CHAPTER
EIGHT
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EMPLOYMENT ACT 1955
AS A LEGAL LAW PRESCRIBED FOR
REFERENCE IN EMPLOYMENT
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CONTENT
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PART
PART
PART
PART
PART
PART
PART
PART
I : Preliminary
II : Contracts of Service
III : Payment of Wages
IV : Deduction from Wages
V : Relating to the truck system
VI : Priority of Wages
VII : Contractors & Principals
VIII : Employment of Women
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Cont…
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PART IX : Maternity Protection
PART X : Employment of Children &
Young Person
PART XI : Domestic servant
PART XII : Rest days, Hours of work,
holidays & other condition of service
PART XIIA : Termination, Lay-off &
Retirement Benefits
PART XIIB : Employment of Foreign
Employees
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Cont…
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PART XIII : Registers, Returns, &
Notice Boards
PART XIV : Inspection
PART XV : Complaints & Inquiries
PART XVI : Procedure
PART XVII : Offences & Penalties
PART XVIII : Regulations
PART XIX : Repeal & Saving
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CONTENT’S DETAILS….
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PART I : Preliminary
All about the definitions, terms,
appointment of officers, effect of written
law.
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PART II : Contracts of Service
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S6-7 : refers to the contract, agreement
S8 : Not to restrict right of employees in
trade unions
S10 : In writing, + termination
S11- 12 : Termination, notice of
termination
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4 weeks : e’yee less than 2 years
6 weeks : e’yee ; 2 – 5 years
8 weeks : e’yee 5 years & above
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Contracts of Service
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S13 : Termination without notice
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Sum equal to the amount of accrued wages
S14 : Termination with valid reason
S15 : Breach of Contract if fails in Part III
Etc….
Penalty : s 99A : not exceeding RM10k
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PART III : Payment of Wages
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S18 : wage period (not exceeding one
month)
S19 : time of payment (within 7 days)
S20 : payment on normal termination
S21 : termination on special
circumstances or breach of contract
Etc…
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PART IV : Deduction from Wages
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Refers to the lawful deduction, restriction
in deductions
PART V : Relating to the truck
system
Baca la sendiri…
PART VI : Priority of Wages
Baca la sendiri erk..
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PART VII : Contractors &
Principals
Baca la sendiri..
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PART VIII : Employment of
Women
Night work, underground work etc.
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PART IX : Maternity Protection
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S37 : Entitle for not less 60 days plus the maternity
allowance (employed in 4 months) or (not less 90
days)
Entitle to maternity leave but not the allowance
can commence work anytime during the eligible
period
Not earlier than 30 days before or one days later of
the confinement (with condition)
Can extend until 90 days after expiration of eligible
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period
Maternity Protection
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Ordinary rate pay for leave (at least RM 6)
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Payment allowances to the nominee
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Need to notify the employer
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Employer cannot dismiss the employee under
maternity leave
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Only for first 5 babies
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S 94 : the amount due for the eligible rate
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PART XII : Rest days, Hours of work,
holidays & other condition of service
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All about the rest day, work on the rest
day, hours of work, task work, shift work,
holiday, annual leave, sick leave, etc…
S99 : General penalty
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PART XIIA : Termination, Lay-off &
Retirement Benefits
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To pay the termination benefits based
from the grade, class, categories
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Employment (Termination & Lay Off
Benefits) Regulations 1980
Employee less than 2 years –
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Employee 2 – 5 years –
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10 days wages for every year of employment
15 days wages for every year of employment
Employee 5 years and above
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20 days wages for every year of employment
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PART XIIB : Employment of Foreign
Employees
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S60K : to furnish the information
S60L : no discrimination among local e’yee
S60M : Prohibition to terminate local for
foreign e’yee
etc
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PART XIII : Registers, Returns, &
Notice Boards
PART XIV : Inspection
PART XV : Complaints & Inquiries
PART XVI : Procedure
PART XVII : Offences & Penalties
PART XVIII : Regulations
PART XIX : Repeal & Saving
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