A Malaysian woman recently expressed her displeasure after being dismissed by her supervisor for working part-time during her annual break.
@alwanijohan expressed disappointment on her X account, expressing her discontent with her boss’s choice.
She said in her tweet that she applied for yearly leave and that she was also operating her part-time company while on vacation.
“Someone from the office saw my social media story, screen-recorded it, and sent it to the boss.” “As a result, the boss called me and fired me on the spot,“ she explained.
Additionally, she also questioned the underlying premise that employees have a right to yearly leave, saying, “Isn’t it the employee’s right to decide whether they want to take leave, rest, or pursue part-time work?”
She further emphasised the sudden termination, underlining the absence of previous warning.
“What’s more, they immediately terminated me without any notice.” she claimed.
In a subsequent tweet, she explained that when she enquired about her right to compensation due to the lack of notice.
Shockingly, she was told, “Oh, we don’t know because we’ve never encountered a problematic staff like this before.”
Following this event, she sought help from netizens on how to handle this awkward issue.
Is there a way out, guys? I’ve already signed a contract with them, and I was rather nervous at the time,” She stated this in a tweet.
Many X users responded to her popular post, which had 2 million views at the time, with contradictory suggestions to assist her.
“Go to PERKESO and look for cases under unfair dismissal,“ one person suggested.
According to another user, “you can take legal action and sue the company as they are supposed to give you 2 weeks to 1-month notice.”
Another online user, however, commented, “You need to refer to your employment contract, usually there’s a clause that prevents you from working elsewhere without prior consent.”
What would you do?
