Maternity Leave Malaysia 2020 Labour Law
From the phone conversation with jtksm employers are encourage to implement 90 days maternity leave but they can still maintain 60 days.
Maternity leave malaysia 2020 labour law. An act relating to employment. Based on the 11th malaysia plan on 18th october 2018 in priority b. This is so that they can spend as much time as possible with their baby.
1 this act may be cited as the employment act 1955. At least 11 gazetted public holidays inclusive of five compulsory public holidays. Under the act any attempt by an employer to remove or reduce such.
The human resources ministry will take action against private sector employers who deny their employees the right to take 90 day maternity leave a new benefit which was announced in the 2020 budget on friday. National day birthday of the yang dipertuan agong birthday of ruler federal territory day labour day and malaysia day in one calendar year and on any day declared as a public. 2 this act shall apply to west malaysia only.
Federal territory of labuan 1 november 2000 p u. However you are actually entitled to start your maternity leave a full month before your expected confinement although this gives you just one month a very short time to bond with your newborn before returning to work. We got in touch with jabatan tenaga kerja semenanjung malaysia jtksm malaysia labour department.
However regardless of what employers feel about providing maternity leave it is not a term of employment open for negotiation because the malaysian employment act 1955 act provides all female employees with the right to a minimum amount of paid maternity leave. The employment act 1955 is the main employment legislation in malaysia that guarantees minimum benefits entitlements to employees such as overtime annual leave sick leave etc. Laws of malaysia act 265 employment act 1955 an act relating to employment.
Short title and application 1 this act may be cited as the employment act 1955. Human resources minister m kula segaran says companies must give their workers 90 days maternity leave from 2021. Peninsular malaysia 1 june 1957 l n.
Improving labour workforce and productivity under the initiative to increase female participation in the labour force the government is planning to make amendments to the employment act 1955 and increase the minimum maternity leave from 60 to 90 days in the private sector. 1st june 1957 part i preliminary. A 400 2000 p art i preliminary short title and application 1.
The short maternity leave in malaysia has most women working right up to the day they give birth. It is very difficult for employee to sue because employment act 1955 is not amended yet. Not exceeding eight hours in one day or 48 hours in one week.
