Industrial Court orders Wong Forklift Hire & Services to pay Wong Jun Kit RM1,012,000 after deducting post-dismissal earnings of RM198,000.
“The salary reduction was first imposed commencing October 2018. It is certainly no coincidence that the Shah Alam High Court suit, wherein the claimant challenged the will of the late Wong Kok Wan was also filed in October 2018. “No evidence was put forward before this court that the company had consulted the claimant before imposing the said reduction in his salary,” Paramalingam said in a 33-page award released today.
In its defence, the company, represented by Tan Shao Jia and Brandon Chee, claimed it had reduced Jun Kit’s salary due to a downturn in business. It also alleged that his work performance was unsatisfactory. Paramalingam also found that the company had failed to prove that other employees were also handed a salary reduction.
The court awarded Jun Kit compensation in lieu of reinstatement for RM550,000.00 and another RM660,000 in back wages, subject to a deduction of RM198,000 on account of post-dismissal earnings.