AWARD

Jeyaseelen T Anthony:

Reference

[1] This is a reference made on 7 January 2021 by the Honourable Minister of Human Resources, Malaysia to the Industrial Court of Malaysia under s 20(3) of the Industrial Relations Act 1967 ('the Act') arising out of the dismissal of Mohd Naim Bin Idris (hereinafter referred to as 'the Claimant') by Jet Construction And Engineering Sdn Bhd (hereinafter referred to as 'the Company'). The Ministers reference in this case before the Court requires the Court to hear and determine the Claimant's complaint of dismissal by the Company on 24 July 2020.

Background

[2] Pursuant to the Ministers reference dated 7 January 2021, this matter was fixed for mention on 12 March 2021 where the Claimant and the representative of the Company were present when the matter was called up before the Assistant Registrar of this Court . Directions were given by the learned Assistant Registrar to the parties to file their respective cause-papers.

[3] The Court then fixed 8 June 2021 as the next mention date which was vacated due to Movement Control Order (MCO) imposed as result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Court fixed 1 September 2021 as the next mention date.

[4] On