AWARD

Ahmad Zakhi Mohd Daud:

Reference

[1] These are references made under subsection 20(3) of the Industrial Relations Act 1967 ("Act") arising out of the dismissal of Mohd Ismadi bin Mohd Isa & 69 others, Azrulazlan bin Abdul Hamid, Fiona Liu anak Japok and Zaheerah Norzaisha binti Ruslan ("Claimants") by Robinson & Co (Malaya) Sdn Bhd ("Company") on the 15 April 2021, 28 May 2021 and 21 June 2021 respectively.

[2] The references in these cases required the Court to hear and determine the Claimants' complaint of dismissal by the Company on 30 November 2020 and 31 December 2020 respectively.

[3] This Court considered the notes of proceedings, documents and cause papers in handing down this Award namely:

(a) Statements of Case dated 23 January 2023;

(b) Statements in Reply dated 21 March 2023;

(c) Claimants' Bundle of Documents - CLB-1, CLB-2, CLB-3, CLB-4;

(d) Company's Bundle of Documents - COB-1, COB-2;

(e) Claimants' Witness Statement - CLWS-A & CLWS-B (Mohd Azri bin Amran)

(f) Company's Witness Statement - COWS-1 (Ting Ying Yi)

(g) Claimants' Written Submission and Reply

(h) Company's Written Submission and Reply

Background

[4] The disputes before this Court are the claims by the Claimants