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Annual Leave

60E. (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]

Contract of Service

Under 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]

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]

Differences Between the Employment Act and the Industrial Relations Act

1. Any person, irrespective of his occupation, who has entered into a contract of service with an employer under which such person's wages do not exceed one thousand five hundred ringgit a month.(which means not more than RM1500.00) 2. Any person who, irrespective of the amount of wages he earns in a month (which means any amount), has entered into a contract of service with an employer in pursuance of which: [more]

Domestic Inquiry

14. (1) An employer may, on the grounds of misconduct inconsistent with the fulfillment of the express or implied conditions of his service, after due inquiry: (a) dismiss without notice the employee; or (b) downgrade the employee; or (c ) impose any other lesser punishment as he deems just and fit, and where a punishment of suspension without wages is imposed, it shall not exceed a period of two weeks. [more]

Domestic Servants

Subject to any express provision to the contrary contained therein, a contract to employ and to serve as a domestic servant may be terminated either by the person employing the domestic servant or by the domestic servant giving the other party fourteen days' notice of his intention to terminate the contract, or by the paying of an indemnity equivalent to the wages which the domestic servant would have earned in fourteen days: Provide that any such contract may be terminated by either party without notice and without the paying of an indemnity on the ground of conduct by the other party inconsistent with the terms and conditions of the contract. [more]

Guide To Employment Act 1955

1. 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]

Guide To Industrial Relations Act 1967

No 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]

Guide To Trade Unions Act 1959

Every trade union shall apply to be registered under this Trade Unions Act in order to function lawfully. (a) It must be registered within one month from date of establishment; (b) Application must be made in a prescribed form i.e. Form B (c) Form B must be signed by at least 7 members; (d) A fee of RM30.00 (e) A printed copy of the rules of the trade union; (f) A copy of the minute of the inaugural meeting; (g) A statement of the following particulars, namely- (i) the names, occupations and addresses of the members making the application; (ii) the name of the trade union and the address of its head office; and (iii) the titles, names, ages, addresses and occupations of the officers of the trade union [more]

Limitation of Advances to Employees

No employer shall during any one month make to an employee an advance or advances of wages not already earned by such employee which exceeds to the aggregate the amount of wages which the employee earned in the preceding month from his employment with such employer, or if he has not been so long in the employment of such employer, the amount which he is likely to earn in such employment during one month, unless such advance is made to the employee: (a) to enable him to purchase a house or to build or improve a house; (b) to enable him to purchase land; [more]