Labour Law Malaysia Medical Leave
A 400 2000 p art i preliminary short title and application 1.
Labour law malaysia medical leave. Date of payment of wages. Paid outpatient sick leave. As of june 2014 the malaysian health ministry is considering a centralized system to allow employers to track employees sick leave records even from previous employment.
Non malaysian citizens are required to obtain a valid work permit before they can be employed locally. Employed less than 2 years. Federal territory of labuan 1 november 2000 p u.
Laws of malaysia act 265 employment act 1955 an act relating to employment. Peninsular malaysia 1 june 1957 l n. While the intention behind the proposed system is laudable in that it seeks to minimize abuse of sick leave and improve labour productivity there are still many issues to be considered before such a system can be implemented.
1b where an employee who is on paid annual leave becomes entitled to sick leave or maternity leave while on such annual leave the employee shall be granted the sick leave or the maternity leave as the case may be and the annual leave shall be deemed to have not been taken in respect of the days for which sick leave or maternity leave is so granted. When an employee takes sick leave or maternity leave the annual leave shall be deemed to have not been taken in respect of the days for which sick leave or maternity leave is so granted. Sick leave compulsory under employee act 1955 employee are entitled to sick leave where no hospitalization is necessary of hospitalisation compulsory under employee act 1955 employee are entitled up to 60 days hospitalisation in aggregate with sick leave.
You are covered under the employment act. Free web labour laws malaysian labour laws. Less than 2 years of service 14 days 2.
1 this act may be cited as the employment act 1955. Not less than 12 days per year. If both the employer and employee sign a contract which says that the employee will not take any annual leave he is then entitled to payment in replacement for the annual leave.
Scope of the employment act. You have informed or tried to inform your employer within 48 hours of your absence. Employment restriction act 1968.
You have served your employer for at least 3 months. Employees covered under the employment act 1955 which only applies to peninsular malaysia and labuan are entitled to a minimum number of sick leaves in accordance to their length of service with the company. According to section 60e 1 of the employment act 1955 you are entitled to paid annual leave as stated below.
You are entitled to paid outpatient sick leave and paid hospitalisation leave if. Working without a valid work permit is strictly illegally under the immigration act 1966.
