Court orders man be rehired, with back pay

JOHOR BARU: A former worker from the Pontian health department, whose employment was terminated seven years ago, was all smiles when the High Court here ordered that he be reinstated to his old job.

Sazalee Abd Rahman, 42, said the last seven years had been a “dark and trying period” for him as he was the sole breadwinner of his family, taking care of his wife, three young children and an elderly mother.