Malaysia legislation

Section 3

of EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION ACT 1953

Section 3

Authorized officer may require employers to give certain information

(a)

the number of persons currently employed by him and the age and sex of each such person;

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(b)

the terms of the contract between him and each such person;

(c)

the hours required to be worked and actually worked by, and the leave, holidays and rest periods allowed to, each such person;

(d)

the nature of the work performed for him by each such person;

(e)

wage structure, by occupation;

(f)

the qualification and experience required for each occupation;

(g)

the prospects of promotion to a higher grade;

(h)

the job description of each occupation;

(i)

the normal hours of work and actual hours worked, by occupation;

(j)

paid and unpaid leave, holidays and rest periods;

(k)

total earnings including wages, allowances, overtime, bonuses and other monetary benefits; payment in kind for each person employed; and

(l)

any other information as may be required by the Secretary

General of the Ministry of Human Resources from time to time for the purposes of this Act.

(2)

The written statement required by subsection (1)—

(a)

shall be in such form and, subject to subsection (1), shall contain such particulars as the authorized officer may specify;

(b)

shall be signed by the employer required to make it, who shall certify that the written statement is, to the best of his knowledge, accurate in every particular; and

(c)

shall be delivered by post or otherwise to the authorized officer within forty-two days of the date of the notice given by the authorized officer under subsection (1):

Provided that, if the employer so requests, the authorized officer may allow him such time in excess of forty-two days for the delivery of the written statement as may seem reasonable to the authorized officer.

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Authorized officer may enter premises to make enquiries