PENANG: It is inappropriate for sleeping partners or silent directors of companies to try to escape from being held accountable for Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributions, a High Court judge said.
Justice Dr R. K. Nathan said this in dismissing an appeal by lawyer Dr Jagjit Singh Sidhu against a High Court senior assistant registrars (SAR) decision that he and eight other directors of Adorna RMIT Sdn Bhd had to pay RM309,867 in EPF contributions.
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