The Johor Bahru Industrial Court Branch
You worked in Johor, maybe near the Singapore border, and want to know where to claim.
The Industrial Court has a branch in Johor Bahru.
Where is the Johor Bahru branch?
Johor Bahru is one of the court’s six locations, with Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching.1 JPPM confirms which branch hears your case.
That includes electronics and manufacturing plants and logistics firms around Johor Bahru, and the multinational, creative and technology employers clustered in Iskandar Puteri.
Does working near Singapore change anything?
Many Johor workers cross the border daily, but that does not change which law applies. What matters is where your employment contract and day to day work are based.
If that base is in Johor, an unfair dismissal claim follows the same route through JPPM and the Industrial Court, whatever your employer’s international ties.
What happens at a hearing here?
The process follows the same structure as every branch. Your employer must justify the dismissal, and your contract, appraisals and any warning letters are often central to the case.
A lawyer can represent you once your matter reaches this stage, unlike at the conciliation meeting before it.
How does a Johor case get here?
Your route starts with a written representation to the Director General of Industrial Relations, then conciliation at JPPM Johor. If that meeting fails, the case moves directly to the Industrial Court, with no ministerial screening step to wait for.2
Check your exact deadline if your dismissal happened recently, since the filing window is only 60 days.
What should you do this week?
Write down what happened, in order, while the details are clear, and gather any documents your employer relied on to justify the dismissal.
If you want to pursue your claim, an independent employment lawyer can review it before conciliation begins and reply about whether and how they can act on it.
If your work was based in Johor and you want a lawyer to take your dismissal claim forward, send your industry and the stage you are at. An independent employment lawyer can review it.
For people seeking legal representation. For general information, please use our guides and tools.
First contact: general facts only, such as date, location, employment status and a short summary. Keep documents private until an identified independent lawyer contacts you and specifically requests them.
Common questions
I commute to Singapore for work but my employer is registered in Johor. Which law applies?
Malaysian employment law applies where your employment contract is based in Malaysia, even if your daily work crosses the border. JPPM confirms which branch hears the claim in that situation.
Which branch hears my case if I worked in Melaka?
JPPM confirms which branch hears your case, so check with them rather than assuming either way. The Industrial Court has a branch in Johor Bahru.
My employer is a multinational based in Iskandar Puteri. Does that change the process?
No. The size or origin of your employer does not change the process. The same Industrial Relations Act applies, and JPPM confirms which branch hears the case.
What happens if conciliation at JPPM Johor does not work?
The case is referred directly to the Industrial Court for a hearing, with no separate approval step to wait for. That change took effect under a 2020 amendment to the law.
Sources
- The Industrial Court sits nationwide with its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur and branches in Penang, Ipoh, Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching. Mahkamah Perusahaan Malaysia, contact
- Since the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2020 came into force on 1 January 2021, the Director General refers a case that does not settle at conciliation directly to the Industrial Court. MECA, Industrial Relations Act 1967 Guide
Keep reading
If your work was based in Johor and you want a lawyer to take your dismissal claim forward, send your industry and the stage you are at. An independent employment lawyer can review it.
For people seeking legal representation. For general information, please use our guides and tools.
First contact: general facts only, such as date, location, employment status and a short summary. Keep documents private until an identified independent lawyer contacts you and specifically requests them.