Employee whistleblower protection: an analysis of Malaysian law

In Malaysia, the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010 (WPA) provides protection to a person in an organisation who exposes misconduct, alleged dishonest or illegal activity that violates the existing laws, among others. For example, alleged fraud, health and safety violations, and corruption, to name b...

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Main Authors:	Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali, Sardar Baig, Farheen Baig, Ahmed, Kyaw Hla Win @ Md Hassan
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	K Law (General) KPG Malaysia
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/47668/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/47668/1/47668.pdf

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spelling	iium-476682016-07-20T01:55:14Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/47668/ Employee whistleblower protection: an analysis of Malaysian law Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali Sardar Baig, Farheen Baig Ahmed, Kyaw Hla Win @ Md Hassan K Law (General) KPG Malaysia In Malaysia, the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010 (WPA) provides protection to a person in an organisation who exposes misconduct, alleged dishonest or illegal activity that violates the existing laws, among others. For example, alleged fraud, health and safety violations, and corruption, to name but a few. Undeniably, most whistleblowers are internal to an organisation who report misconduct of a fellow employee or superior within their company and they frequently face reprisal at the hands of the organisation which they have accused. In fact, many people do not consider blowing the whistle because of fear of retaliation and losing their relationships at workplace. Although whistleblowers are protected under law from employer retaliation, there have been many cases where punishment for whistle blowing has occurred, such as suspension, demotion, termination, or harsh mistreatment by other employees. Hence, this paper analyses the adequacy of the legal protection available to employees who whistle blow on their employers with reference to the WPA. 2015 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/47668/1/47668.pdf Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali and Sardar Baig, Farheen Baig and Ahmed, Kyaw Hla Win @ Md Hassan (2015) Employee whistleblower protection: an analysis of Malaysian law. In: The 8th UUM International Legal Conference 2015, 25th -26th Aug. 2015, Bandung, Indonesia.
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description	In Malaysia, the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010 (WPA) provides protection to a person in an organisation who exposes misconduct, alleged dishonest or illegal activity that violates the existing laws, among others. For example, alleged fraud, health and safety violations, and corruption, to name but a few. Undeniably, most whistleblowers are internal to an organisation who report misconduct of a fellow employee or superior within their company and they frequently face reprisal at the hands of the organisation which they have accused. In fact, many people do not consider blowing the whistle because of fear of retaliation and losing their relationships at workplace. Although whistleblowers are protected under law from employer retaliation, there have been many cases where punishment for whistle blowing has occurred, such as suspension, demotion, termination, or harsh mistreatment by other employees. Hence, this paper analyses the adequacy of the legal protection available to employees who whistle blow on their employers with reference to the WPA.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali Sardar Baig, Farheen Baig Ahmed, Kyaw Hla Win @ Md Hassan
author_facet	Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali Sardar Baig, Farheen Baig Ahmed, Kyaw Hla Win @ Md Hassan
author_sort	Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali
title	Employee whistleblower protection: an analysis of Malaysian law
title_short	Employee whistleblower protection: an analysis of Malaysian law
title_full	Employee whistleblower protection: an analysis of Malaysian law
title_fullStr	Employee whistleblower protection: an analysis of Malaysian law
title_full_unstemmed	Employee whistleblower protection: an analysis of Malaysian law
title_sort	employee whistleblower protection: an analysis of malaysian law
publishDate	2015
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/47668/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/47668/1/47668.pdf
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Employee whistleblower protection: an analysis of Malaysian law

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