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MYS-1955-L-48055
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Title_of_text
Employment Act 1955 (No. 265).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Malaysia
Subjects (Classification)
Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services; Labour codes, general labour and employment acts
Adopted on (Date of text)
1955
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
Akta Kerja 1955
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.
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
1957 (MYS-1957-R-10029)
Employment Regulations 1957.
Implementing text(s)
1980 (MYS-1980-R-10030)
Employment (Termination and Lay-off Benefits) Regulations 1980.
Implementing text(s)
1980-09-22 (MYS-1980-R-11789)
Employment (Limitation of Overtime Work) Regulations 1980.
Implementing text(s)
1981-01-07 (MYS-1981-R-48056)
Employment (Exemption) Order 1981 (PU (A) 28).
Implementing text(s)
1989-09-14 (MYS-1989-R-48057)
Employment (Exemption) (No. 6) Order 1989 (PU (A) 298).
Implementing text(s)
2010-08-13 (MYS-2010-R-87334)
Employment (Part-Time Employees) Regulations 2010.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1984-07-16 (MYS-1984-R-912)
Federal Territory of Labuan (Modification of Labour Ordinance [LS 1955 - Mal. 2, 1956 - Mal. 1]) Order 1984. P.U.(A) 272.
Amending text(s)
1984-12-24 (MYS-1984-L-1622)
Employment Amendment Act 1984 (No. A610).
Amending text(s)
1980-08-07 (MYS-1980-L-11786)
Employment (Amendment) Act 1980 (No. A497).
Amending text(s)
1976-10-20 (MYS-1976-L-13636)
Employment (Amendment) Act 1976 (No. A360).
Amending text(s)
2000 (MYS-2000-L-68424)
Employment (Amendment) Act 2000.
Amending text(s)
2011 (MYS-2011-L-88086)
Employment (Amendment) Act 2011 [BILL].
Amending text(s)
2012-02-09 (MYS-2012-L-89543)
Employment (Amendment) Act 2012 (Act A1419).
Related Text region
Related text(s)
1976-11-04 (MYS-1976-R-13639)
Employment (Exclusion) Order 1976. P.U. (A) 374.
Related text(s)
2000-11-01 (MYS-2000-R-75403)
Federal Territory of Labuan (Extension and Modification of Employment Act) Order 2000 (P.U. (A) 400).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line in English
Author
Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism
URL
http://www.aseanhrmech.org/downloads/malaysia-Employment_Act_1955.pdf
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line in English
Author
Ministry of Human Resources
Country
Malaysia
URL
http://mp.mohr.gov.my
File
MYS48055 2012.pdf (PDF of Act as amended to 30/04/2012)
Monograph region
Monograph title
Malaysian Employment Legislation
Publisher
CCH Asia
Place of publication
Singapore
Date
1990
Page range
pp. 50,851-52,194
ISBN
981-00-1186-5
Monograph title
Employment Act with Regulations (as amended to 1998)
Publisher
MDC Publishers
Place of publication
Kuala Lumpur
Country
Malaysia
Date
1998
Page range
pp. 1-104