Malaysia legislation

Section 42

of AKTA ORDINAN BURUH SARAWAK (PINDAAN) 2025

Seksyen 42

Ordinan dipinda dengan menggantikan seksyen 111 dengan seksyen yang berikut:

“Wages to be paid through financial institution.

Quoted provision

Seksyen 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].

Ordinan Buruh Sarawak (Pindaan)

(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.”.

Penggantian seksyen 111a

Section 42 — AKTA ORDINAN BURUH SARAWAK (PINDAAN) 2025