Clause 42 - 52

CLAUSE 42 - SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTE AND REFEREE
(i) Any dispute including a trade dispute as defined in the Industrial Relations Act, 1967 or
other law for the time being in force between the Company and the Union or persons
bound by this Agreement while it is in force, whether or not arising out of the operation
hereof, shall be discussed by the parties hereto under Clause 41 hereof, at a meeting of the
Joint Consultative Committee with a view to reaching a settlement of such dispute before
either party takes any other action whatsoever.

(ii) In the event of the parties being unable to reach a settlement of any dispute under sub-
clause (i) of this Clause, the dispute shall be referred to the Director General for Industrial
Relations or other public officer appointed to conciliate in industrial disputes, for the
purpose of effecting a settlement of the dispute by conciliation before either party takes
any action whatsoever other than a resumption of discussions under sub-clause (i) of this
Clause.

(iii) In the event of the parties being unable to reach a settlement of any dispute under sub-
clauses (i) and (ii) of this Clause arising out of the operation hereof, the dispute shall, if the
parties agree, be referred to a referee chosen by the parties or, if the parties are unable to
agree on a choice, by the Director General for Industrial Relations.

(iv) In the event of the parties being unable to reach a settlement of any dispute under sub-
clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Clause, the dispute shall be reported to the Minister of Human
Resources by the parties hereto under Section 18(1) of the Industrial Relations Act, 1967.

(v) Neither party to this Agreement shall resort to industrial action such as strike and lockout in
connection with any dispute arising out of the operation hereof, unless in accordance with
the Law in force.

CLAUSE 43 - FULL SETTLEMENT
(i) This Agreement shall be a full settlement of the claims made by the Union, and of the
matters within the scope hereof and while this Agreement is in force, neither party shall
make any claim on the other on any matter within the scope of the claims made by the
Union or seek to change this Agreement in any manner whatsoever:

(a) During the period of this Agreement, neither the Company nor the Union shall seek
to vary any of its terms nor shall any demands or claims be made on new terms and
conditions of employment save by mutual agreement, by operation of law or as
provided herein and provided that such variation shall take effect and be binding on
the parties only after being given cognizance by the Industrial Court;

(b) Any variation to the terms of this Agreement shall be jointly deposited by both
parties with the Industrial Court for its cognizance within one (1) month from the
date of agreement of the said variation. After the Court has given cognizance, such
variation shall be binding on the parties from such date and for such period as may
be specified in the variation agreement provided that such period shall not
commence earlier than the effective date of this Agreement.

(ii) In the event that the Company, by any Act of Parliament, Enactment, Regulation or
otherwise, is compelled after the date of the execution hereof:

(a) to provide for or pay to any class of employees any benefit of a nature within the
scope hereof or under a social security scheme, which benefit the Company is not so
compelled on the date of execution hereof to provide or pay; or

(b) to increase any benefit of a nature within the scope hereof or under a social security
scheme, which benefit the Company is so compelled on the date of the execution
hereof to provide or pay;

either party may claim on the other to revise such part hereof as may be related to such benefit.

CLAUSE 44 – OPTICAL BENEFITS
(i) Employees using Video Display Terminals to perform and/or edit journalists' materials,
whether linked to computers or not, are required to go for eye examinations by an
ophthalmologist at regular intervals of twelve (12) months or at such intervals as and when
problems develop. The cost of such eye examinations shall be borne by the Company.

(ii) In the event that, after the eye examination, an employee is recommended to wear
spectacles for the first time, the Company shall pay the cost of such spectacles, subject to a
maximum of RM270.00. If an employee is already bespectacled and is recommended to
change his lenses, the Company shall pay the cost of such lenses, subject to a maximum of
RM180.00.

(iii) Spectacles/lenses (whichever is applicable) shall be obtained from a qualified/registered
Optician appointed by the Company.

CLAUSE 45 – VOICE RECORDER SUBSIDY
(i) The Company shall subsidise the cost of voice recorder for an employee to discharge his
duties for the company.

(ii) The employee, for the purpose of this clause, should be confirmed in his employment with
the company to be eligible for the subsidy.

(iii) The subsidy is applicable once in every three (3) years, subject to 40% of the purchase price
or a maximum of RM160 subsidised by the Company.

CLAUSE 46 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
The Company and the Union shall adhere to the provisions of the Occupational Safety & Health Act 1994 pertaining to the operation and duties of the Occupational Safety & Health Committee.

CLAUSE 47 - PROTECTIVE WEAR
Journalists and photographers, inclusive of cadets, who are required to undergo hazardous duties
shall be provided with, at the Company’s expense, reasonable Personal Protective Equipment, as
deemed fit by the Company, in line with the hazards of the said duties and shall use these at all
times when engaged in such work. These protective wear shall be replaced due to fair wear and tear.

CLAUSE 48 - CODE OF CONDUCT FOR INDUSTRIAL HARMONY & CODE OF PRACTICE ON THE PREVENTION & ERADICATION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE
The Company and the Union shall adhere to the Code of Conduct for Industrial Harmony and the
Code of Practice on the Prevention and Eradication of Sexual Harassment in the work place.

CLAUSE 49 – SUB-EDITOR’S ALLOWANCE
(i) Every sub-editor shall be paid a sub-editor’s allowance of RM550.00 per month for so long
as he is appointed as such.

(ii) The said allowance shall be paid while the employee is on sick leave or on annual leave not
longer than half a month.

CLAUSE 50 – PATERNITY LEAVE
(i) An employee, who has completed one year of service continuously with the company shall
be entitled to three (3) consecutive working days as paternity leave provided the first day of
such leave is taken within two days of the date of birth of his child, subject to a maximum of
five (5) children from his first legal marriage.

(ii) The definition of “Consecutive Working Days” for this Clause is as per Clause 25 (v).


CLAUSE 51 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
(i)"Salaries" refer to the monthly salaries in force immediately before 1st January 2019, or in
the case of employees appointed after the said date, on the date of their appointment and
excludes allowances of any nature, overtime or other payments.

(ii) An employee's monthly basic salary as at 31 December 2018 shall, with effect from 1
January 2019, be increased by 5.5% to the nearest higher Ringgit.

(iii) The Company shall pay an employee as arrears his monthly basic salary as follows:
                   (a) Arrears of monthly basic salary - by October 2019

(v) With reference to Clause 14, it is agreed that the annual increment payable to eligible
employees shall be paid after the implementation of sub-clause (ii) of this Clause, the
arrears of which shall be subject to sub-clause (v) herein.

CLAUSE 52  - INTERPRETATION / IMPLEMENTATION
Any dispute relating to the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement shall, unless settled
by negotiation between the Company and the Union, be referred to the Industrial Court in
accordance with the provisions of the Industrial Relations Act, 1967, for a decision.