Public Course
The HR Guide to Termination
Equipping HR for Lawful, Ethical Exits
The HR Guide to Termination equips HR professionals and people managers with the tools, strategies, and legal awareness needed to manage employee exits—whether due to misconduct, poor performance, or business restructuring. This is not just theory: you'll gain step-by-step insights, case studies, and real-world frameworks to apply immediately.
Overview
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Program Details
Day 1
June 18, 2025
Registration
8.30am – 9.00am
Introduction to Termination of Employment in Malaysia
9.00am – 10.30am
• Understanding key legislations: Employment Act 1955 and Industrial Relations Act 1967
• Contracts of service and contractual obligations for termination of employment
• Roles and responsibilities of HR in cases of termination
Morning Break
10.30am – 11.00am
Misconduct
11.00am – 1.00pm
• Procedural requirements (show cause, domestic inquiry)
• Investigation procedures and maintenance of evidence for case building
• Burden and standard of proof
• Case studies and best practices
Lunch Break
1.00pm – 2.00pm
Continuation of Misconduct
2.00pm – 3.30pm
Afternoon Break
3.30pm – 4.00pm
Reorganisation & Separation Schemes
4.00pm – 5.00pm
• Establishing genuine redundancy and reorganisation grounds
• Planning and executing a best in class retrenchment exercise
• Consideration of other separation schemes (VSS & MSS)
• Alternative workforce management exercises: variation of contractual terms, pay and benefit cuts
End of Day 1
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Day 2
June 19, 2025
Registration
8.30am – 9.00am
Performance & Medical
9.00am – 10.30am
• Managing the entire life-cycle of performance: Setting KPIs and managing PIPs
• Deciphering the subjectivity in poor performance cases, including case studies
• Managing absence, sick leave abuse and prolonged illness
• Medical board out
Morning Break
10.30am – 11.00am
Continuation of Performance & Medical
11.00am – 12.30pm
Lunch Break
1.00pm – 2.00pm
Constructive Dismissal
9.00am – 10.30am
• Common causes of constructive dismissal
• Strategies to prevent & defend a constructive dismissal claim
• Case studies
Afternoon Break
3.30pm – 4.00pm
Post Termination Obligations & Considerations
4.00pm – 5.00pm
• Employer rights and responsibilities for final salary payment, including deductions for debts, bonds, etc
• Implementing garden leave provisions
• Considerations for post-employment confidentiality, non-solicitation and non-poaching
End of Training
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