More Industrial Courts needed in Johor to clear backlog, says Bar Council
The Bar Council has called for the establishment of more Industrial Courts in Johor following significant delays in setting trial dates and delivering awards.
The council’s industrial and employment law committee (IELC) said the state’s sole Industrial Court had been setting trial dates as late as the end of 2027.
“There have been considerable delays in fixing trial dates and delivering awards at the Johor Industrial Court,” IELC representatives told a recent consultative committee meeting with stakeholders.
The IELC said that, in view of the huge backlog, Johor should establish another Industrial Court, as it had before the number was reduced to one.
According to a Bar Council circular sighted by FMT, the meeting was between Industrial Court of Malaysia (ICM) president Jeffry Kassim and Bar Council representatives, court chairmen, the Malaysian Trades…
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