Malaysia legislation
Section 2
Section 2
In this Act, unless the context requires otherwise—
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“wages” has the same meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the
Employment Act 1955 [Act 265], section 2 of the Sabah Labour
Ordinance [Cap. 67] or section 2 of the Sarawak Labour Ordinance
[Cap. 76];
“minimum wages” means the basic wages to be or as determined under section 23;
“Director General” means—
(a)
in respect of Peninsular Malaysia, the Director General of
Labour appointed under subsection 3(1) of the Employment
Act 1955;
(b)
in respect of Sabah, the Director of Labour appointed under subsection 3(1) of the Sabah Labour Ordinance; or
(c)
in respect of Sarawak, the Director of Labour appointed under subsection 3(1) of the Sarawak Labour Ordinance;
“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 other person agrees to serve his employer as an employee, but does not include an apprenticeship contract;
“court” means the Magistrate Court;
“employer” means any person who has entered into a contract of service to employ another person as an employee and includes the agent, manager or factor of such first-mentioned person;
“Council” means the National Wages Consultative Council established under section 3;
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for human resources;
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“enforcement officer” means the officers appointed under section 3 of the Employment Act 1955, section 3 of the Sabah Labour
Ordinance or section 3 of the Sarawak Labour Ordinance;
“employee” means any person or class of persons specified in the following schedules:
(a)
the First Schedule to the Employment Act 1955;
(b)
the Schedule to the Sabah Labour Ordinance; or
(c)
the Schedule to the Sarawak Labour Ordinance, but does not include the person or class of persons to whom the minimum wages order is not applicable;
“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Council appointed under section 5;
“minimum wages order” means the order made by the Minister under section 23;
“Secretary” means the Secretary of the Council appointed under section 5.