Thambiraja Annamalai v Mammoth Empire Construction Sdn Bhd (Industrial Court) [2012] 3 ILR 148

Alvin was the counsel for Mammoth Empire. This is a case on dismissal of an employee where the Industrial Court ruled that the dismissal by the company is with just cause and excuse as the company has successfully proven that the employee was found to have committed misconduct to the extent that the company’s image was tarnished or caused financial loss to the company. The Industrial Court also further ruled that domestic inquiry is not compulsory in the circumstances if the misconduct by the employee is a very serious misconducts amounting to criminal offences.