The Malaysian Employers Federation estimates at the start of the year that some 50,000 employees would be laid off in 2018, a jump from the average of 35,000 over the past three years. Lawyer Sivagami Sivalingam walks us through the ins and outs of employee rights, compensation and outplacement services during a retrenchment exercise.

<p>The Malaysian Employers Federation estimates at the start of the year that some 50,000 employees would be laid off in 2018, a jump from the average of 35,000 over the past three years. Lawyer Sivagami Sivalingam walks us through the ins and outs of employee rights, compensation and outplacement services during a retrenchment exercise.</p>

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