Employment E-Guide
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Legal Guide on Employment

This e-guide sets out some basic information for all employers about the current state of Malaysian employment law.

Topics in the e-Guide

  • What is Malaysian Employment Law?
  • Who does the Employment Act 1955 apply to?
  • Distinguishing between an Independent Contractor and an Employee
  • Important Clauses in an Employment Contract
  • Intellectual property ownership in an employment relationship
  • Statutory Rights of Employees under the Employment Act
    – Wage, Salary, Overtime Rates, Leave, Holiday, Probation, Termination, Social Security, Trade Union
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Offences and Penalty

Abstract

Hiring people in Malaysia is actually quite easy and straight-forward; however, firing people is harder than you think! There are certain steps to follow to ensure compliance with the law.

This e-guide sets out some basic information for all employers about the current state of Malaysian employment law.

The Employment Act 1955 is the main legislation governing the employment law, applicable in Peninsular Malaysia and the Federal Territory of Labuan.

 

Responsibilities of Executor:

  • Apply for and extract the grant of probate.
  • Make arrangements for the funeral of the deceased.
  • Collect and make an accurate inventory of the deceased’s assets.
  • Settling the debts and obligations of the deceased.
  • Distributing the assets.

Note for Digital Executor:
If you wish to leave your digital assets to certain people in your Will, there are important steps that need to be taken to ensure that your wishes can be carried out:

  • Keep a note of specific instructions on how to access your username and password of your digital asset.
  • You are advised to store these private and confidential information in a USB stick, password management tool or write them down.
  • Please inform your executor or a trusted person of the whereabouts of the tools so that they will have access to your digital asset.