TAKING LEAVE

ZARINA ATAN V KERJURUTERAAN WARISAN TEKENIK SDN. BHD
[2009] 1 MLJ IX
The Company approved the Claimants leave for only 5 days but she took 15 days to celebrate her marriage.
The Industrial Court held: "It is incumbent upon an employee before going on leave, to ensure that the Company had granted the application for leave because it is at the absolute discretion of the Company.The employee cannot be absent from work and then apply for leave."
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PAN GLOBAL TEXTILES BHD, PULAU PINANG V ANG BENG TEIK

[2002]2 MLJ 27

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The Federal Court stated that no employee could claim leave of absence as
a matter of right without any permission granted for the same."

HARAPAN RAMAI SDN. BHD V, JOHOR V YAJADESAN RAMAN

[1997] 3 ILR 410

"An employees right to annual leave cannot be claimed as of right and he must obtain the permission the employer relieving him from attending work

."