We have 6 guests onlineThere are a number of labour laws in Malaysia. This site pays particular attention to major ones like the Employment Act 1955, Industrial Relations Act 1967 and Trade Unions Act 1959. The Employment Act provides minimum terms and coditions (mostly of monetary value) to certain category of workers, the Industrial Relations Act provides ways for settlement of trade disputes between employers and employees, whereas the Trade Unions Act regulates trade union registration and the uses of trade union funds. As these Acts are quite complex, you should take the time to go through them; they can be interesting, if you are interested.
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Guide To Employment Act 19551. The definition of "employees" The following types of employees are included: (a) Any employee as long as his month wages is less than RM1500.00 and (b) Any employee employed in manual work including artisan, apprentice, transport operator, supervisors or overseers of manual workers, persons employed on vessels and even domestic servants are classified as employees even if their wages is more than RM1500.00 per month. See First Schedule 2. Contract Of Service [more] | |
Annual Leave60E. (1) An employee shall be entitled to paid annual leave of : (a) eight days for every twelve months of continuous service with the same employer if he has been employed by that employer for a period of less than two years; [more] | Termination and Lay-off Benefits1. These Regulations may be cited as the Employment (Termination and Lay-Off Benefits) Regulations 1980. 2. In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires - [more] |
Contract of ServiceUnder the Employment Act 1955 "Contract of service" is defined as: “contract of service” means any agreement, whether oral or in writing and whether express or implied, whereby one person agrees to employ another as an employee and that the other agrees to serve his employer as his employee and includes an apprenticeship contract; [more] | Sick Leave(1) An employee shall, after examination at the expense of the employer: (a) by a registered medical practitioner duly appointed by the employer; or [more] |
Deductions from Wages(1). No deductions shall be made by an employer from the wages of an employee otherwise than in accordance with this Act. (2) It shall be lawful for an employer to make the following deductions: [more] | Guide To Industrial Relations Act 1967No person shall interfere with, restrain or coerce a workman or an employer in the exercise of his rights to form, to join trade union or to participate in its lawful activities. No trade union of workmen and no trade union of employers shall interfere with each other in the establishment, functioning or administration of that trade union. [more] |