The Human Resources Ministry has decided to postpone the enforcement of the amended Employment Act of 1955 from September 1, 2022 to January 1, 2023.

According to unions, despite the upcoming cut in working hours, productivity will not suffer. Employers' groups disagree.

The Employment Act (EA) amendments include extended maternity and paternity leaves, improved anti-discrimination protection, flexible working arrangement, and other improvements. 

According to Dato Gerawat Gala, the Sarawak Labour Ordinance (SLO) Amendment Bill is being prepared for submission to the state Cabinet for review and approval.

The HR ministry was ensuring that revisions to the Act's First Schedule were properly worded so as not to mislead on the types of employees who would be covered by the Act.

709 former workers of a company in Kemaman who were retrenched in 2014 will finally receive RM8.8 million in compensation.

The HR ministry has tabled the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2021, which seeks to expand existing provisions in the Employment Act to all workers, regardless of their salary.

The Union Network International-Malaysia Labour Centre is urging the government to create a policy of rejecting foreign businesses that discriminate against local workers.

Six employees of a multinational cosmetics company in Perak demanded that their wages, which had been unpaid for eight months, be paid.

Does Malaysia's labour law include the Right to Disconnect, a worker's right to disengage from work and refrain from engaging in work-related electronic communications?