SEN WEN HAN v 1. ) SS REFORM MARKETING SDN BHD 2. ) MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN MALAYSIA

aa-25-1-01-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 15 July 2025 • AA-25-1-01/2024 • 15 min read
20 cases cited (0 SG, 20 foreign)

Catchwords

Constructive dismissal claims — Alleged cumulative breaches (salary reductions, unpaid allowances, relocation, change in management) — Resignations in February 2020 — Dispute on attendance and communication of constructive dismissal notice. — Whether resignation proximate to breaches — Extended delay — Inconsistent reasons — Resignation not sufficiently proximate; afterthought. — January 2020 salary — “On and off” attendance — No contemporaneous proof — No entitlement to full salary.— Communication of constructive dismissal notice — Email to “Aileen” unproven — Material witness not called — Notice not proved communicated.— Unpaid travel allowance — No claim forms, receipts, payroll or bank records — Allowance claim unproven. — Principles — Contract test for constructive dismissal — Fundamental breach going to the root — Prompt resignation required — Cumulative breaches require a clear causal nexus. — Appeal standard — Rehearing under s 33C IRA and O 55 r 2 ROC — Deference to primary fact-finding unless plainly wrong.

Judges (1)

Moses Susayan Delivered

Counsel (5)

HL Lee & Co Firm WS Ang & Associates Firm Calvin Ho Yew Ching Counsel Respondent Rathi Jebaratnam Counsel Applicant Yap Wen Han Counsel Applicant

Parties (3)

MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN MALAYSIA Respondent SS REFORM MARKETING Sdn Bhd Respondent Sen Wen Han Applicant

Case Significance

SEN WEN HAN v 1. ) SS REFORM MARKETING SDN BHD 2. ) MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN MALAYSIA is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated July 15, 2025 (citation: aa-25-1-01-2024). The case was decided by Moses Susayan.

What was the outcome of SEN WEN HAN v 1. ) SS REFORM MARKETING SDN BHD 2. ) MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN MALAYSIA?

SEN WEN HAN v 1. ) SS REFORM MARKETING SDN BHD 2. ) MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN MALAYSIA is a High Court decision dated July 15, 2025. The case was heard by Moses Susayan. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Industrial Relations Act 1967 (Cap 177)
Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (20)

UK (1)
[2005] 1 All ER 75
MY (19)
[1988] 1 CLJ 298 [1988] 1 MLJ 92 [1991] 3 MLRH 455 [1992] 1 CLJ 141 [1992] 1 MLJ 230 [1998] 2 CLJ 197 [1998] 2275 MLJ 599 [2000] 2 MLJ 600 [2001] 1 CLJ 9 [2008] 5 CLJ 229 [2009] 1 MLJ 186 [2010] 4 MLJ 577 [2010] 6 CLJ 857 [2017] 3 MLJ 327 [2018] 2 CLJ 641 [2018] 2 MLJ 177 [2020] 12 MLJ 67 [2024] 5 MLRH 1 [2024] MLJU 2168

Judgment

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Read on eJudgment

Source: eJudgment (aa-25-1-01-2024)