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Hospital ordered to reinstate ex-administrator

The Industrial Court today ordered the reinstatement of a former senior administrator of a private hospital to a suitable position at his last drawn salary and without any loss of seniority.
Court chairman Susila Sithamparam ordered Subang Jaya Medical Centre Sdn Bhd to reinstate Jacob George on or before June 1.
She also awarded George RM192,000 in back wages at RM8,000 per month for a period of 24 months.
Susila, who made the award on April 26, said there was no redundancy in George's duties at the time of his retrenchment.
"The retrenchment of the claimant was in bad faith," she said.
She said both parties should appraise their previous working relationship and resolve conflicts through proper grievance procedures within the company.
Susila said employers should adhere to the spirit of the Code of Conduct for Industrial Harmony
"The code is in consonance with the current ethos of corporate social responsibility," she said, adding that in the event of retrenchment, the guidelines in the code should be followed.
Subang Jaya Medical Centre retrenched George, then the senior administrator in the Communications and Community Relations Department in 1999.