Employment Law/Relation
The term “Employment law” has frequently been interchangeably used with “labour law”, in different jurisdictions and at different times.
What is Employment Law/Relation?
Employment Relation refers to the relationship between the Employer and Employee, and is governed by the Employment Law. Employment Law in Malaysia consists mainly of statute and common law.
There are multiple statutes that govern the Employment Relationship, some of the main ones are listed below:
1.Employment Act 1955;
2.Employees Provident Fund Act 1991;
3.Employees’ Social Security Act;
4.Industrial Relations Act 1967;
5.Minimum Retirement Age Act 2012; and
6.Minimum Wages Order 2022
For common law, it is the interpretation of the law by judges or certain sets of principle developed by the judiciary/court to address the issues not specifically addressed in statute but arise in employment sphere, such as the concept of force resignation, constructive dismissal, retrenchment and redundancy.
There are multiple statutes that govern the Employment Relationship, some of the main ones are listed below:
1.Employment Act 1955;
2.Employees Provident Fund Act 1991;
3.Employees’ Social Security Act;
4.Industrial Relations Act 1967;
5.Minimum Retirement Age Act 2012; and
6.Minimum Wages Order 2022
For common law, it is the interpretation of the law by judges or certain sets of principle developed by the judiciary/court to address the issues not specifically addressed in statute but arise in employment sphere, such as the concept of force resignation, constructive dismissal, retrenchment and redundancy.