About this Course

This well-received seminar will provide a comprehensive overview of the Malaysian Employment Act 1955 and help answer some of the frequently-asked-questions by employers like:

• Is sacking an employee the same as termination?
  
• Can an employee be terminated with notice as per his/her contract?
  
• What is Maternity allowance?
  
• How much will it cost me to lay-off an employee?
  

This seminar will be conducted by Cyril Sen, a HR consultant who has over twenty years of experience in labour relations, bargaining for both, management and the union in Malaysia.

Minimum Wages Order came into effect on 1 January 2013!

Programme Outline

1. The Employment Act 1955

• Objective of the Act
  
• Purpose of the Act
  
• Application of the Act
  
• Definitions
  
• Contract of/for service
  

2. Scope & Application of the Act

3. Contracts of & for Service

4. Termination of Employment

• Modes of Termination
  
• Notice of Termination
  
• Payment In-Lieu Of Notice
  
• Breach of Contract
  

5. Modes & Provisions

6. Matters Relating to Wages

• Definition Of Wages
  
• Time Of Payment
  
• Deduction of Wages
  

7. Protection Accorded to Women (Maternity Protection)

• Maternity Leave
  
• Dismissal
  
• Maternity Allowance
  
• Entitlement
  

8. Statutory Benefits:

• Hours of Work
  
• Rest Day
  
• Public Holidays
  
• Annual Leave
  
• Sick Leave
  
• ORP & Payments
  

9. Termination & Lay-Off

• Notice Of Termination and Lay-Off
  
• Payment Of Exclusions
  
• Reorganization, Redundancy & Retrenchment
  
• Criteria for Retrenchment
  

10. Employment of Foreign Employees

11. Complaints & Enquires – Section 69

12. Minimum Retirement Age Act 2012 (MRA)

• Definitions
  
• Premature Retirement: Complain/Appeal
  

13. Minimum Wages Order 2012 (MWO)

• Deferral of Implementation
  
• Permitted Deduction of Foreign Workers
  
• Minimum Wage Rates
  
• Methods for Restructuring Wages
  
• Effects of MWO
  
• Possible Implications and Complications
  

Who should attend

HR and Non HR directors, managers and executives and anyone who deal with or will be handling HR matters in Malaysia.

Refreshment

Buffet lunch, tea, coffee and snacks will be served

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