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The Personal Data Protection Act of 2010 (PDPA) is currently under review by the Malaysian Ministry of Communications and Multimedia …

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A reform of the Legal Profession Act 1976 is poised to further curb the rights of foreign lawyers, especially their ability to “fly in, fly out” through a new 60-day annual restriction on their right to give advice on matters that do not involve national law …

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The government has lifted the moratorium on its infamous Sedition Act 1948 that was used by the previous government to punish dissent …

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A survey conducted by the Khazanah Research Institute has found that a high proportion of young people are working in jobs for which they are over-qualified …

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The Human Resources Minister is at variance with the Education Ministry over whether salary deductions from payroll can be made without the borrower’s consent for loans under the National Higher Education Fund Act (PTPTN) …

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We reported last year that the Malaysian government was planning to introduce a single, unified minimum wage covering the whole country …

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There are currently 385,000 documented Nepali workers in Malaysia. However, since May 2018 immigration authorities in Malaysia have blocked the entrance of Nepali workers to the country.  As a consequence, talks have been held between officials of both countries and a draft agreement drawn up to resume access and prevent Nepali workers from being charged to obtain jobs in Malaysia. The final agreement is likely to include health and safety provisions, a requirement for annual pay reviews, medical insurance, compensation for injured workers and air fare reimbursement.

Over the year to May 2018, average pay for manufacturing sector rose by 10% to RM3,562 (US$878) …

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Although the Anti-Corruption Commission (Amendment) Bill 2018 was passed by parliament in April it still awaits Royal assent …

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A new report submitted to the UN by several local NGOs has highlighted numerous equality and discrimination problems in the country …

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The country has long had a law criminalising the giving or receiving of bribes by individuals in both commercial and public life …

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A Bill establishing a SOCSO-administered statutory redundancy fund has been adopted and is likely to come into operation on January 1st 2019 …

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Companies successfully registered with the Expatriate Services Division (ESD) may now apply for the exemption of minimum salary for Employment Pass Category III through the ESD system for the year 2018 …

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The Human Resources Ministry has responded to newspaper reports based on trade union claims that hotels are banning staff from wearing the tudung (Muslim headscarf) …

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Prime Minister Najib Razak is planning to give all women in the private sector the right to 90 days paid maternity leave – to bring them into line with the public sector (where total leave for all births is capped at 300 days) …

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