JUDGMENT

See Mee Chun JCA:

Introduction

[1] On 1 June 2020, the Industrial Court (IC) found the 1st respondent's dismissal to be without just cause and excuse and awarded a sum of RM47,000.00 which was derived from compensation in lieu of reinstatement, back wages and less a deduction of 20%.

[2] The appellant then sought to challenge the award of the IC by way of judicial review. This was dismissed by the High Court (HC) on 17 November 2021.

[3] The appeal to this Court was also dismissed for which we now give our reasons.

Parties And Background Facts

[4] The appellant is a company with the business activity of selling and distributing honey products. The 1st respondent commenced employment on 26 February 2016 with the appellant as Marketing Manager with a probationary period of 3 months. By letter of appointment dated 1 April 2016, he was appointed Marketing Manager from that date.