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UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA
COLLEGE OF LAWS, GOVERNMENT AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
SEMESTER 1, 2019/2020
SCHOOL OF LAW
EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL LAW
(GLUE2033)
SEMESTER 1, 2019/2020
TITLE : PROBLEM SOLVING (DISMISSAL)
PREPARED BY:
PREPARED FOR :
DR. NOR ANITA ABDULLAH

Imagine that your boss suddenly walks over to your desk and hands you a letter that only says:
"The Company has decided to terminate your employment. Pursuant to your employment
contract, you will be given a one month notice period, taking effect from the date of this
letter".
Basically, you have just been fired.
Your boss would not tell you the reason you're being fired, but says you would be receiving a
termination package.
Question: Based on the above situation, put yourself as someone who know employment
law, what would be your suggestion when you were dismissed according to the law.
According to the cases stated above, the company suddenly decided to terminate my
employment without any reason, and I was given a one-month notice period by the company.
Based on the Industrial Relation Act (IRA) in Malaysia, employers are required to provide
reasons if they want to terminate their employees. This is called termination with just cause and