PETALING JAYA: Former Perak coach Datuk Lim Teong Kim has won his unfair dismissal case against Perak FC Sdn Bhd, with the club ordered to pay him RM1.04mil in compensation.
Industrial Court chairman D. Paramalingam said the award was based on the remaining 16 months of Teong Kim's two-year contract, which was terminated on May 24, 2023, just eight months into his tenure.
The 61-year-old was earning RM65,000 a month and the court ruled that Perak FC's decision to sack him mid-season over poor results was "premature and unjustified".
Paramalingam noted that the club's finances were already under strain due to its "dwindling fortunes" even before Teong Kim took charge and that the allegations of misconduct levelled against him were not serious enough to warrant termination.
Teong Kim, who earned 60 caps playing for Malaysia from 1982 to 1996, boasts more than two decades of coaching experience.
He spent 12 years with Bayern Munich's youth set-up from 2000 to 2012 and later served as the head of Malaysia's National Football Development Programme and coach of the national Under-16 squad.
