Heard from an ex colleague that his place had something funny happen:

January 2025 - Forced staffs of Dept A to go for a 3 months short certification course and the staffs will keep the certs to themselves BUT they are bonded for 1 year for the cost of the training.

July 2025 - Due to corporate buy out by another group, Dept A is deemed not required and had to be reassigned. All staffs from Dept A had 2 OPTIONS:

1. Take the redundancy package and leave but they must minus off the balance 6 months of bonding costs immediately before they can leave. The cost is nearly RM7,000 and some staffs are struggling to dish out RM7k immediately. They do not accept contra from the redundancy, must pay this balance only can proceed with the redundancy.

2. Reassigned to whatever post the company deems required by the company. Manager even mentioned in a sarcastic manner that it may be of no surprise that some of them might become cleaners or tea ladies.

I mean for item 1, is this actually legal? Because the bond is with the old management, the old management wants it repaid before handing over to the new management if redundancy is to occur. Also, they briefly mentioned that majority choice holds, meaning if most Dept A staffs choose for redundancy, all of Dept A will be going for redundancy regardless of personal choice.

best to give those docs and consult a real lawyer

you can go to labor get consul 1st, if not really help consult lawyer. option 2 if the package the same

Can try HRD at Jalan Duta ask ask there
Btw. What is in the redundancy package?

Jabatan Tenaga Kerja

Together sue the company until bankrupt.

Make sure go with evident and data

check the bond agreement.
in this case, its the company break bond, not the staff.

bond is usually to tie the employee.. not the company..
if its true, company trying to trick the employee to get more savings

aka being retrenched.

Basically with restructuring or downsizing, the company/ management deem these certain positions redundant so they no longer want to keep the position or staff. Happens with corporation on and off when economy isn't doing too well and incoming recession. When economy bounced back, they will probably aggressively hire again. It's a cycle.