Question 4 Use the following question to help you answer in a structured manner: ISSUE - What is the issue in this case? RULE - What are the rules and cases that are relevant this scenario? Explain these rules in your own word APPLY - Using the rules explained above, how do you apply them to the scenario given to you? CONCLUDE - what is the conclusion or answer to the question that you state in ISSUE. a. 0 A manager in one company seeks your opinion about Laura, one of his employees, He told you that Laura just joined the company in January 2022 as Planning Executive. In early April 2022, Laura told him that she is pregnant with her first child and will be delivering sometime in October 2022. The manager wants to know whether the company has to give Laura paid maternity leave since she has not completed 12 months of service and her salary is RM3,800. Explain to the manager the position under Malaysian Employment Act 1955. (8 Marks) b. Haigal is an administrative clerk earning a salary of RM1880 in Syarikat Rosken. One Tuesday morning, he woke up feverish, dizzy, and nauseous. He suspected that he has the flu, so he asked his brother to purchase some medicines from a nearby pharmacy. After taking the medication, he went back to sleep and only reported back for work on Thursday. He was surprised when his employer wants to take disciplinary action against him for being absent. He claimed that he was sick and produced the receipt for the medicine that he bought as proof and maintain that he was not wrong for not coming to work on Tuesday and Wednesday as the Employment Act allows employers to take sick leave. Based on the given scenario, explain whether Haiqal's action is allowed under the Employment Act 1955. (7 Marks) Question 4 Use the following question to help you answer in a structured manner: ISSUE - What is the issue in this case? RULE - What are the rules and cases that are relevant this scenario? Explain these rules in your own word APPLY - Using the rules explained above, how do you apply them to the scenario given to you? CONCLUDE - what is the conclusion or answer to the question that you state in ISSUE. a. 0 A manager in one company seeks your opinion about Laura, one of his employees, He told you that Laura just joined the company in January 2022 as Planning Executive. In early April 2022, Laura told him that she is pregnant with her first child and will be delivering sometime in October 2022. The manager wants to know whether the company has to give Laura paid maternity leave since she has not completed 12 months of service and her salary is RM3,800. Explain to the manager the position under Malaysian Employment Act 1955. (8 Marks) b. Haigal is an administrative clerk earning a salary of RM1880 in Syarikat Rosken. One Tuesday morning, he woke up feverish, dizzy, and nauseous. He suspected that he has the flu, so he asked his brother to purchase some medicines from a nearby pharmacy. After taking the medication, he went back to sleep and only reported back for work on Thursday. He was surprised when his employer wants to take disciplinary action against him for being absent. He claimed that he was sick and produced the receipt for the medicine that he bought as proof and maintain that he was not wrong for not coming to work on Tuesday and Wednesday as the Employment Act allows employers to take sick leave. Based on the given scenario, explain whether Haiqal's action is allowed under the Employment Act 1955. (7 Marks)
