Malaysia legislation

Section 24

of AKTA ORDINAN BURUH SARAWAK (PINDAAN) 2025

Seksyen 24

Pindaan seksyen 84

(a)

dengan menggantikan subseksyen (1) dengan subseksyen yang berikut:

“(1)  Every female employee shall be entitled—

(a)

to maternity leave for an eligible period in respect of each confinement; and

(b)

subject to this Chapter, to receive from her employer a maternity allowance to be calculated or prescribed as provided in subsection (2) in respect of the eligible period.”;

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(b)

dengan menggantikan subseksyen (2) dengan subseksyen yang berikut:

“(2)  Where a female employee is entitled to maternity leave under paragraph (a) of subsection (1), whether or not she is entitled to receive maternity allowance from her employer for the eligible period under subsection (5), or whether or not she has fulfilled the conditions set out in subsection (6), she may, with the consent of her employer, commence work at any time during the eligible period if she has been certified fit to resume work by a registered medical practitioner.”;

(c)

dalam subseksyen (7)—

(i)

dengan menggantikan perkataan “this section”

dengan perkataan “subsection (1)”; dan

(ii)

dengan menggantikan perkataan “Chapter XVIb”

dengan perkataan “paragraph (c) of subsection (2)

of section 130o”; dan

(d)

dengan menggantikan subseksyen (11) dengan subseksyen yang berikut:

“(11)  For the purposes of this Chapter—

(a)

“children” means all natural children, irrespective of age;

(b)

“eligible period” means a period of maternity leave of not less than ninety-eight consecutive days.”.

Pindaan seksyen 92a

Section 24 — AKTA ORDINAN BURUH SARAWAK (PINDAAN) 2025