Force Majeure Clause in Employment Contracts: Its Relevance in Malaysian Industrial Jurisprudence

If a pandemic such as Covid-19 is once again contemplated, the future contract of employment may be leading to the recognition of the force majeure clause. Current legal scenario to include the force majeure clause in contract of employment must examine the recognition and applicability of the clau...

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Main Authors: Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali, Ramalingam, Chithra Latha, Ahmad, Muhamad Hassan
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spelling my.iium.irep.838232020-10-21T02:00:26Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/83823/ Force Majeure Clause in Employment Contracts: Its Relevance in Malaysian Industrial Jurisprudence Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali Ramalingam, Chithra Latha Ahmad, Muhamad Hassan K Law (General) K1001 Commercial Law If a pandemic such as Covid-19 is once again contemplated, the future contract of employment may be leading to the recognition of the force majeure clause. Current legal scenario to include the force majeure clause in contract of employment must examine the recognition and applicability of the clause by the legislature. Can an obligation be imposed on the both parties be just and equitable in that the party relying on the clause will have to give reasonable notice to the other party in event the contract becomes impossible to perform and what would be the compensation allowable to the other party? LexisNexis Malaysia Sdn Bhd 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/83823/1/Vol5_mlja2020_2_00016%20%282%29.pdf Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali and Ramalingam, Chithra Latha and Ahmad, Muhamad Hassan (2020) Force Majeure Clause in Employment Contracts: Its Relevance in Malaysian Industrial Jurisprudence. Malayan Law Journal, 5. xvi-xliv. ISSN 00251283
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K1001 Commercial Law
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K1001 Commercial Law
Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali
Ramalingam, Chithra Latha
Ahmad, Muhamad Hassan
Force Majeure Clause in Employment Contracts: Its Relevance in Malaysian Industrial Jurisprudence
description If a pandemic such as Covid-19 is once again contemplated, the future contract of employment may be leading to the recognition of the force majeure clause. Current legal scenario to include the force majeure clause in contract of employment must examine the recognition and applicability of the clause by the legislature. Can an obligation be imposed on the both parties be just and equitable in that the party relying on the clause will have to give reasonable notice to the other party in event the contract becomes impossible to perform and what would be the compensation allowable to the other party?
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author Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali
Ramalingam, Chithra Latha
Ahmad, Muhamad Hassan
author_facet Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali
Ramalingam, Chithra Latha
Ahmad, Muhamad Hassan
author_sort Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali
title Force Majeure Clause in Employment Contracts: Its Relevance in Malaysian Industrial Jurisprudence
title_short Force Majeure Clause in Employment Contracts: Its Relevance in Malaysian Industrial Jurisprudence
title_full Force Majeure Clause in Employment Contracts: Its Relevance in Malaysian Industrial Jurisprudence
title_fullStr Force Majeure Clause in Employment Contracts: Its Relevance in Malaysian Industrial Jurisprudence
title_full_unstemmed Force Majeure Clause in Employment Contracts: Its Relevance in Malaysian Industrial Jurisprudence
title_sort force majeure clause in employment contracts: its relevance in malaysian industrial jurisprudence
publisher LexisNexis Malaysia Sdn Bhd
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