Section 3

in respect of Peninsular Malaysia, the Director General of

Labour appointed under subsection 3(1) of the Employment

Act 1955 [Act 265];

in respect of Sabah, the Director of Labour appointed under subsection 3(1)

of the

Sabah

Labour

Ordinance

[Sabah Cap 67]; and

in respect of Sarawak, the Director of Labour appointed under subsection 3(1) of the Sarawak Labour Ordinance

[Sarawak Cap 76];

“contract of service” means any agreement, whether oral or in writing, and whether express or implied, whereby one person agrees to employ another person as an employee and that person agrees to serve his employer as an employee;

“employer” means any person who has entered into a contract of service to employ another person as an employee and includes an agent, a manager or factor of the first-mentioned person;

“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsility for human resources;

“labour officer” means the officer appointed under subsection 3(2)

of the Employment Act 1955, subsection 3(1A) of the Sabah Labour

Ordinance or subsection 3(1A) of the Sarawak Labour Ordinance;

“employee” means any person who has entered into, and works under, a contract of service with an employer irrespective of his wages but does not include the person specified in the Schedule;

“collective agreement” has the same meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Industrial Relations Act 1967 [Act 177];

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“retirement” means termination of a contract of service of an employee on the ground of age;

“premature retirement” means a retirement not in accordance with section 5;

“minimum retirement age” means the minimum retirement age provided under subsection 4(1) and where the Minister prescribes a higher minimum retirement age under subsection 4(2), such higher minimum retirement age.