Quality Dynamics Consultancy Sdn Bhd presents

Know the Legal Rights, Protections, Obligations & Limitations of Employers

(by Mr. Cyril Pagadala )

objectives

At the end of the programme, participants are able to:
     - Understand the main provisions of the Employment Act 1955
        and specific sections of Industrial Relations Act  
     - Make legally binding contracts of employment
     - Use the right formula for work on rest days, public holidays and OT  
     - Use the right formula for calculating prorated salary for unpaid
        leave, joining during the month, leaving before the end of the month 
     - Administer leave benefits correctly including unutilized leave
     - Handle problems related to sick leave
     - Handle problems and challenges related to maternity leave
     - Handle various types of disciplinary problems commonly found
        in organizations
     - Manage problem probationers    
     - Manage problems related to termination of employees due to
        various reasons  
     - Understand what to do in cases of dismissals
     - Understand the various other legal issues in organsations
        for better employee handling

program content

(1) Employment Contracts 
        - Types of contracts
        - Contract of service, Contract for service
        - What should be included in contracts
        - What documents form the basis of contracts?
        - Master – Servant Relationship   
        - Legal Registers
(2) Working Hours and Days & OT
        - Normal working hours, 6 or 5-day weeks?  
        - Overtime Rates, Duty Roster
(3) Rest Days & OT
        - Rest Days entitlement
        - Calculation of payment rates for 2 rest days per week
        - Can rest days be replaced?   
(4) Public Holidays & OT
        - Public holidays entitlement 
        - Payment rates if PH falls on Rest Day 
        - Rate for work in excess of normal hours on OT
        - Absenteeism before and / or after PH
(5) Annual Leave  
        - Annual Leave entitlement
        - Carry forward of annual leave
        - Forfeiture of unutilized annual leave
        - Annual leave entitlement for terminated employee
        - Handling the problem of unutilized annual leave
          on termination
(6) Sick Leave  
        - Hospitalization & Non-hospitalization Leave entitlement
        - Prolonged illness leave    
        - Time limit to inform employer of sick leave
        - What action can employer take if employee does not inform
           of sick leave within the time limit? 
        - MC from non-panel doctors
        - Termination / Dismissal of employee while on sick leave
        - Medically Boarding Out  
(7) Maternity Protection
        - Number of days of Maternity Leave entitlement
        - Obligations of employer to pay maternity allowance to
           ex-employees under certain conditions  
        - Calculation of maternity allowance for deceased employees 
        - Conditions for Maternity Allowance
        - Dismissals before, during and after maternity leave
        - Can an employee be forced to go on maternity leave
          before confinement date?  
        - Legal Register 
(8) Wages & Salaries 
        - Limit on deductions
        - How to recover monies owed by employee
        - Limit of salary advance for any purpose
        - Procedure for giving staff loans 
        - How to recover for overpayment of salaries
        - Legalities involved in paying by cheque or crediting the bank   
        - Registers
(9) Suspension of Employees
        - Suspension period
        - Situation for suspension
        - Limit on suspension period
        - The different payment rates during suspension 
(10) Disciplinary action
        - Types of disciplinary action
        - The legal need for Domestic Inquiry
        - The Code of Conduct for Industrial Harmony 
(11) Legal Handling of Situations for Disciplinary Action
        - Habitual absenteeism, Tardiness
        - Habitual late coming / leaving early 
        - Abuse of MC, Poor performance 
(12) Unfair Dismissals & Constructive Dismissals
        - Time limit for employee to make complaints under
           Industrial Relations Act 1967
        - Who may represent employer for conciliation proceedings? 
        - Who may represent employer in Industrial Courts?
        - Maximum compensation  
(13) Probationers
        - Probation period
        - Termination of probationer, Extension of probation
        - Non-confirmation of probationer
        - Issue of the ‘forgotten’ probationer
        - The “deeming’ clause for probationers, Disciplinary problems
        - Notice period for resignation during probation
        - Benefits for probationers   
(14) Termination: Retrenchment/Lay-off/Downsizing/Relocation of
        Business/Change of Ownership 
        - Notice period for Termination / lay-off
        - Situations for termination, Situations for giving notice 
        - Rate of Termination Benefits, Payment date
        - LIFO or FIFO, Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS)  
(15) Other Legal Issues
        - Medically Boarding Out
        - Frustration of contracts
        - Benefits, expiry and renewal of fixed term contracts, Retirement
        - Gratuity payments
        - Transfers, Job reallocation 
        - Reduction of salary, allowances and benefits
        - Re-designation of position, Reorganization of company
        - Training, Performance management
        - The Code of Conduct for Industrial Harmony
        - Legal precedents set by Industrial Court Awards  

methodology

Presentations, case studies, interactive group discussions, workshops

who must attend

     • HR Managers / Executives
     • HR Assistants
     • Secretaries
     • Personal Assistants
     • Production Managers / Executives
     • Purchasing Managers / Executives
     • Accounts & Finance Managers / Executives
     • Administration Managers / Executive
     • Office Managers / Executives
     • Operations Managers / Executives
     • Services Managers / Executives
     • Sales and Marketing Managers

investment fee / early bird by 15/10/2010

Standard: RM 1,010.00 / RM 910.00 per participant

Group discount: RM 960.00 / RM 860.00 per participant for a minimum of 2 participants from the same company

(Fee inclusive of Refreshment, Buffet Lunch, Training Bag, Handouts, Writing Pad, Pen & Certificate of Completion)

registration & payment

PROGRAMS ARE CLAIMABLE UNDER SBL SCHEME

Please register online through www.qdc.com.my or call 03-78054587 / 03-78044196. Our phone line operation hours are from 8:30am to 6:00pm from Monday to Friday.

All registration MUST be accompanied with PAYMENT.

Completed registration form with CHEQUES should be made in favor of "Quality Dynamics Consultancy Sdn Bhd" and sent to:

QUALITY DYNAMICS CONSULTANCY SDN BHD
No. 343, Block A, Kelana Centre Point, No.3 Jalan SS7/19,
Kelana Jaya, 47301 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor, Malaysia.

Tel : 03-78054587 / 03-78044196
Fax: 03-78054514
E-mail: training@qdc.com.my
( Rahifah / Thang )

PSMB Reg: 0938

(FEE PAID IS NOT REFUNDABLE but replacement may be made at no additional cost. Quality Dynamics Consultancy Sdn Bhd reserves the right to cancel or reschedule the above course and shall inform participants of the changes)

COURSE FACILITATOR - MR. CYRIL PAGADALA