The Employment (Amendment) Act 2012 came into force on April 1, 2012 which contains some important provisions which both employees and employers need to know.

Getting staffing levels right in retail stores is tricky with manual systems. It takes a huge amount of manager time to build weekly rotas and 70% of managers are still using manual systems and spreadsheets to perform this task - with 40% of store managers claiming to take 10 hours a week managing it.

In our case study this week we will review an recent court awards for forced resignation or constructive dismissal, where two employee made a claim in the Industrial Court that they were forced to resign for them employment with the company. In our review we will deliberate the actual issue, the process and approach of the company, the company and claimant’s justification, the court’s verdict and key learning points.

I was tasked to complete two major retrenchment exercises in the past few months. Both the companies have to take this radical step to end the employment service of their loved employees in the interest of the company.

Malaysia – Employers in Malaysia are slightly more optimistic about the country’s job outlook for the second quarter of 2012, as compared to the proceeding quarter, a Jobstreet study has found.