Was Your Cheras Dismissal Unfair?
Your job at a Cheras shop, eatery or depot ended and you think it was not fair.
Cheras is a large residential and commercial belt straddling Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, with many small employers and service workers near Leisure Mall and Cheras Sentral.
Retail, food and beverage, and logistics businesses supply much of the work. Many of those employers are small and have no formal HR function.
Where a Cheras claim is heard
You can send a written representation to the Director General of Industrial Relations within 60 days of the dismissal1. Conciliation follows.
If the case does not settle, it is heard at the Industrial Court headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.
Small employers, same standard
Small shops and eateries along Cheras’s main roads rarely have a written HR policy. A dismissal can be spoken out loud, with little explanation.
However informal the workplace, the employer still has to show the dismissal was for just cause and excuse2. The burden does not shrink with company size.
If you were let go after a delivery dispute, keep the messages and records that show what happened before the decision.
What happens after you message
Only after an identified independent lawyer has contacted you and specifically requested the material, send your dismissal date, any messages from your employer and your payslips through a channel agreed directly with that lawyer. An independent lawyer may review the facts and replies about whether and how they can act.
Small business dismissals rely more on messages and verbal accounts than on formal paperwork. That makes evidence such as screenshots especially useful.
What to do this week
Small employers leave little paperwork, so record what you can today.
- Write down the date you were dismissed and what was said
- Gather your payslips
- Save messages from your employer
Then check the deadline calculator for your remaining days. If you want a lawyer to act on your case, send these details while they are fresh.
If you are thinking of challenging a dismissal from a job near Cheras Sentral or Taman Connaught, send the date it ended and what your employer said. An independent lawyer serving Cheras may review the facts and reply on whether and how they can act.
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
My employer near Cheras Sentral is a small retail shop with no HR department. Do they still need to prove the dismissal was fair?
Yes. Business size does not change the standard. The employer still has to show the dismissal had just cause and excuse.
I work in logistics in Cheras and was let go after a delivery dispute. What should I keep?
Keep any messages or reports about the dispute, your delivery records and the reason your employer gave, so the sequence of events is clear.
Is my Cheras case handled differently from one in central KL?
No. The route is the same as for a case from central Kuala Lumpur, and the Industrial Court headquarters sits in the city.
Sources
- A worker dismissed without just cause or excuse may make a written representation to the Director General of Industrial Relations seeking reinstatement within 60 days of the dismissal under Section 20 of the Industrial Relations Act 1967. Mah Weng Kwai & Associates
- The burden of proof lies on the employer to show that a dismissal was for just cause and excuse. Mah Weng Kwai & Associates
Keep reading
If you are thinking of challenging a dismissal from a job near Cheras Sentral or Taman Connaught, send the date it ended and what your employer said. An independent lawyer serving Cheras may review the facts and reply on whether and how they can act.
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.