Tobacco firm fails to get leave to appeal RM302,400 award
Federal Court rejects company’s bid to challenge ruling that its former security manager was unfairly dismissed.
The Federal Court has denied a tobacco company's attempt to appeal a ruling that ordered it to pay RM302,400 to its former national security manager for unfair dismissal. The three-judge panel, headed by Justice Nordin Hassan, determined that the company's legal arguments did not meet the necessary criteria for appeal under Section 96 of the Courts of Judicature Act 1964.
The Industrial Court had previously upheld the decision in May, finding that the manager had been dismissed without just cause or excuse and that the company's actions regarding the incident were inappropriate. The appeal was brought by the company following the Court of Appeal's ruling that the manager had been dismissed due to harassment rather than sexual harassment, which affected their legal burden of proof.
The incident occurred at a private club following a company event, and the manager denied any wrongdoing. The company's legal team included Steven Thiru, Janice Annie Leo, and Adrienne Sena, while their former employee's representatives were VK Raj and SP Devi.
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