*Employment Law Issues during COVID-19 and post COVID-19

16-17 Jul, 2020, Virtual Classroom Training

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Ambigah Krishnan
Advocate & Solicitor
LL.B (Hons) (London), Certificate In Legal Practice (Malaysia), TESOL (Canada).

 

Ambigah Krishnan has more than 15 years of training and corporate experience on Law topics. She is a PSMB licensed corporate trainer [Licence No TTT/3886] and Lawyer who was called to the Malaysian Bar in 1996 and admitted as Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya and is practising under Tetuan Ambigah Krishnan & Co, Peguambela & Peguamcara. Ambigah Krishnan trains in West Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei Darussalam.

 

She has vast professional experience in the training industry. She has excellent communication, writing, people and class management skills.

 

Work Experience
Ambigah Krishnan is an experienced lawyer and trainer and has been involved in Contract Law drafting, civil litigation, Dispute Resolution, Risk compliance including Anti-Corruption/Anti-Bribery and areas of Fraud prevention, Employment Law and IR, company matters, corporate, banking issues and Testamentary issues including the writing of Wills.

 

Areas Trained
Ambigah Krishnan conducts seminars for Employment law and Industrial Relations law including mock Industrial hearings of Domestic Inquiries, Law relating to Termination under Labour laws, Employment Law for HR and Non HR Managers, Grievance Handling , Tenancy and Leases law and Procedure, Drafting / Writing Commercial Contracts Advance Level, Contract Management, Purchasing Contracts and issue of liability for Vendors, Suppliers and Procurement Managers, Seminar on Prevention of Staff Fraud in association with PDRM, Anti-Corruption and Corporate Liability under MACC Act 2009/2018, the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 & Standards 2015 and Personal Data Protection Compliance implementation, EU GDPR 2018 including conference speaker for APAC, Information Security Training; Entrepreneur seminars for fresh graduates and business community.

Venue Details

Virtual Classroom Training

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Juliany,
03 2283 6109
juliany@ipa.com.my

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03 2283 6100
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FOCUSING ON
  • DAY 1
  • Module 1: Steps Taken By Employers During COVID-19
  • Module 2: Employee Leave Challenges
  • Module 3: Disciplinary Issues Under COVID-19
  • Module 4: Wage Subsidy Program And ERP
  • DAY 2
  • Module 1: Employer’s Obligation Under COVID-19
  • Module 2: Employer Obligations Under PDPA 2010
  • Module 3: Retrenchment Of Workers Due To COVID-19
OVERVIEW

Large and small organisations have been crippled by the COVID-19 outbreak, but even more so by the restriction measures taken to combat its spread.  The Human Resources departments in these companies need clear information and the interaction between the consequences of these restrictions and the law. 

 

The Employment law does not directly deal with these consequences.  This course helps clear doubts and provides solutions to put out the fires sprouting up in the organisation and alerting employers, who may be unwittingly breaching the law.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
  1. Participants will understand the requirements for variations
  2. How to avoid breaching the law on paid leave and unpaid leave
  3. The difference understanding under normal HR exercise and COVID-19
  4. How to deal with sick leave and maternity leave raised by employees under COVID-19
  5. How to deal with disciplinary issues during COVID-19
  6. Understand Wage Subsidy
  7. Understand Employee Retention Program
  8. Understand the law relating Work from Home
  9. How to use PDPA law to collect sensitive data
  10. Using OSHA 1994 to help monitor and discipline employees on the spread on COVID-19.
RMCO

Employers can take actions based on mutual agreement on whether or not to offer employees with fully paid leave, partial paid leave or unpaid leave.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
  • Employers
  • HR Managers / HR Executives
  • Line Managers / Line Executives
METHODOLOGY

Interactive Presentations, Discussion & Case Studies

DAY 1
9:00

Module 1: STEPS TAKEN BY EMPLOYERS DURING COVID-19

  • Reduction of Salaries and Not paying salaries and the legal consequences under Employment law
  • Drafting a Variation of Salary Agreement letter [ for reduction of salary]
10.45

Module 2: EMPLOYEE LEAVE CHALLENGES

  • Leave – Paid and Unpaid leave under Employment Act 1955 and how to handle under COVID-19
  • How to handle Maternity leave and Sick leave during COVID-19 and WFH
  • Duration calculation for termination that happened under Employment Act and Industrial Relation Act during MCO and may happen during an EMCO lockdown.
11.30

Module 3: DISCIPLINARY ISSUES UNDER COVID-19 PANDEMIC PERIOD

  • Working from Home and disciplinary issues arising from WFH.
  • Progressive disciplinary under Employment Act – a brief over view and how to use it for disciplinary issues [misconduct and poor performance] in the light of COVID-19 pandemic.
 

Module 4: WAGE SUBSIDY PROGRAM AND ERP

  • What is the Covid-19 Wage Subsidy Program
  • Employee Retention Program
  • Who is eligible for ERP and benefits of ERP
  • Who is eligible for the Wage Subsidy Program
  • Differences between the ERP and Wage Subsidy Program
12.30 End of Day 1
DAY 2
9:00

Module 1: EMPLOYER’S OBLIGATION UNDER COVID-19

  • What is the Standard Operating Procedures for handling COVID-19 positive employees at the work place?
  • What are the general legal obligations to an employee under the law which will cover COVID-19?
  • Obligations under OSHA 1994 for Employers/Employees/ Contractors/Visitors and how the policies are most relevant under COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Enhancing existing policies under OSHA to accommodate COVID-19 pandemic.
10.45

Module 2: EMPLOYER OBLIGATIONS UNDER PDPA 2010

  • What are an employer’s obligations towards an employee who has contracted the coronavirus, or been placed under quarantine?
  • Personal Data Protection laws and COVID-19
11.30

Module 3: RETRENCHMENT OF WORKERS DUE TO COVID-19

  • Employer must satisfy 3 conditions for retrenchment under COVID-19
  • 10 measures Employers can take when retrenchment becomes necessary.
  • Guidelines on Retrenchment Management prepared by MOHR  
  • What happens when Employer cannot pay compensation under retrenchment exercise – Criteria to fulfil to submit to JTK [Labour Office] 
12:30 End of Course