Malaysia legislation

Section 5

of EMPLOYMENT (AMENDMENT) ACT 2012

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