Dismissed in Perak? Start at JPPM
Whether you worked at a factory, a kopitiam or a hotel, your claim starts at this office.
Perak employers range from manufacturing to food and beverage to tourism, and JPPM handles conciliation for workers from all three.
What does JPPM handle in Perak?
This office receives written representations from workers employed anywhere in the state, then arranges conciliation between them and their employer.
That spans manufacturing plants around Ipoh, the state’s food and beverage businesses, and tourism and services employers spread across Perak.
Does a smaller office change anything?
No. Perak has a smaller workforce than the busiest states, but every JPPM office follows the same rules for conciliation nationwide.
It does not change the law applied or the standard your employer must meet, and it does not make your claim less serious.
What happens at conciliation?
An officer meets you and your employer to see whether a settlement is possible. Solicitors are not permitted to represent either side inside that meeting itself.1
Many workers still speak with a lawyer beforehand, whatever the size of the business they worked for, to understand what a fair outcome might look like.
How did your case reach this office?
Conciliation follows a written representation to the Director General of Industrial Relations, filed within 60 days of your dismissal. If that meeting does not resolve the dispute, it is referred directly to the Industrial Court, and JPPM confirms the branch (Ipoh has a branch), with no ministerial screening step since 2020.2
Check your exact deadline if your dismissal happened recently.
What should you prepare?
Bring your contract, your dismissal letter and a short written timeline of events, whatever industry you worked in.
If you want a lawyer’s help before conciliation, send your industry and what happened. An independent employment lawyer can review the facts and reply about whether and how they can act.
If your work was based in Perak and you are heading into conciliation, send your industry and what happened. An independent employment lawyer can tell you how they would act on 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
Does a smaller state office mean a lighter process?
No. A smaller office serves a smaller workforce, but the process and the standard applied are exactly the same as at any larger state office.
I was dismissed from a family run food business in Ipoh. Does JPPM handle small employers differently?
No. The same conciliation process applies to a small food and beverage business as to a large manufacturer. What matters is your employment, not your employer's size.
Which industries do Perak claims come from?
Manufacturing, tourism and food and beverage businesses all employ workers across the state, and a dismissal claim can come from any of them.
What happens after conciliation if my Perak case is not resolved?
It is referred directly to the Industrial Court for a hearing, and JPPM confirms which branch hears it, with no separate ministerial approval step left to wait for since 2020.
Sources
- At conciliation before the Industrial Relations Department, solicitors are not permitted to represent either party inside the meeting itself. Mah Weng Kwai & Associates, Unfair Dismissal
- 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 Perak and you are heading into conciliation, send your industry and what happened. An independent employment lawyer can tell you how they would act on 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.