Chow Siew Lin:

Reference

[1] This is a reference from the Minister of Human Resources Malaysia pursuant to s 20(3) of the Industrial Relations Act 1967 ("the Act") in respect of the dismissal of MUHAMAD SOFIAN BIN ABD AZIZ ("the Claimant") by ELEKTRISOLA MALAYSIA SDN BHD ("the Company") on 28 September 2020.

[2] This Court had considered all the notes of proceedings, documents, cause papers, submissions and bundles of authorities in handing down this Award namely:

(i) The Claimant's Statement of Case dated 6 September 2021 ("SOC");

(ii) The Company's Statement in Reply dated 23 December 2021 ("SIR");

(iii) The Claimant's Rejoinder dated 23 August 2022 ("Rejoinder")

(iv) The Claimant's Bundle of Documents ("CLB-1");

(v) The Company's Bundle of Documents ("COB-1");

(vi) The Company's Supplementary Bundle of Documents ("COB-2");

(vii) The Company's 2nd Supplementary Bundle of Documents ("COB-3");

(viii) The Company's 3rd Supplementary Bundle of Documents ("COB-4");

(ix) The Company's Memo dated 14 April 2020 ("COB-5");

(x) Claimant's Witness Statement (Muhamad Sofian Bin Abd Aziz) dated 11 October 2024 ("CLWS-1");

(xi) Company's Witness Statement (Wong Chit Chan) dated 5 September 2024 ("COW