Welcome to Melissa Lim LawCast by Melissa Lim & Associates, a law firm in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This podcast is meant to be unplugged and casual, holding legal discussions about legal principles.
*Note that these are not legal advice.
We can be contacted via email at: melissa@melissalsh.com
Unlocking Your Employment Rights EP3: Managing Overtime Abuse
People have been hard at work especially now that Malaysians are in the Recovery stage of MCO (RMCO). The sudden imposition and lift of the MCO resulted in a sudden increase of workload, causing many workers to work overtime more than ever. How do you deal with working overtime? What are your rights if you have to work overtime? The host, Douglas Goh discusses this with Rachel Tan from Messrs Dharmen Sivalingam & Partners and a little quip from Melissa Lim from Messrs Melissa Lim & Associates. Tune in for a fun episode ahead!
*Please note that these are not intended to act as legal advice and is intended only for discussion purposes. If there are any enquiries, you may reach out to us at melissa@melissalsh.com
7 Sept 2020
Unlocking Your Employment Rights EP2: Legal Issues Arising from Work-From-Home arrangement
Since COVID-19 hit the globe unexpectedly, we see a mass shift in working arrangements to work-from-home; something that has been debated time and time again without a substantial shift. Today the host, Douglas Goh addresses the issues arising from this arrangement with Rachel Tan from Messrs Dharmen Sivalingam & Partners.
*Please note that these are not intended to act as legal advice and is intended only for discussion purposes. If there are any enquiries, you may reach out to us at melissa@melissalsh.com
30 Aug 2020
Unlocking Your Employment Rights Ep 1: Sexual Harassment at Workplace
In light of the recent concerns over sexual harassment in the workplace (again), we talk about what is sexual harassment in the workplace, what are your rights, and what do you do to defend yourself if wrongly accused. Hosted by Douglas interviewing Rachel Tan from Messrs Dharmen Sivalingam & Partners.
*Please note that these are not intended to act as legal advice and is intended only for discussion purposes. If there are any enquiries, you may reach out to us at melissa@melissalsh.com
15 May 2020
Episode 7: (Digitalise Series) MCO is almost over! What now for law firms?
Welcome to the second part of our Digitalise Series (first part being Episode 6)! Today Ian Wong from TechSource Digital Sdn Bhd (https://www.facebook.com/techsourceds/?eid=ARDPjKPmS9meveazqqIrJEkLPEEJPTAXFaGUT2LSz0iMrilm5dQikGNfgrw9dnk0EhxvkQU8dw5VS7cO&fref=tag) joined us again and Adeline Chin from Law Asia 365 joined us to discuss about what law firms should do now that the MCO looks to be ending soon.
If you have any more questions for Ian and Adeline or any topics to suggest to us, our email is podcast@melissalsh.com, Ian can be contacted at info@e-techsource.com and Adeline can be contacted at
*Please note that these are not intended to act as legal advice and is intended only for discussion purposes. If there are any enquiries, you may reach out to us at podcast@melissalsh.com.
5 May 2020
Episode 6: How to Digitalise Law Firms
Welcome to our FIRST Video Podcast! Today Ian Wong from TechSource Digital Sdn Bhd (https://www.facebook.com/techsourceds/?eid=ARDPjKPmS9meveazqqIrJEkLPEEJPTAXFaGUT2LSz0iMrilm5dQikGNfgrw9dnk0EhxvkQU8dw5VS7cO&fref=tag) joined us to give an overview about How to Digitalise Law Firms. Hopefully this will address some questions we have about working from home and how to prepare to do so more efficiently in the future.
You may watch the VideoCast on Facebook at: shorturl.at/fqGIN
If you have any more questions for Ian or any topics to suggest to us, our email is podcast@melissalsh.com and Ian can be contacted at info@e-techsource.com.
*Please note that these are not intended to act as legal advice and is intended only for discussion purposes. If there are any enquiries, you may reach out to us at podcast@melissalsh.com
5 May 2020
Episode 5: (MCO) What is Retrenchment?
Find out about what is retrenchment in general, how to go about it or whether your boss did it right, and how it is applicable during this MCO.
*Please note that these are not intended to act as legal advice and is intended only for discussion purposes. If there are any enquiries, you may reach out to us at podcast@melissalsh.com
2 Apr 2020
Episode 4: LawCast and PSA
Hi everyone! This is more of a Public Service Announcement about our change of name and if you need help to help frontliners, do contact us! You may reach out to us at podcast@melissalsh.com
24 Mar 2020
Episode 3: (MCO) Of KLIA & Roadblocks
Hi everyone! Today I would like to share my experience driving to KLIA on Day 6 of the MCO. I will talk about police roadblocks, what are the powers of the police, and the importance of self isolation.
*Please note that these are not intended to act as legal advice and is intended only for discussion purposes. If there are any enquiries, you may reach out to us at podcast@melissalsh.com
22 Mar 2020
Episode 2: (MCO) Employer x Employee, a Conversation
Rachel Tan, a lawyer specialised in employment matters join our host, Melissa Lim to talk about employer x employee matters during the Movement Control Order (MCO).
*Please note that these are not intended to act as legal advice and is intended only for discussion purposes. If there are any enquiries, you may reach out to us at melissa@melissalsh.com
20 Mar 2020
Episode 1: (MCO) Force Majeure & Frustration
This episode talks about the contractual clauses and legal principles of Force Majeure and Frustration. Find out if your contract should be suspended or is it rendered void during the period of Malaysia's Movement Control Order.
*Please note that these are not intended to act as legal advice and is intended only for discussion purposes. If there are any enquiries, you may reach out to us at podcast@melissalsh.com
19 Mar 2020
Episode 0: Intro to Melissa Lim Podcast
Hi everyone, this is a legal podcast in an unplugged and casual setting. Our first episode will be up soon!
*Please note that these are not intended to act as legal advice and is intended only for discussion purposes.
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