Observe proper downsizing procedures, bosses urged


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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