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| Original name: | Akta Kerja 1955 |
| Name: | Employment Act 1955 (No. 265). |
| Country: | Malaysia |
| Subject(s): | Labour codes, general labour and employment acts; Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 1955 |
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| ISN: | MYS-1955-L-48055 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=48055&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Malaysian Employment Legislation, 1990, CCH Asia, Singapore, ISBN: 981-00-1186-5, pp. 50,851-52,194 Employment Act with Regulations (as amended to 1998), 1998, MDC Publishers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 1-104 Act on-line in English  Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism (consulted on 2008-11-24)Legislation on-line in English Ministry of Human Resources, Malaysia PDF of Act as amended to 30/04/2012 (consulted on 2011-07-12) |
| Abstract/Citation: | Comprehensive legislation regarding conditions of employment. Covers labour contracts, payment of wages, prohibition of truck, employment of women, maternity protection, domestic workers, employment conditions (rest days, hours of work, sick leave, annual leave), termination, layoff, inspection, complaints and inquiries, and penalties for offences. Applies only to West Malaysia. |
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