Employment Act 1955 Malaysia Annual Leave
Not less than 8 days per year.
Employment act 1955 malaysia annual leave. Employed less than 2 years. A 400 2000 p art i preliminary short title and application 1. According to section 60e 1 of the employment act 1955 you are entitled to paid annual leave as stated below. Citing section 60e 1 from the employment act 1955 they are entitled to paid annual leave as stated below.
Annual leave 1 an employee shall be entitled to paid annual leave of a. 1 this act may be cited as the employment act 1955. However employment act 1955 only applies to peninsular malaysia and labuan. As an employee you are entitled to a certain number of paid annual leave days in addition to your rest days and paid holidays.
Not less than 8 days per year. 2 this act shall apply to. Annual leave can be pro rated if an employee has worked less than a full year in that particular calendar year. The employment act provides minimum terms and conditions mostly of monetary value to certain category of workers any employee as long as his month wages is less than rm2000 00 and.
Peninsular malaysia 1 june 1957 l n. A 400 2000 part i preliminary short title and application 1. An employee is entitled to a certain number of paid annual leave days in addition to rest days and paid holidays. The employment act 1955 is the main legislation on labour matters in malaysia.
Federal territory of labuan 1 november 2000 p u. Part i preliminary. Laws of malaysia act 265 employment act 1955 an act relating to employment. 1 this act may be cited as the employment act 1955.
Summary of employment laws in malaysia employment act 1955. Federal territory of labuan 1 november 2000 p u. Employment 9 laws of malaysia act 265 employment act 1955 an act relating to employment. Maternity leave compulsory under employee act 1955 as a working mother you are entitled for a period of not less than 60 consecutive days maternity leave in respect of each confinement with full pay which may commence before the date of confinement as is medically advised.
Therefore the ea provides the minimum terms and conditions for employees. This means that employers must be offering at the bare minimum the terms and conditions as provided in the ea. Annual leave paid. Employment act 1955 defines employees as individuals whose monthly wages are less than rm2 000 and those who are employed in manual work such as artisans transport operators supervisors and domestic workers too are classified as employees even if their wages are above rm2 000.
Peninsular malaysia 1 june 1957 l n. Short title and application. Employed less than 2 years.