Malaysia legislation

Section 111

of LABOUR ORDINANCE OF SARAWAK (AMENDMENT) ACT 2025

Section 111

(2)

Every employee shall be entitled to recover in the courts or before the Director acting under section 8a, so much of his wages, exclusive of sums lawfully deducted under section 114, as shall not have been actually paid to him in accordance with subsection (1).

(3)

For the purposes of this Chapter,

“financial institution” includes—

(a)

a licensed bank and an approved issuer of a designated payment instrument under the Financial

Services Act 2013 [Act 758];

(b)

a licensed Islamic bank and an approved issuer of a designated

Islamic payment instrument under the Islamic Financial Services

Act 2013 [Act 759]; and

(c)

a prescribed institution under the

Development Financial Institutions

Act 2002 [Act 618].

(4)

The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, specify any approved issuer of a designated payment instrument or any approved issuer of a designated Islamic payment instrument under paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (3) to be a recognized approved issuer of a designated payment instrument or approved issuer of a designated Islamic payment instrument for the purpose of payment of wages under this Chapter.”.

Labour Ordinance of Sarawak (Amendment)

33

Substitution of section 111a

Section 111 — AKTA ORDINAN BURUH SARAWAK (PINDAAN) 2025