{
  "id": 18596973,
  "title": "No unfair dismissal as HR manager’s fixed-term contract expired, court finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/no-unfair-dismissal-as-hr-managers-fixed-term-contract-expired-court-18596973",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T23:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/07/no-unfair-dismissal-as-hr-manager-s-fixed-term-contract-expired-court-finds"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Industrial Court has ruled that VDart Malaysia Sdn Bhd did not unfairly dismiss its former human resources manager, D Elizebeth, as her fixed-term contract had naturally expired. The court found that Elizebeth had failed to prove that the company had promised to make her a permanent employee or that she was dismissed without just cause. Elizebeth had joined VDart in September 2023 on a one-year contract, which was later extended for three months in September 2024. When the extension ended in December 2024, VDart did not renew her contract. Elizebeth argued that she had been assured of permanent employment and sought reinstatement, back wages, and other benefits, but the court dismissed her claims as unsupported by documentary evidence. The court also noted that VDart's status as a start-up and its project-based operations supported its decision to employ her on a fixed-term basis. The claim was therefore dismissed, as there had been no dismissal to question.",
  "summary": "Court chairman Augustine Anthony says VDart Malaysia’s three-month contract extension was genuine, with no promise of permanent employment.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}