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Employment law in Malaysia

Employer duties, worker rights, contracts, workplace standards, and labour relations. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

367 matching statutes

  • Malaysia

    800 - *EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SYSTEM ACT 2017

    3 provisions

    This Act sets up Malaysia’s Employment Insurance System, requiring employers to register covered industries and employees and pay contributions, while insured persons must follow the claim and benefit rules.

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  • Malaysia

    796 - EMPLOYMENT (RESTRICTION) ACT 1968

    1 provisions

    This Act restricts certain non-citizens from working in Malaysia unless they have a valid employment permit, requires related registration in some cases, and gives officials powers to inspect and enforce.

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  • Malaysia

    A1754 - AKTA ORDINAN BURUH SARAWAK (PINDAAN) 2025

    3 provisions

    This amendment act updates the Sarawak Labour Ordinance with new rules on sexual harassment, discrimination, wages, maternity and paternity leave, flexible working, contractor-for-labour registration, and related offences and penalties.

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  • Malaysia

    159 - EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION ACT 1953

    1 provisions

    Employers can be required to provide employment information, sign it as accurate, and deliver it within 42 days; authorized officers may inspect workplaces and ask questions. The information collected must be kept confidential and used only for official purposes.

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  • Malaysia

    265 - EMPLOYMENT ACT 1955

    4 provisions

    This Act sets rules for employment contracts, termination notice, wage payment, wage deductions, and the Minister’s powers over coverage and exemptions.

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  • Malaysia

    177 - *INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 1967

    3 provisions

    This provision defines key industrial-relations terms and sets rules on union activity, recognition, collective bargaining, conciliation, dismissals, and related procedures.

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  • Malaysia

    A1419 - AKTA KERJA (PINDAAN) 2012

    1 provisions

    This amendment act changes Malaysia’s Employment Act rules on wage payment, labour-supply registration, maternity leave, foreign domestic servant notices, and sexual-harassment complaints.

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  • Malaysia

    A1651 - AKTA KERJA (PINDAAN) 2022

    1 provisions

    This Act amends the Employment Act 1955, including rules on foreign employees, maternity and paternity leave, flexible working arrangements, forced labour, and sexual harassment notices.

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  • Malaysia

    4 - *EMPLOYEES' SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1969

    6 provisions

    This Act sets up employees’ social security: covered industries and employers must register, pay monthly contributions, and keep/send required returns and records.

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  • Malaysia

    425 - AKTA PERKHIDMATAN NEGARA 1952

    2 provisions

    This Act sets up national service registration and call-up rules, including exemptions, notices, medical exams, exits from Malaysia, and reserve service.

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  • Malaysia

    53 - *INCOME TAX ACT 1967

    28 provisions

    Income tax is charged on income for each year of assessment, and the provision lists the main income categories and the calculation sequence for chargeable income.

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  • Malaysia

    A1586 - AKTA KANAK-KANAK DAN ORANG MUDA (PEKERJAAN) (PINDAAN) 2019

    1 provisions

    This amendment changes the child labour rules: it redefines child and young person, sets the minimum age for light work at 13, bans children and young persons from hazardous work and Fifth Schedule jobs, allows limited hazardous work for supervised young persons in apprenticeship or vocational training, and lets the Mi

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