00:00The High Court has upheld a 1 million ringgit compensation award in favor of a manager ruling
00:05he was wrongfully dismissed from a family-run company after challenging his late father's
00:10will.
00:11Justice Hayatul Akmal Abdul Aziz said, Wong forklift higher-end services in Riyan Berhad
00:16failed to meet legal requirements for judicial review and did not dispute the facts or relationships
00:21involved.
00:22Hayatul Sid Industrial Court Chairman Deepar Malingam did not err in finding that Wong
00:26Junquiat had been constructively dismissed from the company.
00:30She said the company had arbitrarily reduced Wong's salary, failed to pay wages for February
00:34and March 2019, and did not remit EPF or Percaso contributions.
00:39Hayatul added that Wong was given no work without justification, which he took as being put in
00:43cold storage.
00:45She said Wong was entitled to walk out of his employment, having met all the criteria under
00:49the contract test to establish a constructive dismissal.
00:53In his award, Paramalingam found that Wong's stepmother, Sim Fu Yok, had unilaterally slashed
00:58his salary from RM27,500 to RM6,000 as retaliation for Wong challenging his father's will.
01:05Wong was awarded RM550,000 in compensation, RM660,000 in back wages, subject to a deduction
01:12of RM198,000 on account of post-dismissal earnings, and RM6,000 in costs, though the company
01:18has since filed an appeal against the decision.
01:23Don't try Jeriza, FMT.
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