PROTASCO BERHAD & ORS vs MOHD NORLI MD SALLEH

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HIGH COURT MALAYA KUALA LUMPUR
PROTASCO BERHAD & ORS – Appellant
Versus
MOHD NORLI MD SALLEH – Respondent

Petitioner Advocates:Sebastian Tay Hanxin,Aida Yasmin Cheree Mohamad ,Respondent Advocate: Chandrasegran Rajandran

Table of Content
1. initial reference and claim of wrongful termination. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 6)
2. overview of dismissal and appeal. (Para 4 , 5)
3. details of the employment and transfer circumstances. (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12)
4. summary of parties' arguments. (Para 13 , 15 , 16)
5. court's findings on employment status and dismissal. (Para 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 22 , 27 , 30)
6. analysis of the corporate structure and employment hierarchy. (Para 21 , 23 , 25 , 29)
7. arguments against the lifting of corporate veil. (Para 24 , 26 , 28 , 34)
8. debate over obligation for re-hiring after redundancy. (Para 35 , 36 , 38)
9. final decision and outcome of the appeal. (Para 43 , 44 , 48)

JUDGMENT

Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid J:

Introduction

[1] The substantive matter was brought to the Industrial Court (IC) by way of a reference dated 21 March 2022 by the Director General of the Department of Industrial Relations (DGIR) under s 20(3) of the Industrial Relations Act 1967 ( IRA ) for a claim for wrongful termination of employment.

[2] The dispute before the IC is the claim by Mohd Norli Md Salleh (the Respondent) that he was dismissed from his employment without just cause or excuse by Protasco Berhad, the

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HIGH COURT MALAYA KUALA LUMPURPROTASCO BERHAD & ORS – AppellantVersusMOHD NORLI MD SALLEH – Respondent

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HIGH COURT MALAYA KUALA LUMPUR
PROTASCO BERHAD & ORS – Appellant
Versus
MOHD NORLI MD SALLEH – Respondent