COMPLYING WITH MALAYSIA’S EMPLOYMENT ACT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT
- Aug 20
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 30

OVERVIEW
To be able to manage staff HR issues in Malaysia, knowledge of our Employment Act of 1955 and Industrial Relations Act of 1967 is a prerequisite. This two day program guides managers on what they need to know with regard to how to manage these laws while at the same time supporting their organisation’s operational and business needs.
Over two days, participants will be guided on the key prerequities of the law surrounding issues such as ‘who’ is covered under the respective acts, the rights to overtime, maternity, medical and hospitalization leave entitlements as well as the law’s requirements on managing absences, retrenchments, performance and misconducts at work.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
DAY ONE
• Who is covered under the Employment Act and who isn’t
• The main rights accorded to employees under the Employment Act
• Overtime and work hours
• Managing maternity, medical and hospitalisation issues
• Annual and other leave entitlements
• Managing retrenchments
• The Code of Conduct for Industrial Harmony
DAY TWO
• Who is covered under the Industrial Relations Act
• Managing the two principal requirements of the Industrial Relations Act when it
comes to managing discipline and performance issues
• Managing absenteeism
• Managing probationers
• Managing poor performance
• Managing misconducts
• How to document staff productivity and performance issues in compliance with the
law
Note: Video presentations, industrial court decisions, case studies and sample document formats may be used as supporting tools in ensuring the goals of this session are met.
Contact Us
Phone: +603-4266 9191
Whatsapp: 018 978 3042 Email: rowena@lshumancapital.com or suha@lshumancapital.com for a full training agenda and proposal
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