Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Malaysia as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Malaysia: Flexitime element in the impending revision of the Employment Act is not mandatory
Human Resources Minister, V Sivakumar, has recently confirmed during an interview published in the independent, bilingual news online portal ‘Free Malaysia Today’ that the introduction of flexible working will not become obligatory …
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Malaysia: Autogate facilities open for long-term flight pass holders
Two Malaysian airports – Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) 1 and KLIA 2 – have recently opened automated entry and exit systems to assist foreign nationals who are regular travellers …
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Malaysia: High Court’s grounds of judgment (TRSB v KPHDN)
Taxpayer was subject to a penalty even though they overpaid their annual income tax …
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Malaysia: Amendments to the Employment Act to be effective as of 1 January 2023
Employment Act 1955 (EA) extended to all employees …
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Malaysia: Launch of new digital nomad visa
The “DE Rantau Nomad Pass” has been specifically designed for technically qualified foreigners who wish to work for overseas organisations on a remote basis …
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Malaysia: Postponing major amendments to Employment Act
The planned amendments to the Employment Act 1955 that were due to come into force on 1st September 2022 have been postponed until 1st January 2023 …
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Malaysia: Implementation of amended Employment Act 1955 deferred to 1st January 2023
The Minister of Human Resources has announced a delay to the implementation date of the amendments to the Malaysian Employment Act (EA) – from 1st September 2022 to 1st January 2023 …
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Malaysia: Take RM1,500 minimum wage seriously, PM tells employers
Ministry of Human Resources issues reminder to employers about Minimum Wage …
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Malaysia: Major changes to the Employment Act to be enforced on 1 September 2022
Employment (Amendment) Act 2022 will come into force on 1st September 2022 …
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Malaysia: Minimum wage won’t apply to all sectors – for now
A number of sectors are to be given temporary exemptions from implementing the new RM1,500 (US$353) monthly minimum wage …
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Malaysia: 98 days maternity leave gets nod
The Dewan Rakyat (Parliament) has finally passed an amendment to S41 of the Employment Act to increase paid maternity leave to 98 days …
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Malaysia: Dewan Rakyat approves amendments to employment act to extend maternity & paternity leave
The Dewan Rakyat (Parliament) has approved several amendments to the Employment Act 1955 at second reading which increase paternity and maternity leave …
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Malaysia: New RM1,500 minimum wage soon, but in stages
The government has agreed that the minimum monthly wage will increase to RM1,500 (US$357 …
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Malaysia: Hiring incentives by the government
An incentive now exists for employers to hire Malaysians who have not been previously employed, or come from special groups …
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Malaysia: Firms facing US bans over forced labour summoned by ministry
The government is claiming that it is investigating companies faced with US import bans over alleged forced labour …
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