Guideline Pertaining to Legal/Human Resource Principles and Procedures to Be Engaged in Relation to Contemplated Termination of Employment of an Employee on the Grounds of Medical Unfitness for Continued Engagement in Employment

Abstract

The aim of this guideline is to create awareness in the Human Resource Department of a company/corporation operating in Malaysia about the principles and procedures pertaining to Malaysian labour laws as well as industrial relations matters and the impact of these policies upon proposed/contemplated actions instituted by the Company against its employees.

It is hoped that this guideline will assist to allay the concerns of the Human Resource Department of such companies/corporations when acting on behalf of/in the best interest of such entities in these matters.

Keywords: Human Resource, Employment Law, Termination of Employment, Medical Unfitness

JEL Classification: K31