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Annota holds the Industrial Court dismissal awards published since 2003, each summarised under seven headings.

Find an award

Browse by ground: pick a ground of dismissal in the Termination Index (on a phone, it is the Awards home screen), then an award from the list.
Search: type a name, an award number, or describe a situation in plain English in the search box. On a computer or tablet it is in the bar at the top; on a phone, it is at the top of the Awards home screen.
Narrow the list: while browsing a ground, use Allowed / Dismissed and Filters above the list (years, court, backwages, reinstated). “Clear” puts everything back. A search shows the closest awards instead, with links to the grounds they sit under.

Each award is summarised under the same headings, from Type of dismissal to Legal summary, with a Bottom line at the end. Each point shows the paragraphs it comes from; tap “The court’s words” under a heading to read the award itself.
“Full award” opens the court’s own award (PDF). Always read it before relying on a summary.
Spot a mistake? Use “Report a mistake” on the award and we will check it.

Tap the round button at the bottom right of any page, or “Ask about this award” on an award. It knows what is on your screen.
It answers questions about Malaysian HR and industrial relations from the awards, names the awards it relies on, and can open the list or the letter you need.
To give it a letter or an email, tap the paperclip: a PDF, Word or text file, an email or a photo, up to files at a time. It is used for that conversation only, except on a project’s page, where its text is kept in the project.
It can be wrong and it is not legal advice. Check the awards it names before relying on an answer.

Claim allowed: The employee won: the court found the dismissal was without just cause or excuse.
Claim dismissed: The employer won: the dismissal was upheld, or the court found there was no dismissal.
Termination Index: Every award, sorted by why the employee was dismissed.
Back pay (backwages): Wages the court orders the employer to pay for the time since the dismissal, usually capped at 24 months.

Annota is a research tool, not legal advice.