Almost every company has an onboarding checklist. Someone owns it, it runs the same way each time, and a new hire is set up, documented, […]
You’re Probably Counting Hospitalization Leave Wrong
Most Malaysian companies keep a single “medical leave” balance. An employee falls sick, an MC comes in, a day is deducted, and nobody looks closer. […]
Fixed-Term Contracts: The Exit That Isn’t
The fixed-term contract is often used as a quiet insurance policy against dismissal claims. The logic is appealing: put an employee on a twelve-month term, […]
The Retrenchment Payout Is a Formula, Not a Negotiation
When a company retrenches, the conversation around the final payout tends to drift in one of two wrong directions. Either it is treated as a […]
Replacement Leave Is Not a Favour, It Is a Record
Someone works through a public holiday to hit a deadline. The manager says, take a day off next week to make up for it. Nobody […]
Part-Time Payroll Is Not Just Full-Time Divided
The habit is easy to fall into. You hire someone part-time, agree an hourly rate, multiply the hours worked, and pay that. It feels like […]
What Can the JMB Do About Unapproved Renovation?
The drilling started three weeks ago. The unit below has cracks running across its ceiling, and the office has checked twice: there is no renovation […]
The Airbnb Unit Everyone Suspects and Nobody Can Prove
Every Friday evening a different couple arrives at unit 12-3 with cabin luggage. By Sunday night they are gone. Residents have been complaining for months, […]
Can Management Stop Visitors From Entering Your Condo?
A resident pre-registers a guest for 8pm. The guest arrives, and the guard will not lift the barrier. There was an issue with this man […]