BDCM-B-Week20-BCL: Employment Act 1955 as at 30th April 2012, Rest Days and Holidays in Peninsular Malaysia

1.      All employees are entitled to have at least a rest day in a week, for every week.

2.      If you are in shift work and work more than thirty hours in a continues period, you shall entitle a rest day

3.      All employees are entitle of 11 gazetted public holiday whereby 5 mandatory is:-

a.      National day

b.      Birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong

c.      Birthday of the Ruler or the Yang di-Pertua Negeri or Federal Territory Day

d.      Workers’ day

e.      Malaysia day

f.       The remaining 6 holidays that are from the list in Holidays Act 1951 (refer to this list https://bdcmplt.blogspot.com/2020/01/bdcm-b-week19-bcl-public-holiday-by.html)

4.      Annual leave is awarded minimum to employee in such:-

a.      8 days in a year, for less than 2 years employment

b.      12 days in a year, for less than 5 years (more than 2 years)

c.      16 days in a year, for more than 5 years

5.      Sick leave is given (minimum) to employee in such:-

a.      14 days in a year, for less than 2 years employment

b.      18 days in a year, for less than 5 years (more than 2 years)

c.      22 days in a year, for more than 5 years

d.      60 days in a year, if hospitalization is necessary

6.      Maternity leave shall not be less than 60 consecutive days