2 Dec 2024
Saharunzaman Bin Barun 1. ) Perodua Sales Sdn Bhd 2. ) MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN MALAYSIA
- Citation
- W-01(A)-473-08/2021 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
- Court
- A
- Case number
- W-01(A)-473-08/2021 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
The Court of Appeal held that the applicable test remained the contract test for constructive dismissal but that where the parties contractually embed a reasonableness requirement into a transfer clause the employer's exercise of transfer power must satisfy that contractual standard; on the facts Perodua's conduct — requiring resignation to join NAM, failing to preserve seniority, issuing three-day transfer notices to distant stations, failing to justify vacancies and exposing employees to work-permit illegality — manifested mala fides and a repudiatory breach, thus the Industrial Court's fin…