CALL YOUR BOSS ‘BODOH’ OR ‘BONGOK’? THAT’S A ONE-WAY TICKET TO GETTING FIRED — HERE’S WHY

Date: 12.1.2025

This digital podcast details an Industrial Court of Malaysia case concerning the dismissal of a technician, Lee Ted Yong, by Syarikat Sesco Berhad. The dispute arose after the employee verbally abused and physically assaulted several female colleagues and a superior during a company dinner in 2012. Although the claimant argued that the incident occurred outside working hours and was influenced by medication and alcohol, the court found a clear nexus between his violent conduct and his employment. The presiding Chairman ruled that the assault of co-workers constituted a grave breach of trust and the employment contract. Consequently, the court upheld the termination as justified, dismissing the claimant’s plea for reinstatement or compensation.