JUDGMENT

Quay Chew Soon JC:

Introduction

[1] This is a judicial review application for an order of certiorari to quash Award No 287 of 2020 of the Industrial Court ("Award"). I allowed the judicial review application. Here are my grounds.

Background Facts

[2] Vide a Letter of Appointment dated 1 August 2010 and Letter of Offer of Employment dated 1 December 2010, the respondent was appointed as Group Leader (Service Department) effective 1 December 2010 with a monthly salary of RM7,300. Inter alia, the respondent's Letter of Appointment expressly provided that:

"7) Training - Employees are required to accept training when so requested ...".

[3] Vide a Notice of Transfer dated 19 July 2017, the respondent was transferred to his last-held position of Assembly Group Leader End Test with effect from 1 August 2017. He was further informed that he would be reporting to one Koh Yong Heng, referred to as "COW3" during the proceedings before the Industrial Court ("COW3").

[4] Following the respondent's transfer to the position of Assembly Group Leader End Test, he was required to undergo technical endtest training which consisted of two phases, namely Phase 1 and Phase 2. The respond