Malaysia legislation
Section 5
Section 5
“Time of payment of wages
(a)
by numbering the existing section as subsection (1);
(b)
by deleting paragraph (c);
(c)
by inserting after paragraph (da) the following paragraphs:
“(db) to enable him to purchase a computer;
(dc)
to enable him to pay for medical expenses for himself or his immediate family members;
(dd)
to enable him to pay for daily expenses pending receipt of any periodical payments for temporary disablement under the Employees’ Social Security
Act 1969 [Act 4];
(de) to enable him to pay for educational expenses for himself or his immediate family members;”;
and
(d)
by inserting after paragraph (f) the following subsection:
“(2)
For the purposes of this section, “immediate family members” means the employees’ parents, children, siblings or any other person under the employee’s guardianship.”.
Amendment of Part V