Good day,
My company HR dept has changes numerous benefits that have enjoyed by the staffs all these years. Namely :
1. We used to enjoy all the public holidays that are available in KL. BUt as of 10 Nov 2004, they have been reduced to 10 days only (conveyed as below inour new employee handbook) :
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1.3.2 Public Holidays
All employees shall be entitled to a paid holiday at his ordinary rate of pay on only ten of the following gazetted public holidays observed by the Company in any one calender year:-
- National Day *
- The Birthday of the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong *
- Worker's Day *
- Birthday of Sultan or Head of State or Federal Territory Day *
- New Year's Day **
- Chinese New Year
- Hari Raya Puasa
- Hari Raya Haji **
- Deepavali
- Christmas
- Wesak **
- Awal Muharram **
- Birthday of Prophet Mohammad S.A.W **
* Four (4) compulsory gazetted public holidays that shall be included in the ten gazetted holidays observed by the Company as stipulated in the Employemnt Act 1955.
** Additional gazetted public holidays.
Any additional gazetted public holidays other than the ten gazetted public holidays observed by the company is at the discretion of the management and this will be communicated to the employees accordingly.
Any special public holiday announced by the Prime Minister, the King or a Sultan is usually not gazetted and therefore, the company is not obliged to grant such holidays entitlement to the employees. Such granting of holiday entitlement to employees is at the discretion of the Company.
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Question : Do they have the right to reduce the number of holidays that we have been enjoying for the past 10 yrs? I know it is weird, one company should be looking forward, not backward .
2. Termination period - some of our employment contract stated with one month notice period. BUt the latest change is:
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Termination notice for IT Executives…..three (3) months written notice with no buy out option
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Question : This is dilemma to some of us, which condition should we now stick to? To our previously agreed employment contract or this new ruling? If we do not make noise to our boss, do they deem us as being silence as consenting to their demand?
3. Leave days
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i. The number of study/exam leave days granted for preparation studies and examination days (inclusive) will be one (1) day per paper to a maximum of five (5) days in any one year……instead of previous ‘eight (8) days’.
ii.Compassionate Leave is now revised to a maximum of two (2) days paid leave……instead of previous ‘three (3) days’.
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Question : Again, do they simply change this benefits as and when they like?
All in all, I would like to know as an employee here..what should we do to voice out our grievances with merits? Are we protected by the law that our benefits could not be simply reduced without just cause nor any approval form the employees beforehand.
I do hope to hear from you soon.
Thanking you in advance.
C.M.
