On November 19, Malaysians will cast ballots in the 15th general election to select the party that will receive a fresh five-year mandate to govern the country. The country has experienced political unrest since the most recent elections in 2018, a time when three prime ministers have served the country. The polls are supposed to bring about some tranquilly.

As the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, Malaysia has updated its guidelines and procedures for foreign workers and expatriates to exit the country.

The notice period helps the company minimise any losses resulting from an employee's resignation.

When should you upgrade your HR processes and tools? Usually, it depends on a few factors. However, for many companies, the time to implement new HR processes is now.

Here are the tasks that every HR professional has to accomplish before 2023 arrives.

What appears to be innocent Monday Blues can have an impact on your organisation. Determining what can be done to make staff look forward to Mondays is crucial.

One of the reasons a reference check can feel ineffective is that many firms do not have a structure in place when requesting candidates to provide references.

Kak Ojie, the owner of OG Street Kitchen, has been in the spotlight after she tweeted an apology to her customers for not being able to service both walk-in and delivery orders on time, including 13 delivery orders, 32 people in line, and two pregnant mothers.

Many people are unaware that there are various "ways" to bring cases to civil court in Malaysia. In most criminal cases, the accused is arrested and brought to trial by the public prosecutor, and the case proceeds to trial if the alleged offender does not plead guilty.

The right to transfer an employee is a well-established principle in Malaysian employment and industrial relations law, and the Industrial Court would rarely interfere with it.