Malaysia legislation
Section 20
Section 20
(2)
The time-off or release of working hours with salary under subsection (1)—
(a)
shall be given in accordance with the actual time period of patrol duty or guard duty in the morning of the day;
(b)
shall not be carried forward to the afternoon of the day or the next following day;
(c)
shall start at the normal working hours of the employee or in accordance with any other arrangement as agreed by the employer after consultation with the Chairman of the Rukun
Tetangga Area Committee;
(d)
shall not be accumulated to be deemed as leave; and
(e)
shall expire if unused.
(3)
Notwithstanding subsection 18(3), an employee may perform patrol duty or guard duty more than twice in a month upon request of the Chairman of the Rukun Tetangga Area Committee and with the prior written consent of the employer and in such a case the employee shall be entitled to be given time-off or release of working hours with salary in accordance with subsections (2) and (3).
Revocation of Voluntary Patrolling Scheme