Dishonesty not always a ground for dismissal: A comment on the Store (M) Sdn Bhd v Ang Tin Huat & Anor [2016] 9 MLJ 517

This article discusses primarily the dishonest conduct at the workplace as a ground justifying dismissal, with reference to the case of The Store (M) Sdn BhdvAng Tin Huat & Anor. In this case, it was alleged that the claimant had spent a certain sum of money received from the sale of card box a...

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Main Author: Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali
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spelling iium-541882017-01-17T08:20:54Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/54188/ Dishonesty not always a ground for dismissal: A comment on the Store (M) Sdn Bhd v Ang Tin Huat & Anor [2016] 9 MLJ 517 Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali K Law (General) This article discusses primarily the dishonest conduct at the workplace as a ground justifying dismissal, with reference to the case of The Store (M) Sdn BhdvAng Tin Huat & Anor. In this case, it was alleged that the claimant had spent a certain sum of money received from the sale of card box and carton boxes from the supermarket on the dinner for some selected staff of the supermarket to appreciate their sacrifice in success of the branch especially working extended hours during the sales period. He was also alleged to have taken the company's trading stock, 12 bottles of wine, for consumption at the said dinner. The issue before the court was whether the dismissal of the claimant for misusing the company's cash and trading stock on a dinner for some staff without prior approval of the management was excessively harsh, unjust and disproportionate. LexisNexis 2016-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54188/6/54188-edited.pdf Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali (2016) Dishonesty not always a ground for dismissal: A comment on the Store (M) Sdn Bhd v Ang Tin Huat & Anor [2016] 9 MLJ 517. Malayan Law Journal, 2016 (5 (September-October)). xxxii-xlii.
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Dishonesty not always a ground for dismissal: A comment on the Store (M) Sdn Bhd v Ang Tin Huat & Anor [2016] 9 MLJ 517
description This article discusses primarily the dishonest conduct at the workplace as a ground justifying dismissal, with reference to the case of The Store (M) Sdn BhdvAng Tin Huat & Anor. In this case, it was alleged that the claimant had spent a certain sum of money received from the sale of card box and carton boxes from the supermarket on the dinner for some selected staff of the supermarket to appreciate their sacrifice in success of the branch especially working extended hours during the sales period. He was also alleged to have taken the company's trading stock, 12 bottles of wine, for consumption at the said dinner. The issue before the court was whether the dismissal of the claimant for misusing the company's cash and trading stock on a dinner for some staff without prior approval of the management was excessively harsh, unjust and disproportionate.
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author Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali
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title Dishonesty not always a ground for dismissal: A comment on the Store (M) Sdn Bhd v Ang Tin Huat & Anor [2016] 9 MLJ 517
title_short Dishonesty not always a ground for dismissal: A comment on the Store (M) Sdn Bhd v Ang Tin Huat & Anor [2016] 9 MLJ 517
title_full Dishonesty not always a ground for dismissal: A comment on the Store (M) Sdn Bhd v Ang Tin Huat & Anor [2016] 9 MLJ 517
title_fullStr Dishonesty not always a ground for dismissal: A comment on the Store (M) Sdn Bhd v Ang Tin Huat & Anor [2016] 9 MLJ 517
title_full_unstemmed Dishonesty not always a ground for dismissal: A comment on the Store (M) Sdn Bhd v Ang Tin Huat & Anor [2016] 9 MLJ 517
title_sort dishonesty not always a ground for dismissal: a comment on the store (m) sdn bhd v ang tin huat & anor [2016] 9 mlj 517
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