MAB officer’s sacking for playing takraw while on extended MC upheld

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The Industrial Court said Che Zamberi Che Ani’s dismissal was justified after videos and photos also showed him cutting trees using heavy machinery.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/03/13/mab-officers-sacking-for-playing-takraw-while-on-extended-mc-upheld/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/03/13/mahkamah-kekal-keputusan-mab-pecat-pegawai-main-sepak-takraw-ketika-cuti-sakit/  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 #MABKargo #IndustrialCourt

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00:00MAB Cargo Sundaran Bahad was entitled to sack an officer after he was caught on camera playing

00:07sepak takraw and cutting trees using heavy machinery, the industrial court has ruled.

00:12Court President Zohelmi Hassan said, Cheh Zamri Cheh Ani had abused his prolonged medical leave,

00:18adding that it was not a minor misconduct which could be tolerated by the company.

00:23He said, it is trite law that medical leave is granted to allow for the

00:26convalescence and cure of a sick employee. Cheh Zamri was involved in a motor vehicle

00:32accident on May 22, 2021 and suffered serious injuries which saw him hospitalised and granted

00:38medical leave until September 21 that same year. He had contended that he should be allowed to take

00:44part in neighbourhood activities and cannot be confined to his house while on medical leave.

00:50However, the court ruled that employees are not entitled to decide for themselves what they can

00:55or cannot do while on medical leave. Cheh Zamri had worked with the company for six years from

01:002015 to 2021 and held the position of acceptance officer when he was dismissed. However, Zohelmi

01:08said no length of service could repair the damage to the shattered trust and confidence

01:12that the company had reposed in Cheh Zamri. Pan Yujo, FMT

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