Daily Wages
Where an employee is employed on a monthly rate of pay, the ordinary rate of pay shall be calculated according to the following formula:
monthly rate of pay
26
Source : Sec60I(1A) Employment Act 1955
Weekly Wages
Where an employee is employed on a weekly rate of pay, the ordinary rate of pay shall be calculated according to the following formula:
weekly rate of pay
6
Source : Sec60I(1B) Employment Act 1955
Hourly Wages
hourly rate of pay means the ordinary rate of pay divided by the normal hours of work.
Source : Sec60I(1)(b) Employment Act 1955
Example :
An employee who works 8 hours a day for a monthly salary of RM1,300.00 would have an ordinary rate of pay of RM50 (RM1,300 / 26 = RM50). That employee’s hourly rate of pay would be RM6.25 (RM50 / 8 hours = RM6.25)
Rest Day
Every employee shall be allowed in each week a rest day of one whole day as may. be determined from time to time by the employer
Sec59(1) Employment Act 1955
Holiday
1) Every employee shall be entitled to a paid holiday at his ordinary rate of pay on the following days in any one calendar year:
(a) on eleven of the gazetted public holidays, five of which shall be—
(i)the National Day;
(ii)the Birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong;
(iii)the Birthday of the Ruler or the Yang di-Pertua Negeri, as the case may be, of the State in
which the employee wholly or mainly works under his contract of service, or the Federal
Territory Day, if the employee wholly or mainly works in the Federal Territory;
(iv)the Workers’ Day; and
(v) Malaysia Day; and
(b) on any day appointed as a public holiday for that particular year under section 8 of the Holidays Act 1951 [Act 369]:
Source : Sec60D(1)Employment Act 1955
Annual Leave
| Years Of Employment Under Same Employer | Paid Annual Leave(Days) |
| Less than 2 years | 8 |
| 2 years or more, but less than5 years | 12 |
| 5 years or more | 16 |
Source : Sec60E Employment Act 1955
Sick Leave
| Years Of Employment Under Same Employer | Paid Sick Leave(Days) |
| Less than 2 years | 14 |
| 2 years or more, but less than5 years | 18 |
| 5 years or more | 22 |
Source : Sec60F Employment Act 1955
Notice of Termination
Either party to a contract of service may at any time give to the other party notice of his intention to terminate such contract of service.
| Years Of Employment Under Same Employer | Lenght Of Termination Notice(Weeks) |
| Less than 2 years | 4 |
| 2 years or more, but less than5 years | 6 |
| 5 years or more | 8 |
Source : Sec12 Employment Act 1955
