Does exiting a company whatsapp group justify dismissal?: a review of Thilagavathy A/P Arunasalam V Maxis Mobile Sdn Bhd

The issue whether exiting or quitting the company’s WhatsApp group without prior permission of the superior constitutes a misconduct that warrants discipline is discussed in this article with reference to the recent Industrial Court’s award in Thilagavathy A/P Arunasalam v Maxis Mobile Sdn Bhd...

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Main Author: Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali
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Language:English
Published: LexisNexis Malaysia Sdn Bhd 2019
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spelling iium-726602019-06-17T01:33:42Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/72660/ Does exiting a company whatsapp group justify dismissal?: a review of Thilagavathy A/P Arunasalam V Maxis Mobile Sdn Bhd Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali K Law (General) The issue whether exiting or quitting the company’s WhatsApp group without prior permission of the superior constitutes a misconduct that warrants discipline is discussed in this article with reference to the recent Industrial Court’s award in Thilagavathy A/P Arunasalam v Maxis Mobile Sdn Bhd. In this case, the Industrial Court held, inter alia, that the claimant’s action of exiting the WhatsApp group created by the superior without his prior permission is an act of insubordination as it violates the express instructions of her superior. The real issue however is whether a single act of misconduct as above justifies dismissal? If the answer is in the affirmative, then the issue is whether the claimant’s act of exiting the company’s WhatsApp group was such that ‘it goes to the root of the contractual relation of master and servant so as to indicate unwillingness on the part of the servant to be bound upon his original terms of contract.’ LexisNexis Malaysia Sdn Bhd 2019 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/72660/1/72660_DOES%20EXITING%20A%20COMPANY.pdf Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali (2019) Does exiting a company whatsapp group justify dismissal?: a review of Thilagavathy A/P Arunasalam V Maxis Mobile Sdn Bhd. Malaysian Court Practice Bulletin (3). pp. 1-6. ISSN 0025-1283 https://store.lexisnexis.com.my/
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Does exiting a company whatsapp group justify dismissal?: a review of Thilagavathy A/P Arunasalam V Maxis Mobile Sdn Bhd
description The issue whether exiting or quitting the company’s WhatsApp group without prior permission of the superior constitutes a misconduct that warrants discipline is discussed in this article with reference to the recent Industrial Court’s award in Thilagavathy A/P Arunasalam v Maxis Mobile Sdn Bhd. In this case, the Industrial Court held, inter alia, that the claimant’s action of exiting the WhatsApp group created by the superior without his prior permission is an act of insubordination as it violates the express instructions of her superior. The real issue however is whether a single act of misconduct as above justifies dismissal? If the answer is in the affirmative, then the issue is whether the claimant’s act of exiting the company’s WhatsApp group was such that ‘it goes to the root of the contractual relation of master and servant so as to indicate unwillingness on the part of the servant to be bound upon his original terms of contract.’
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author Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali
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title Does exiting a company whatsapp group justify dismissal?: a review of Thilagavathy A/P Arunasalam V Maxis Mobile Sdn Bhd
title_short Does exiting a company whatsapp group justify dismissal?: a review of Thilagavathy A/P Arunasalam V Maxis Mobile Sdn Bhd
title_full Does exiting a company whatsapp group justify dismissal?: a review of Thilagavathy A/P Arunasalam V Maxis Mobile Sdn Bhd
title_fullStr Does exiting a company whatsapp group justify dismissal?: a review of Thilagavathy A/P Arunasalam V Maxis Mobile Sdn Bhd
title_full_unstemmed Does exiting a company whatsapp group justify dismissal?: a review of Thilagavathy A/P Arunasalam V Maxis Mobile Sdn Bhd
title_sort does exiting a company whatsapp group justify dismissal?: a review of thilagavathy a/p arunasalam v maxis mobile sdn bhd
publisher LexisNexis Malaysia Sdn Bhd
publishDate 2019
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/72660/
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