SEN WEN PING v 1. ) SS REFORM MARKETING SDN BHD 2. ) MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN MALAYSIA

aa-25-4-01-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 15 July 2025 • AA-25-4-01/2024

Catchwords

Constructive dismissal claims — Alleged cumulative breaches (salary reductions, unpaid allowances, relocation, change in management) — Resignations in February 2020 — Dispute on attendance and communication of constructive dismissal notice. — Whether resignation proximate to breaches — Extended delay — Inconsistent reasons — Resignation not sufficiently proximate; afterthought. — January 2020 salary — “On and off” attendance — No contemporaneous proof — No entitlement to full salary.— Communication of constructive dismissal notice — Email to “Aileen” unproven — Material witness not called — Notice not proved communicated.— Unpaid travel allowance — No claim forms, receipts, payroll or bank records — Allowance claim unproven. — Principles — Contract test for constructive dismissal — Fundamental breach going to the root — Prompt resignation required — Cumulative breaches require a clear causal nexus. — Appeal standard — Rehearing under s 33C IRA and O 55 r 2 ROC — Deference to primary fact-finding unless plainly wrong.

Practice Areas

Constructive dismissal claims

Judges (1)

Moses Susayan Delivered

Parties (3)

MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN MALAYSIA Respondent SS REFORM MARKETING Sdn Bhd Respondent Sen Wen Ping Applicant

Case Significance

SEN WEN PING v 1. ) SS REFORM MARKETING SDN BHD 2. ) MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN MALA... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated July 15, 2025 (citation: aa-25-4-01-2024). The case was decided by Moses Susayan.

What was the outcome of SEN WEN PING v 1. ) SS REFORM MARKETING SDN BHD 2. ) MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN MALA...?

SEN WEN PING v 1. ) SS REFORM MARKETING SDN BHD 2. ) MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN MALA... is a High Court decision dated July 15, 2025. The case was heard by Moses Susayan. See the full judgment for details.