiry is illegal for non-compliance of the principles of natural justice. LexisNexis Malaysia Sdn Bhd 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/43307/1/MCP_Bulletin_032015_article-1.pdf Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali and Sardar Baig, Farheen Baig (2015) Disciplinary inquiry in dismissal from employment. Malaysian Court Practice Bulletin, 3. pp. 1-6. ISSN MCPBUL2011006
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Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali
Sardar Baig, Farheen Baig
Disciplinary inquiry in dismissal from employment
description Before appropriate disciplinary action is taken against an affected worker, the employer is required to hold a domestic enquiry and observe the principle of natural justice namely, that the accused employee must be given a fair chance to challenge the charges levelled against him; to present evidence of his own choice; to cross-examine the company’s evidence; and to explain his point of view without any pressure or fear. The enquiry must be conducted before an impartial person. If the alleged misconduct is established based on evidence, the punishment imposed must be proportionate to the gravity of the misconduct. Having said the above, the issues considered in this article are as follows: (i) whether it is aprecondition for an impending dismissal on alleged gross misconduct to proceed with a disciplinary inquiry under the Industrial Relations Act 1967; and (ii) whether a dismissal without a disciplinary inquiry is illegal for non-compliance of the principles of natural justice.
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author Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali
Sardar Baig, Farheen Baig
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title Disciplinary inquiry in dismissal from employment
title_short Disciplinary inquiry in dismissal from employment
title_full Disciplinary inquiry in dismissal from employment
title_fullStr Disciplinary inquiry in dismissal from employment
title_full_unstemmed Disciplinary inquiry in dismissal from employment
title_sort disciplinary inquiry in dismissal from employment
publisher LexisNexis Malaysia Sdn Bhd
publishDate 2015
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/43307/
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