Observe proper downsizing procedures, bosses urged

By RAHIMY RAHIM

Nation
Monday, 27 Feb 2017
12:00 AM MYT

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PETALING JAYA: Downsizing is part and parcel of any business operation, but a labour expert has urged bosses to observe proper procedures and act according to the law when doing so.

Datuk T. Thavalingam (pic), a lawyer who co-wrote Employment and Industrial Relations Law Malaysia, said firms had undertaken such exercises during economic downturns for the purpose of rationalising its manpower.

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Observe proper downsizing procedures, bosses urged