Taylor’s U wrong to lay off academic staff based on high salaries, says court

Free Malaysia Today

The Industrial Court says retrenchment criteria cannot be arbitrary but must align with the formal policies of the organisation.    Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/07/05/taylors-u-wrong-to-lay-off-academic-staff-based-on-high-salaries-says-court/   Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/07/05/tindakan-taylors-university-buang-kakitangan-sebab-gaji-tinggi-salah-kata-mahkamah/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTNews #TaylorUniversity #EswaryMaree

Transcript

00:00The Industrial Court has ruled that the decision by Taylors University to declare two associate

00:07professors, Tam Shih-Mei and Wong Ching-Li, surplus to requirements based on their high

00:12salaries, was unfair and discriminatory.

00:15Court Chairman Eswari Mari criticised the university's criteria used to retrench staff,

00:21saying they should align with existing policies and not be arbitrary.

00:25She said targeting employees solely based on salary is unjust and overlooks their contributions

00:31as well as undervalues their loyalty.

00:34Taylors defended its decision, citing financial losses and the need to reduce costs.

00:40Taylors said terminating higher-earning academic staff would be able to reduce costs more significantly,

00:45leading to fewer staff being released.

00:47However, the court found the terminations of Tam and Wong from employment were without

00:52just cause or excuse.

00:55Eswari ordered Taylors to pay Tam back wages of RM256,742, equivalent to 24 months' salary

01:03but subject to a 20% deduction for post-dismissal earnings.

01:07Wong was awarded RM276,480 on the same basis.

Category

Transcript

Recommended