Labour Law Malaysia Annual Leave
Employed less than 2 years.
Labour law malaysia annual 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. Because your employment agreement is in black and white if your employer fails to abide by the law it is your right to terminate your contract of service without notice according to section 13 of the ira. As an employee you are entitled to a certain number of paid annual leave days in addition to your rest days and paid holidays. According to section 60e 1 of the employment act 1955 you are entitled to paid annual leave as stated below.
Part i preliminary. Annual leave can be pro rated if an employee has worked less than a full year in that particular calendar year. Short title and application. Penalties for failure or non compliance in relation to rest days overtime holidays annual leave and sick leave 1.
Sixteen 16 days of annual leave for service of more than five years in a company. Annual leave paid. Summary of employment laws in malaysia employment act 1955. I have been employed for less than a year am i entitled to sick leave annual leave and maternity leave under the employment act.
Legal news analysis asia pacific malaysia labour employment 11 september 2016 many employees operate on the assumption that since their annual leave entitlement is spelled out in their contracts they are free to go on leave whenever they want and for any reason without having to justify it to their employers. 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. If the contract of service has been terminated by either party before an employee has taken the annual leave to which he is entitled the employer shall pay the employee his ordinary rate of pay in respect of every day of such leave. The employment act 1955 is the main legislation on labour matters in malaysia.
Under the employment act sick leave entitlements are. An employee shall be entitled to a minimum number of 11 days of public holidays per year under the employment act. What about sick leave. Not less than 8 days per year.