Description
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to businesses adapting quickly in order to sustain their operations and activities. As a result, both employers and employees are grappling with issues arising from this unprecedented turn of events. The speakers for this webinar will discuss some of the pressing employment law-related issues businesses faced as follows:
- Non-compliance of COVID-19 SOPs: Is Dismissal Warranted?
- Employers’ Obligations: Mental Health in Times of COVID-19
- Working From Home: The New Norm
- Virtual Hearings at the Industrial Court: The Way of the Future
Speaker
Janice Anne Leo was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2000. She obtained her Master’s degree in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management from the University of Sydney in August 2002. In October 2002, she joined Shook Lin & Bok as a legal associate with a focus on employment law, and was made a partner with effect from 1 Jan 2011.
In 2018, Janice joined Steven Thiru & Sudhar Partnership, a boutique dispute resolution firm, as a partner. She has handled numerous employment-related disputes at the Industrial Court and judicial review applications at the High Court. She has also argued appeals at the Court of Appeal and Federal Court. Janice also handles various aspects of employment-related advisory work for both local and foreign clients. In addition to this, her other areas of practice include administrative law, planning law and general litigation.
Janice speaks on employment-related matters at conferences and seminars both locally and abroad. She is a member of the Bar Council Industrial and Employment Law Committee (“IELC”), and has been actively involved in the continuing legal education seminars organised by IELC and the Bar Council CPD Department.
Donovan Cheah is a founding partner of Donovan & Ho, where he leads the firm's employment law and dispute resolution practice group. He advises corporate clients on employment contracts and handbooks, workforce restructuring, dismissal of employees and compliance issues. He frequently represents clients in employment litigation such as unfair dismissal claims at the Industrial Court and judicial review proceedings. Donovan is an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya and a member of IELC.
Terms and Conditions
A Step-By-Step Guide to Join the Webinar
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(4) Mute your microphone
When the webinar is ongoing, please mute your microphone on Zoom at all times to ensure there is no interruption from your end.
(5) You may raise questions during the Question-and-Answer session only
Please take note that no speaking is allowed when the webinar is taking place.
If you wish to raise a question, please type in the chat box and the speaker will respond accordingly.
(6) Please, do not do this
Screen recording, sharing the webinar ID and password links, reproducing the content of the webinar on any platform are strictly not allowed.
Any unregistered person may be removed without prior notice, and no CPD point will be awarded. Failure to adhere to this may result in disciplinary action by the Bar Council.
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Event Policy
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Refunds
Refunds will be processed after the event is completed. This may take up to 30 business days. The conditions for refunds are as follows:
- Full refunds will be issued if the event is cancelled or postponed by the organiser due to some circumstances.
- No refunds for this course. However substitution is allowed.
The organiser reserves the right to modify, cancel or postpone the event, should circumstances arise that make such action necessary, whereupon all registration fees paid will be refunded.
Transferral
You are allowed to transfer your place to another participant, but you must notify the organiser with the necessary details.
Attendance
CPD points will not be awarded to lawyers and pupils in chambers from Peninsular Malaysia who arrive more than 15 minutes late, are not present throughout the event, or leave before its scheduled end.
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Disclaimer
- Materials will be emailed only. No printed notes will be provided.
- No recording of the event is permitted via any means at any time.
- No part of the event content may be used/reproduced in any form without the written and explicit consent of the Bar Council and speaker(s).
