Employment (Amended) Act 2022 - Only Covers Employees In Peninsula Malaysia

As Sabah & Sarawak has their own labour ordinance, this act only covers employees that worked in Peninsula Malaysia only. 

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Employment (Amended) Act 2022 - Protection of Pregnant Employees

Employers are prohibited to terminate pregnant employees, unless, such employees violates employment contract, conduct major misconduct and bankruptcy of employers.

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Employment (Amended) Act 2022 - Certain Provision For Employees Earning Less Than RM4000

Certain provisions, such as payment for work done on rest days and public holidays, overtime payments and termination, layoff benefits, and others, would only apply to a select group of employees earning RM4,000 or less.

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Employment (Amended) Act 2022 - It Covers All Employees

As the amendment covers all employees, provisions stated in the act such as annual leave, sick leave, lawful deductions, wage period, time of payment of wages, system of payment of wages, etc. applied to all employees.

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Employment (Amended) Act 2022 - It Covers All Employees

The Amendment has been open to all employees regardless of salary scale. This means that all employees can make claims or complaints at Department of Labour regardless of salary scale.

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Types of Termination in Employment Act - Termination For Special Reason

An employer may dismiss an employee without notice for misconduct after due inquiry. Type of misconduct includes; refusal of employee to follow order, involve in gambling, disobedience, fraud, threat, assault & fighting & sexual harassment, drug, alcohol abuse etc.

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Types of Termination in Employment Act - Termination Without Notice

An employee can terminate a contract without giving notice by paying to the other party an indemnity of a sum equal to the amount of wages which would have accrued to the employee during the term of such notice.

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Termination Notice Period in Employment Act - 8 Weeks

If it’s not stated in Contract of Service, 8 weeks termination notice should be given to the employees which have served more than 5 years of service.

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Termination Notice Period in Employment Act - 6 Weeks

If it’s not stated in Contract of Service, 6 weeks termination notice should be given to the employees which have served more than 2 years but less than 5 years of service.

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Termination Notice Period in Employment Act - 4 Weeks

If it’s not stated in Contract of Service, 4 weeks termination notice should be given to the employees which have served less than 2 years of service.

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Types of Termination in Employment Act - Termination With Notice

This type of termination requires an employee to give notice to the employer that states the intention to terminate employee service. The length of the notice to be given must be stated in the contract of service.

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Types of Termination in Employment Act - Normal Termination

Normal Termination took place when a contract of service is expired or even when the job assigned is completed. For example, a government servant in Malaysia must retire at the age of 60.

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Protection of Female Workers in Employment Act - Maternity Allowances

A female employee ONLY entitled for maternity allowances for her confinement of 1-5 surviving children. She shall not be entitled to any maternity allowances if at the time of her confinement; she has more than 5 surviving children.

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Protection of Female Workers in Employment Act - Maternity Allowances

A female employee also entitled to maternity allowance if she has been employed by employer for a period not less than 90 days during the 9 months immediately before her confinement.

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Protection of Female Workers in Employment Act - Maternity Allowances

A female employee shall be entitled to receive maternity allowance if she has been employed by the employer at any time in the 4 months immediately before her confinement. 

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