Employment Act 1955 Malaysia Version

Peninsular malaysia 1 june 1957 l n.

Employment act 1955 malaysia version. Created on 15 january 2018. The employment act 1955 malaysia is the core legislation approved for the welfare and all relevant aspects of employee in malaysia. The amendment to the employment act 1955 to tackle discrimination at workplaces should. Employment 9 laws of malaysia act 265 employment act 1955 an act relating to employment.

What is the employment act 1955 module 1 5. Peninsular malaysia 1 june 1957 l n. Federal territory of labuan 1 november 2000 p u. It has gone through several amendments since most notably in 2012 when extensive modifications were made to ea to make it up to date with current conditions and to provide wider protection to the employees.

2 this act shall apply to west malaysia only. April 19 2017 april 19. These are applicable for native labors who are actively serving various businesses in this country. Interpretation 1 in this act unless the context otherwise requires.

1st june 1957 part i preliminary. Employees whose salary do not exceed rm2 000 a month or who are engaged in manual labour. A 400 2000 p art i preliminary short title and application 1. 7 any term in a contract of employment which is less favourable to any employee than what is provided by the law is void and it is automatically replaced by the more favourable provisions of the law.

Short title and application 1 this act may be cited as the employment act 1955. The employment act 1955 is the main legislation on labour matters in malaysia. Laws of malaysia act 265 employment act 1955 an act relating to employment. An act relating to employment.

Coverage ea 1955 applies only to peninsular malaysia includes federal territory sabah sabah labour ordinance sarawak sarawak labour ordinance the latest revision to ea 1955 was done in 2012 ea 1955 is also known as act 265 6. 14 01 2018 call for amendment to employment act 1955 to be done comprehensively news cutting 2018 call for amendment to employm ent act 1955 to be done comprehensively the sun online. 2 this act shall apply to. Summary of employment laws in malaysia employment act 1955.

The ea came into force on 1st of june 1957. 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. 1 this act may be cited as the employment act 1955. The main legislation governing employment in malaysia is the employment act 1955 act 265 hereinafter referred to as ea.

These provisions are only applicable to employees coming within the purview of the employment act 1955 eg. A 400 2000 part i preliminary short title and application 1. Employment laws in malaysia provides standard conditions for specific types of employees working in this nation.