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You were dismissed. Here is where you stand.

Whether you were sacked, forced to resign or retrenched, you usually have a short window to act, and options you may not know about.

Check your filing deadline See how the process works

Start with what happened to you

Pick the situation that fits. Each page explains your rights in plain language, what to keep, and the next step.

Unfair dismissalWhat counts as dismissal without just cause, and what you can do about it.Constructive dismissalWhen being forced out can count as a dismissal, even though you resigned.Retrenchment & redundancyHow to tell a genuine, fair retrenchment from one you can challenge.Dismissal on probationProbationers have real rights. Being let go is not the end of the story.Dismissal for misconductShow-cause letters, domestic inquiries, and how to respond well.Dismissal for poor performanceTelling a genuine performance process from one built to remove you.

How an unfair dismissal claim works

The route is the same across Malaysia. The court that hears it depends on where you are.

Lodge a representation
You ask to be reinstated in writing to the Director General of Industrial Relations, within 60 days of your dismissal.
Conciliation at JPPM
An officer meets both sides to see if the matter can be settled. Lawyers do not represent you at this stage.
The Industrial Court
If there is no settlement, the matter is referred to the Industrial Court, which decides whether the dismissal was with just cause.
The outcome
The Court may order your job back, or back wages and compensation instead. What fits depends on your facts.

Find your way around

what to do nowThe first steps, the deadline, and the evidence to keep before access is lost.The legal processFrom a Section 20 claim through JPPM conciliation to the Industrial Court.your situationPregnancy, medical leave, contracts, foreign workers, executives and more.talk to a lawyerWhen a lawyer helps, what a first consultation covers, and how fees work.

If a letter, an ultimatum or a retrenchment notice has just landed, a short message tells you whether there is something worth acting on, and how long you have.

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