Malaysia legislation
Section 7
Section 7
Section 25a of the principal Act is amended—
(a)
in the shoulder note, by substituting for the word “bank”
the words “financial institution”;
(b)
in subsection (1), by substituting for the words “, other than a domestic servant” the words “and subject to subsection (2)”;
(c)
by substituting for subsection (2) the following subsection:
“(2) The employer shall, upon the written request of his employee under subsection (1), obtain approval from the Director General for the payment of wages to be paid in legal tender or by cheque.”;
(d)
by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsection:
“(2a) The Director General may impose any condition as he may deem fit on the approval granted under subsection (2).”;
Employment (Amendment)
(e)
in subsections (3), (5) and (6), by substituting for the words “subsections (1) and (2)” wherever appearing the words “subsection (1)”; and
(f)
in subsection (5), by inserting after the word “employer”
the words “upon obtaining the approval under subsection (2)”.
Amendment of Part VII