Meeting with YB M. Kulasegaran, Minister of Human Resource Malaysia on Representation at Conciliation and before the Industrial Court

 

 

 

 

 

On 19th February 2019, a delegation comprising representatives from organisations of employers and workers and other interested parties had a Meeting with YB M. Kulasegaran, Minister of Human Resource Malaysia on Representation at Conciliation and before the Industrial Court in Putrajaya.

The purpose of this meeting is to request the YB Minister of Human Resource to include in the proposed amendments to the Industrial Relations Act a provision that in conciliation proceedings and before the Industrial Court workers and employers should be permitted to be represented by any person of the party's choice.  This request is consistent with the recommendation by PEMANDU Sri Lab on Modernizing Labour Law.  It is also consistent with ILO Recommendation No 119 which states that on termination of service of a workman, he should be given the benefit of being represented by a person of his choice.    

In this Meeting, UNI MLC was represented by the following leaders:

1. Datuk Mohamed Shafie BP Mammal - President UNI MLC 
2. Bro. A Prem Kumar - Deputy President UNI MLC / General Secretary Association of Maybank Executives (AME) 
3. Bro. Suffian bin Unoss - General Secretary UNI MLC 
4. Bro. Khairuzzaman Mohammad - Vice President UNI MLC / President TV3 Employees Union 
5. Bro. Rahim bin Aman - Vice President UNI MLC / President Union of Pos Clerical Workers Peninsular Malaysia (UPCW)  
6. Bro. Mohd Effendy bin Abdul Ghani - Deputy General Secretary UNI MLC / General Secretary Union of Pos Clerical Workers Peninsular Malaysia (UPCW)

There were 14 speakers at the Meeting and they were as follows:

1. T. Balasubramaniam - Chairman Meca Employers Consulting Agency Sdn. Bhd (MECA) 
2. Dato Michael Kang - President SME Association Malaysia 
3. Datuk Mohammad Shafie BP Mamal - President UNI Malaysia Labour Centre (UNI MLC) 
4. Dato Lim Si Boon Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Micci) Perak branch chairman
5. S. Kukanesan Ex MOHR 
6. Dharmen Sivalingam Meca Employers Consulting Agency Sdn. Bhd (MECA) 
7. Teoh Ewe Hun MAHRC 
8. Peter Raiappan Ex MOHR 
9. Aresandiran MIHRM 
10. Dr S. Selvanathan MAHRC 
11. A. Prem Kumar - Deputy President UNI MLC / General Secretary Association of Maybank Executives (AME) 
12. Althea Goh HR Consultant 
13. Thomas Chow HR Consultant    
14. Dato N Rajasegaran Ex Industrial Court